Cricinfo published a report on Monday, 9 November 2026, examining how the World Test Championship (WTC) is reshaping the second tier of Test cricket. The article, headlined "How the WTC is reshaping the second tier of Test cricket," focuses on the competition's effect on the group of teams that sit below the sport's leading Test nations.
The WTC is the International Cricket Council's league structure for Test cricket, in which nations accumulate points across a cycle to qualify for a final. Cricinfo's report looks specifically at how that structure is influencing the teams outside the top group, according to the publisher.
The full text of the article was not available at the time of writing, so the specific findings and any figures cited by Cricinfo could not be verified. The report's central subject, as stated in its headline and summary, is the WTC's impact on the second tier of the Test game.
The piece follows continued discussion about how the championship format affects scheduling and opportunity for smaller Test-playing nations. Cricinfo's analysis adds to that conversation, though its detailed conclusions were not accessible.
Readers should watch for further Cricinfo reporting and any response from cricket's governing bodies on how the WTC structure treats teams in the second tier.
