Kane Williamson, New Zealand ke former captain aur WTC 2021 ke champion, ne World Test Championship ke current format par apni naraazgi jataayi hai. Unhone kaha ki har team ke liye alag-alag schedule hona is tournament ko unfair banata hai, aur ICC ko ab ismein turant badlav lana chahiye.
Williamson kehta hai ki agar international cricket ke liye fixed windows ho jayein, toh teams ko barabar ka mauka mil sakta hai aur competition zyada balanced ho jaayega.
“It comes back to scheduling. I love Test cricket and I’d love to see it stay and I’d love to see it be a pathway for young cricketers still, alongside the T20 format. If you can prioritise windows where teams are playing each other consistently and somewhat evenly, then I think it just makes it [the WTC] a slightly more level competition,”
ICC ki cricket committee Zimbabwe mein jaldi hi meeting karegi jahan 2025–27 ke WTC cycle ke liye naye proposals discuss kiye jaayenge. Williamson ne is baat ko bhi highlight kiya ki WTC abhi bhi apne initial stages mein hai, aur har do saal baad review karke format mein improvements ki jaa sakti hain.
“Naturally, the fact that it’s (WTC schedule) different for each team is not ideal… It’s still in its infancy, really, as a competition, so you’re always going to look at those things… It’s tricky though: there’s 12 months in a year, right? That’s difficult,”
Unhone ye bhi kaha ki jab kisi bhi team ke saamne ek proper tournament rakha jaata hai, toh woh jeetne ke liye motivated rehti hai. Context create karna zaroori hai, especially jab har team alag opponents ke against khelti hai.
“You put a tournament in front of somebody or a team, and they’re always quite keen to win it… Context is something that’s been spoken about for a while now…”
Kane Williamson ke liye New Zealand ka WTC final jeetna India ke against ek historic moment tha. Unka kehna hai ki Test cricket mein ab har team result ke liye khelti hai aur draws kam dekhne ko milte hain.
“The context now in Test cricket has certainly increased the effort and results… winning the inaugural Test Championship final, it was really special and a great moment in our history”
Agla WTC final Australia vs South Africa ke beech 11 June se 15 June tak khela jaayega. Wahin, New Zealand apna next Test tour Zimbabwe ke against 30 July se shuru karega.
