Hi there! Welcome to Episode 283 of Never on the Backfoot Podcast.

In this episode, we tackle one of the most debated topics in modern cricket: the proposed two-tier system for Test cricket.

With the International Cricket Council (ICC) reportedly discussing plans to restructure the World Test Championship, we explore what this could mean for the sport's future.

We delve into the financial, political, and ethical implications of splitting cricket's longest format into elite and lower tiers.

Can this system revitalize Test cricket or will it widen the gap between cricket's powerhouses and emerging nations?

On the podcast today for this discussion, we have Soorya Sesha. He is a cricket journalist and a featured writer at Sportskeeda and also jointly heads the features team there. He has been a passionate cricket tragic since the age of 9 and has been in his profession for more than two years now. And like many others, he was once upon a time, an engineer.

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