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ICC pledge Test support
The ICC have pledged to try and protect the status of Test cricket as the leading form of the game.
A meeting of the ICC's cricket committee met to discuss the way ahead for the game, with the changing landscape shaped by the Indian Premier League high on the agenda.
A post-meeting statement read: "There is a strong need to identify and maintain a balance between the three formats, so that all of them can continue to thrive.
"It identified Test cricket as the pinnacle of the sport and expressed the need for the best available participants (players, umpires, referees etc) to be involved in international cricket.
"While accepting the need for a minimum requirement in terms of numbers of ODIs, Twenty20 Internationals and Tests between all teams, the committee stressed the need to protect 'icon' series.
"The committee also recommended that further thought be given to the introduction of a Test league or periodic play-off for the top two sides in the Test Championship table."
