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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced that the finalists for the inaugural World Test Championship will be decided based on the percentage of points earned by each team.
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The decision was made on the recommendation of the ICC Cricket Committee headed by former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble. After change in evaluation system, Australia who were trailing India on points, have toppled them from the top of the table due to their superior percentage points.
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Having played three series so far, Australia have 296 points while India have 360 points after four series. However, Australia’s percentage point stands at 82.2 while India conceded their top position due to their inferior percentage point of 75.0.
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England and New Zealand are on third and fourth positions with 60.8 and 50.0 percentage points respectively.
“The Board approved a recommendation from the ICC Cricket Committee, headed by Anil Kumble, to change the competition terms for the event to determine how series affected by the global pandemic are accounted for on the points table,” the ICC said in a press release.
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— ICC (@ICC) November 19, 2020