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India set for bid to stage World Test Championship final in 2027

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India expressed their intention to bid for the 2027 final at a meeting of the ICC ’s chief executives committee in Zimbabwe last month .

The ICC has concerns about taking the WTC final to India however, chiefly the prospect of poor ticket sales if India fail to qualify.

India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series against each other since January 2013 because of political tensions.

ICC reached an agreement that until 2027 all matches involving India in an event hosted in Pakistan would be played at a neutral venue.

The agreement also covers the 2026 T20 World Cup co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka .

India ’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir , this week raised the prospect of halting all matches between the two countries.

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