The event should only take place every four years, along the lines of the ODI World cup, on the eve day of the World Test Championship final, batting great Sachin Tendulkar.
India and New Zealand will compete with a winner's check of $1.6 million (A$2 million), for the first five days of the WTC in Southampton, on Friday, for Test cricket the largest honor.
In 2019, the WTC was introduced following numerous aborted attempts to cover various lengths in a convoluted point system, with the top 9 test players participating in a league format for the finalist over 2 years.