AB de Villiers wants WTC final to be held every four years.. Test Championship format to be changed
Home and away: Every team’s 2025-27 WTC fixtures: The WTC 2025-27 cycle will begin with the India-England Test series. However, the WTC format is being criticized. There is a lot of criticism on the points system and schedule.
The World Test Championship:
As part of this, Team India will play five matches against England. Thus, this WTC cycle will continue for two years.
South Africa won the ICC trophy after a long time by winning this match. However, with South Africa getting a berth in the final.. The WTC format has been receiving criticism from cricket experts and fans lately. There is also a lot of dis-satisfaction with the points system and the schedule of matches. There has been criticism that South Africa has reached the final more easily than Australia.
It is in this background that South African star cricketer AB de Villiers has raised objections to the WTC format. He said that there is a need to make changes in the WTC format. He said that not all teams play the same way.. This is not the right method. However, de Villiers said that the recent victory of the South African team in the WTC is a great thing. He praised the team for working hard and they deserve to win. He said that this is a matter of pride for South African cricket fans.
“There is a need to make as many changes as possible (in the WTC format) and I have seen the schedule after the WTC. It should be as fair as possible to the countries that are eligible to play Tests,” said de Villiers.
Who they host, during the 2025-27 WTC cycle:
Australia
Home fixtures England: Â Â Five Tests, Nov 2025-Jan 2026 Bangladesh: Two Tests, Aug 2026 New Zealand: Four Tests, Dec 2026-Jan 2027 Away fixtures West Indies:Â Three Tests, Jun-Jul 2025 South Africa: Three Tests, Sep-Oct 2026 India:Â Â Â Â Five Tests, Jan-Feb 2027
Bangladesh Home fixtures Pakistan: Two Tests, Mar-Apr 2026 West Indies: Two Tests, Oct 2026 England: Two Tests, Feb 2027 Away fixtures Sri Lanka: Two Tests, Jun 2025 Australia: Two Tests, Aug 2026 South Africa: Â Two Tests, Nov 2026England Home fixtures India: Â Five Tests, Jun-Jul 2025 New Zealand:Â Three Tests, Jun 2026 Pakistan: Three Tests, Aug-Sep 2026 Away fixtures Australia: Â Five Tests, Nov 2025-Jan 2026 South Africa: Three Tests, Dec 2026-Jan 2027 Bangladesh: Two Tests, Feb 2027
India Home fixtures West Indies: Â Two Tests, Oct 2025 South Africa: Two Tests, Nov 2025 Australia: Five Tests, Jan-Feb 2027 Away fixtures England: Five Tests, Jun-Jul 2025 Sri Lanka: Â Two Tests, Aug 2026 New Zealand:Â Two Tests, Oct-Nov 2026
New Zealand
Home fixtures West Indies: Two Tests, Nov-Dec 2025 India: Two Tests, Oct-Nov 2026 Sri Lanka: Two Tests, Jan-Feb 2027 Away fixtures England: Three Tests, Jun 2026 Australia: Four Tests, Dec 2026-Jan 2027 Pakistan: Two Tests, Mar 2027Pakistan
Home fixtures South Africa: Â Two Tests, Oct-Nov 2025 Sri Lanka: Two Tests, Nov 2026 New Zealand: Two Tests, Mar 2027 Away fixtures Bangladesh: Two Tests, Mar-Apr 2026 West Indies: Two Tests, Jul-Aug 2026 England: Three Tests, Aug-Sep 2026South Africa
Home fixtures Australia: Three Tests, Sep-Oct 2026 Bangladesh: Two Tests, Nov 2026 England: Three Tests, Dec 2026-Jan 2027 Away fixtures Pakistan: Two Tests, Oct-Nov 2025 India: Two Tests, Nov 2025 Sri Lanka: Â Two Tests, Feb-Mar 2027Sri Lanka
Home fixtures Bangladesh: Two Tests, Jun 2025 India: Â Two Tests, Aug 2026 South Africa: Â Two Tests, Feb-Mar 2027 Away fixtures West Indies: Two Tests, Jun 2026 Pakistan: Â Two Tests, Nov 2026 New Zealand: Â Two Tests, Jan-Feb 2027West Indies
Home fixtures Australia: Three Tests, Jun-Jul 2025 Sri Lanka: Two Tests, Jun 2026 Pakistan: Two Tests, Jul-Aug 2026 Away fixtures India:  Two Tests, Oct 2025 New Zealand: Two Tests, Nov-Dec 2025 Bangladesh: Two Tests, Oct 2026 If you want to know more news, click now. Home and away: Every team's 2025-27 WTC fixtures, click now.