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International Cricketer
ICC Best Of The Rest Championship
Instead of just making a tour I?ve decided to go with something different
In the latest meeting of the ICC the debate of the which nation is currently the greatest test and one day side arose after hours of heated discussion the representatives from each country came to the agreement of a tournament that will decide the champion of Test?s and ODI?s once and for all. This tournament will be known as the ICC Best Of The Rest Championship.
ICC TEST CHAMPIONSHIP
The Test champions will be decided in one big tournament where each Test playing nation will play each other in a test series with the number of test to be played in that series decided by the current cricketing strength of that nation.
The level 1 nations are the current top 6 and will play 3 tests to a series and are as follows:
Australia
India
England
Pakistan
New Zealand
South Africa
The level 2 nations are the following and will play 2 tests to a series and are as follows:
Sri Lanka
West Indies
The level 3 nations are the final 2 nations and will play 1 test a series and are as follows:
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh
Obviously it will be harder for the lower ranked teams to win the test championship as they have the handicap of playing fewer matches.
The top two teams at the end of the Championship will play off in the final series to decide the winner.
The points system will work like this:
Win = 5 points
Lose = 0 points
Bonus Points for innings win = 2 points
First Innings Points = 2 Points
ICC ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The One Day International Championship will be played at the same time as the test championship but the ODI series will be played before the test series just like any other tour.
The level 1 nations will play 3 ODI?s and are as follows:
Australia
South Africa
Pakistan
New Zealand
India
Sri Lanka
The level 2 nations will play 2 ODI?S and are as follows:
England
West Indies
The level 3 nations will play 1 ODI?s a series and are as follows:
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh
The top two teams at the end of the championship will play off in the final series to decide the winner.
The points system will work like this:
Win = 3points
Draw = 2 points
Lose = 1 point
If the losing team fails to achieve the bonus point target then they will receive no points and that point will go to the winning team. The bonus point will be 65% of the score or a win inside 40 overs.
I will be playing as Australia and will also include Allan Border medal votes that will determine the most valuable player over the championship.
20Twenty Competition
For a bit of fun there will be a 20Twenty match before each series that will also have a winner at the end of the championship.
Fixtures to follow.
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