Fix minimum number of Tests in a year: Dhoni

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today suggested that it should be mandatory for teams to play a certain number of Test matches every year.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni suggested that it should be mandatory for teams to play a certain number of Test matches every year.

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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. 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.