ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed a massive increase in prize money for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) as the champion will secure a prize money of USD 3.6 million, more than double of the winners in the last two cycles. The final is to be played between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s next month.

“The increase in prize money exhibits the ICC’s efforts to prioritize Test cricket as it looks to build on the momentum of the first three cycles of the nine-team competition,” the ICC said in its release.

The runner-up of the WTC final will bag more than USD 2.1 million,........

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