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Sachin Tendulkar Views on Test Cricket
While
the current Ashes 2019 may have improved the test format a little, there is no
denying that the test format is the least popular in the game now. With the
advent of the T20 and its meteoric rise around the world, the game's oldest
format is fighting for its survival. In the last attempt to save the tests, the
International Cricket Council (ICC) launched the World Test Championship.
Just
like previous times, each test will have its value and the teams will have more
to play. And while the cricket world is busy thinking about measures that could
bring back the glory of cricket Test, former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar
has contributed to this project. The legendary batsman believes that
"interesting" pitches are essential to revive the cricket test.
Tendulkar,
who holds almost all major batting records in tests and ODIs, said the flat and
dead tracks will only help pose challenges in the five-day format.
"Test
cricket will relive if we produce interesting pieces, but if the tracks are
flat and dead, Test cricket will find its challenges. I know this World Test
Championship has been announced, but even to have this world championship, you must
make cricket interesting. Just by having a championship, cricket is not going
to get interesting," According to latest cricket news.
Citing
the results and the kind of cricket proposed so far in the Ashes, Tendulkar
explained that this was one of the reasons why people went from the World Cup
so early to the five-match series.
"
(Steve) Smith sadly got injured, but the cricket test was exciting when Jofra
Archer challenged him. "The attention has turned to the cricket test,
people have almost forgotten that four weeks ago, a World Cup was being played
in England, nobody is talking about that, everyone is talking about cricket
testing because it is a challenging and exciting challenge," he added.
Meanwhile,
Team India is currently playing tests in the Caribbean India Vs West Indies.
They will play two tests before returning home to play three more tests against
South Africa.
