Sunil Gavaskar, a former India captain, believes the International Cricket Council (ICC) should devise a formula to determine a winner if the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand ends in a tie. Gavaskar’s comments came after Day 4 of the WTC final at the Rose Bowl in Southampton was rained out without a ball being bowled. Despite the fact that there was a reserve day in place, this was the second complete washout in four days, making the draw the most likely outcome.
“In the event of a tie in the World Test Championship final, a formula must be used to determine the winner. The cricket committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) should deliberate before making a decision “Gavaskar stated
Notably, when announcing the WTC final’s playing conditions, the ICC stated that if the match ends in a draw or a tie, the trophy will be shared between the two teams.
So far, only 141.1 overs have been possible in the WTC final. It’s almost impossible to complete the remaining 308.5 overs with only two days of cricket remaining (including the reserved day).
Gavaskar believes a draw is the most likely outcome right now.
“It seems that the World Test Championship final will end up as a draw and the trophy will be shared. This will be the first time that the trophy will be shared in a final,” he said.
“To complete three innings in two days would be really difficult. Yes, if both teams bat really badly, the three innings could be completed,” Sunil Gavaskar suggested.”
The legendary cricketer also gave the example of football, tennis where there is a tie-breaker to determine a winner. “In football, they have a penalty shoot out or they have some other method to decide a winner. In Tennis, there are five sets and there is a tie-breaker,” he said.
