5 teams which would get affected by the new two-tier system in Tests

2) Zimbabwe

Andy Flower in action during a Test match for Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is the lowest ranked Test team in the world at the 10th spot. Their performance at the International level has been poor as they have won just three matches in their last 25 Tests, two of them being against lowly-ranked Bangladesh.

If the current rankings prevail, they are about to play the 2018 Test Challenge against the winner of 2015-17 Intercontinental Cup, and fight for their survival at the Top-flight.

Zimbabwe played their first Test match back in 1992. Since then, they were a full-time member. But after a series of poor performances and resignation of several senior players of the squad, the ICC along with Zimbabwe cricket voluntarily suspended the nation from Test cricket.

They made their comeback into Test cricket in 2011, when they hosted a one-match series against Bangladesh and won the match by 130 runs. Among the Test playing nations, Zimbabwe is poised to be in the most vulnerable position if the two-tier system is introduced.