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‘World Test Championship points system unfair’: Kane Williamson

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20 February, 2020, 11:55 am
Last modified: 20 February, 2020, 05:57 pm

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‘World Test Championship points system unfair’: Kane Williamson

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said World Test Championship is a step in the right direction but its points system isn’t fair.

TBS Report
20 February, 2020, 11:55 am
Last modified: 20 February, 2020, 05:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England Nets - Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand - November 19, 2019 New Zealand's Kane Williamson during a Maori welcome ceremony before nets. Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England Nets - Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand - November 19, 2019 New Zealand's Kane Williamson during a Maori welcome ceremony before nets. Reuters

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is not a fan of the points system used for the World Test Championship where a team gets a maximum of 120 points irrespective of the length of the series.

As per points system, the value for each Test match win in the upcoming two-match series is 60 points per game. However, if it's an Ashes series, the value of a Test match win is reduced to 24 as there are five matches.

"It's an interesting one. I guess there's an element to it that isn't fair. But I guess there is an effort in bringing context to Test cricket which wasn't there. So I mean the World Test Championship is a step in the right direction.

"It's not perfect but I guess after the first year or two of it, there'll always be efforts to continue to make it a better product," Williamson was guarded in his criticism on the eve of the first Test.

But he did mention that points distribution system needs to have a relook.

"It is a step in the right direction but there are so many parts to it that some teams playing five, some teams playing two, the difference in countries, there are just heaps of different parts to it that don't quite make the points of equal measure," said the Kiwi skipper.

"But we have all signed up for it and we are all keen to see how it unfolds and I'm sure it'll develop over time," he said.

Williamson's sentiment was also echoed by one of his senior teammates Ross Taylor, who was also critical of the points system.

"There are probably still a few teething issues to go with the points system but it has brought context to cricket which is probably what ICC was after. Is it the ideal situation at the moment? Probably not. But it's a lot better now than it was before when we had nothing," Taylor had said during his interaction earlier this week.

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