After India lost the World Test Championship (WTC) final for the second time, captain Rohit Sharma suggested that it should be a three-match series instead of just one game.
Now, the topmost spinner of Australian cricket Nathan Lyon has agreed with Rohit’s suggestion about the WTC final format. Pat Cummins and company beat India in the last finale of the WTC and it was the second consecutive loss for the men in blue.
While having a conversation with ICC, Nathan Lyon said, “One thing I would like to see, I’d like to see the World Test Championship Final potentially in a three-match series. That may become a little bit better because you potentially can lose using a Test match in one session where [in a three-match series] it may allow teams to bounce back all your show their dominance and win 3-0. We’re pretty time-poor anyway and that’s going to be a challenge but that’s one thing I would change.”
Lyon took it a step further by saying he’d like to see the three WTC final matches played in three different countries. He suggested that the “Big Three” nations should host the series.
“You potentially could go one in England, one in India, one in Australia, so you have all different conditions, but obviously, the timing of that changes everything. I don’t think we’re going to get on the MCG in the middle of August, just putting it out there,” the off-spinner added.
The experienced off-spinner will play in red-ball cricket during India’s tour of Australia for the Border-Gavaskar series later this year. Lyon is now the top wicket-taker in Tests among active players after the retirement of James Anderson.
