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Cricket evolving - Will Test Cricket Survive?BY: Abhi | Category: Sports | Post Date: 2009-08-18
There is a diversified viewpoint from experts, ex-players, cricketers of today and the spectators regarding the future of test cricket. The five day game which evolved since the birth of cricket is on the verge of demise, some feel. The people belonging to this group are by and large the cricketers of today. On the other hand there is a bunch of optimists who are confident that test cricket is here to survive, or at least they believe efforts should be made to preserve it. They also feel strongly that test cricket is the best, and the most authentic form of the game and test cricket is the actual measure of a cricketer's capability and mettle. Chris Gayle had famously said that he would not be grieved at the passing away of Test cricket, and his indifference had invited criticism from legends of West Indian cricket. The introduction of the swashbuckling T20 in the international forum seems to have left no space for the tedious and dragging test cricket. It's absolutely understandable that the fast paced world of today cannot afford to endure a game that lasts five long days, and the fact that it does not produce a result on most occasions appears to be the additional factor against test-viewing. A bulky part of the crowd watches cricket for entertainment, and we cannot argue if one rightly says -I am running out of reasons why I shall watch test cricket when I am getting to witness a thrilling T20 game in 3 hours.- Practically, today IPL attracts far more viewers than the Ashes, and we must not deny this while on the other hand we must respect the traditional form of the game. Gary Kirsten, the coach of India, had proposed that cricketing tours henceforth should consist of roughly five T20 internationals and one or two ODI's to end with. Prior to the introduction of T20, cricket series would generally comprise five-seven One Day Internationals and one or two test matches. Some experts though feel that the intermediate, i.e., ODI should be done away with and the two extremists, T20 and Test cricket should stay. Permanency is unattainable, I feel, so one should give way to the latest developments. Change is a need, and the transformed cricket should be welcome. When everything in the world is experiencing a vast change, including the world itself, then cricket certainly cannot make for an exception. Lastly, we are all eagerly waiting for the ICC World Test Championship, mockingly though. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * Protect children from online adult content. Internet safety for kids * Importance of thiamine and riboflavin (Vitamins) in health and disease. * Swimming: Medical and psychological benefits of swimming * Top Three Traits of a Good Writer * Health hazards of Particulate Matter and interesting facts of SPM Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (1 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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