international Cricket The Council recently released its Future Tour Program (FTP) cycle which starts in May 2023 and ends in April 2027. The 12 full members will play a total of 777 international matches which includes 173 Tests, 281 ODIs and 323 T20Is.
While there is not much difference between the total number of bilateral matches between the top cricketing nations, the big-three – India, England and Australia – will play more Tests against each other i.e. the red-ball bilateral series will be longer than the likes. New Zealand, West Indies and others.
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For example, India’s Test series against Australia, known as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will now become a five-match affair. The Men in Blue will also play a five-Test series against England.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris is not surprised to say that this has been happening for some time now and feels it is appropriate as these series are financially lucrative for world cricket.
“What I would say is it’s been like this for as long as I can remember,” Styris said on Sports18’s show. Play Top most.
“You know, there are some teams that get a 3, 4 or 5 match series. New Zealand, for the most part, only gets a two-match series with an odd three. So, I’m not sure why to wonder. It’s three big teams and you understand why. That’s where the money in world cricket comes from.”
However, Styris said such differences however leave little room for meaningful competition. And cited the example of the English Premier League where teams play the same game against each other regardless of their individual reputation.
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“But you know, when teams play different amounts of games, it’s a very hard thing to compete meaningfully. Think of the English Premier League. Football’s big in India. You know you played Man United five times. Haven’t seen Liverpool play and yet Burnley play West Ham just once. You know it’s an equal playing field. Everyone plays the same amount of time with everyone else,” he explained.
He continued, “So in a perfect world I’d love to see that be the case. But sometimes it’s a matter of money and that’s why those big marquee teams need to play.”
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