New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- After Tests, one-dayers, T20s and T10, a fifth new format has been introduced in cricket, known as Test Twenty-an 80-over format that fuses the depth of Test cricket with the thrill of T20. The Test Twenty is aimed at young cricketers aged between 13 and 19 and will see teams playing four innings of twenty overs each. The matches will be played in whites and will be played with a red ball, just like in Test cricket.

Unlike traditional cricket, the tournament will merge two formats-Tests and T20s. In Test Twenty, each team can bowl four PowerPlay overs. A team can enforce a follow-on with a first-innings lead of 75 runs or more. A maximum of five bowlers will be allowed to bowl across the match, with each allowed to ...