Temba Bavuma posing with WTC mace (Source: AFP Photos)The World Test Championship (WTC), a nine-team competition, will soon expand to 12 teams. Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Todd Greenberg hinted that this could be a possibility in the near future and could be implemented as quickly as the 2027-29 WTC cycle.Since the WTC, the most prestigious competition in Test cricket, began in 2019, only nine teams have taken part in each cycle before the final. It happens over a two-year period, and the top two teams reach the final with an eye on winning the Test Championship Mace. Cricket Australia CEO Shares WTC Update After ICC MeetingWhile speaking to the reporters in Durban ahead of Australia's opening Test against South Africa, CA’s chief executive Todd Greenberg, as reported by Cricinfo, shared what happened in Dubai recently, where all board members were present.There, when asked about the 12-team WTC model, Greenberg replied: "I think that's what will happen for the next two years. For the next iteration [of the WTC], I can understand why it is that number because they want to give every Test nation the opportunity."ALSO READUpdated WTC Table After PAK vs ENG 3rd Test 2026, World Test Championship Points TableIf WTC expands to 12, Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan will join the existing nine teams, which include Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Bangladesh, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan.Greenberg Points To Revenue As Key Factor In 12-Team WTC ExpansionHowever, Greenberg also mentioned that before everything becomes official next month regarding the future tours programme (FTP), the ICC will focus on all factors, including the revenue generation."Ultimately, countries are going to have to make hard decisions themselves because if revenues don't continue to come in from the ICC at the levels that we've enjoyed, or they can't generate their own FTP arrangements, then ultimately any business, ours is the same, you can't continue to distribute more than you earn every year. That's where global cricket finds itself in some parts," he added.Moreover, playing a Test match is the toughest job than anything else in cricket. So, it would be interesting to see whether the potential new teams in WTC can have the ability to play in red-ball full-fledgedly if it turns into reality.ALSO READBangladesh Dreaming Of WTC Final, Says Hasan Mahmud
