Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday suggested that it should be mandatory for teams to play a certain number of Test matches every year.
India have risen to the top of Test cricket rankings but as of now, they are scheduled to play only two Test matches and that too against minnows Bangladesh in the next 11 months.
"We can have a minimum number of Test matches annually. In a year's span there could be a minimum number of Tests and one-dayers to play. And after that if institutions like ECB and BCCI think they have to play more Tests, it's welcome," Dhoni said.
As it will be difficult to maintain their number one status without playing more Test matches, the BCCI is trying to fix another two-match series against South Africa early next year.
Dhoni, however, conceded that working out such a schedule would not be an easy task.
"It is difficult to have a specific formula as it all depends on the FTP (Future Tours Programme) which is fixed three-five years before and different nations play different number of Test matches. But we can have a minimum number," Dhoni said on the launch of his individual website. Websites of flamboyant opener Virender Sehwag, spinner Harbhajan Singh and young paceman Ishant Sharma were also launched. PTI
