Lord's cricket ground likely to host the ICC World Test Championship final in June 2023

The final of ICC World Test Championship's second edition is likely to take place at Lord's cricket ground in June 2023.

While talking to BBC, ICC chief Greg Barclay said that it was always the intention to host the final at the Lord's.

He further added that the ICC WTC final will take place in June, which rules out a number of other venues.

The ICC is likely to announce the venue of the ICC World Test Championship in their Annual General Meeting next month.

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Meanwhile, Australia and South Africa are at the top of the ICC World Test Championship points table followed by India at the third spot. England are languished at the bottom of the team standings. The top two teams on ICC World Test Championship points table will play the final.

Notably, New Zealand became the champion in the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship after they defeated India in the final last year at Southampton.