Overview
- Members of the committee include Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg and England and Wales Cricket Board CEO Richard Gould, reflecting support from two major cricket boards.
- The group is tasked with drafting proposals by the end of December to split the nine-team World Test Championship into two divisions of six, incorporating promotion and relegation for the 2027–29 cycle.
- Implementation of any two-tier system requires a two-thirds majority among the ICC’s 12 full members, a threshold that could shape the final recommendations.
- One early schema under consideration places South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka in the top division and six other nations—Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and Bangladesh—in the second, with financial support mechanisms for smaller boards.
- Member boards from India, Australia and England are exploring a 2026 relaunch of the Champions League T20 club tournament.