India vs Pakistan games over the years have been one of the main attractions of any ICC tournament, be it 50-overs World Cup, T20 World Cup or the Champions Trophy. However, in the recently launched World Test Championship (WTC), fans won’t see these two traditional rivals taking on each other and that makes it less appealing, at least for the fans in the Indian subcontinent. ICC World Test Championship Schedule 2019-2021: List of Cricket Matches to Be Played Under WTC.

WTC 2019-2021 will see top-ranked nine Test teams facing six different opponents over the course of two years. Under WTC, 71 Test matches will be played across 27 series. Teams will play three home and three away series. Top two teams will eventually contest in the ICC World Test Championship Final in June 2021.

The bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan are suspended given the political tensions between the two nations. So, during the WTC 2019-2021 no India vs Pakistan Test series will take place. ICC World Test Championship Officially Announced, Here’s All You Need to Know About WTC

As per the schedule of Indian cricket team under WTC, the team will play Test matches against West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Australia, and England. Apart from Pakistan, India won’t play Sri Lanka as well.

Pakistan, on the other hand, will face Sri Lanka, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, and South Africa. And will not face India and West Indies.

The purpose of introducing World Test Championship is to induce some excitement in the game’s longest format and ensure it remains a priority among cricket playing nations. Pakistan’s 12-Run Win Over India at Chennai in 1999 Greatest of All Time, According to Fans.

An India vs Pakistan series would have been a fitting endorsement for the Test cricket. While ICC has made sure that these two teams face each other in the limited-overs tournaments, the game’s governing body should have stepped in and directed the respective boards for a series under WTC, at least for the sake of the Test cricket.

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