New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has raised questions over the awarding of Test status to the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), saying that there needs to be specific criteria considered before a country is granted Test status, as reported by ESPNCricinfo.

In his column for ESPNCricinfo, Chappell expressed concerns about associate members being given Test status without meeting "any reasonable criteria." He also discussed the idea of a two-tier Test system, a concept that has been widely debated recently to enhance the format's popularity.

The ESPNCricinfo report, citing Chappell, stated that realistically, only a few teams can compete in Tests on a long-term basis and pointed to t...