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Navi Mumbai, Dec 12: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday welcomed the idea of organising a World Test Championship in women’s Test cricket, but England veteran Tammy Beaumont said it would be unfair to have such a competition when only three countries are playing regularly.
In men’s Test cricket, the ICC’s World Test Championship began with 2019-2021 as the first two-year cycle. It is currently in its third edition. The women’s game, however, does not have any such competition.
There is a huge disparity among women’s teams in terms of playing Test cricket as only England, Australia and India have played in the longest format regularly even though there is a long gap.
“I would love to be a part of the World Test Championship but that is for the boards and the ICC to decide,” Mandhana told the media ahead of India’s training session here on Tuesday.
“Having watched a lot of men’s Test cricket and championships that would be really exciting to be a part of something of that sort. But as I said, that would be their (administrators’) decision,” she added.India and England will face-off in a one-off Test starting here on Thursday at the DY Patil Stadium. It will be after two years that the hosts will be playing a Test. (PTI)

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