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#5 MCC advocates 5-day Tests

International Cricket Council is set to discuss mandatory four-day Tests

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), custodians of the laws of cricket have come in support of the five-day Test format and continue the rich tradition of the game. In a meeting between The MCC Cricket Committee and MCC World Cricket Committee, both groups came out in support of Test cricket being played over five days and not four days, as proposed by the ICC recently.

Recognised players and coaches like Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri, Joe Root, and Faf du Plessis have advocated five-day Tests and stated that the traditional format shouldn't be truncated.

The MCC released its statement that stated the following,

“MCC has noted the recent discussion regarding the future of test cricket and the ICC’s desire to debate the introduction of four-day test cricket to replace the current five-day format in the World Test Championship from 2023. The MCC Cricket committee and MCC World Cricket committee have recently discussed the issue and although they can see some benefits that four-day Test cricket could bring, both committees believe that test cricket should continue to be played over five days."

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Full article: Test cricket should continue to be played over five days, advocate MCC