#expansion

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Ireland and Afghanistan Granted Test Status

Ireland and Afghanistan

22 June 2017

The ICC granted Full Membership and Test status to Ireland and Afghanistan in 2017, but the lack of guaranteed fixtures and the challenges of sustaining Test cricket raised questions about whether the expansion was genuine or merely symbolic.

#ireland#afghanistan#test status

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Ireland and Afghanistan Awarded Test Status — Premature or Justified?

ICC vs Associate Cricket

2017-06-22

The ICC's 2017 decision to grant Test status to Ireland and Afghanistan — bringing the number of Test-playing nations to twelve — was celebrated as expansion of cricket's reach but questioned by those who argued both nations lacked the infrastructure, depth, and competitive quality for the longest format.

#test-status#ireland#afghanistan