Former Pakistan cricketer and renowned commentator Ramiz Raja feels the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) should have been played in an exclusive window. He thinks a six-month window for WTC with no matches of other formats would have helped ICC to uplift Test cricket.

The first edition of the WTC started after the ICC 2019 World Cup in August and the final of the tournament will be played between India and New Zealand in Southampton from June 18.

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Speaking on India News Sports, Raja said, "I think the World Test Championship should have been conducted in a completely different window. A six-month window during which teams could have played against each other.

"Other formats should not have been conducted in this window, because if you are keen to uplift the Test cricket, this type of window has to be created."

Team India made it to the final after beating Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21, and England at home. Raja thinks the Indian cricket team qualifying for the final has made the finish exciting.

"The span of two years is quite long and people might forget who played against whom. The tournament has become interesting just because India is in the final. Had it been some other team playing New Zealand, there wouldn’t have been that much interest," he said.

The 58-year-old also shared advice for Team India skipper Virat Kohli to improve his batting skills. "What I have seen in his batting off late, he has been playing cross the line towards the leg side, breaking his wrist. If he maintains his position and plays straight and then plays his flicks, then it won’t be a problem anymore. However, he knows what he needs to do. So, there is nothing to worry about it.

"Sometimes you think much and put yourself under the pressure of not getting runs or centuries. As long as he plays the first 20-25 over straight and doesn’t break his wrist very much, he can succeed in this [WTC Final] Test match," he added.