‘You shouldn’t be allowed to play Twenty20 cricket until you’re 30’, says Rod Marsh

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“It should be the topping on the cake after your career, after you’ve fought your guts out for your country, after you’ve given everything to the real form of the game”

Following former England captain Mike Brearley’s speech at the 2013 Bradman Oration, legendary Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh made an interesting proposition, stating that “you shouldn’t be allowed to play Twenty20 cricket until you’re 30”.

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‘Test cricket, an older, larger entity is the trunk of a tree and the shorter game’, says Rahul Dravid

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Dravid believes Test matches are the “life source” of cricket

Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has always been a keen advocate of saving Test cricket, and once again, he has made a desperate plea for more Test matches to be played as he believes it provides players with a solid foundation, which helps them prosper in ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.

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T20 cricket is responsible for Australia’s lacklustre batting, says Mark Taylor

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Taylor has challenged the Australian batsmen to showcase everything they’ve got

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has attributed the national team’s lacklustre batting displays over the past few series to Twenty20 cricket, stating that the large contracts and action-packed format has corrupted the gentlemanly and classic version of the sport.

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