“You have to acknowledge and respect the status of Test match cricket”
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Given the meteoric rise of Twenty20 cricket, former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja believes that the International Cricket Council (ICC) have to seriously consider implementing a Test window in order to ensure the format’s popularity doesn’t continue its downward slide.
“I would like to maybe see results in every single Test match”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara believes that eliminating draws from Test matches could be a way to revive the format.
“I don’t care about that at all”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers may be less than 2,000 runs away from joining the elite 10,000-run club in Test cricket, but he insisted that reaching the milestone would mean “absolutely zero to me”.
Empty stadiums are becoming an increasingly common sight in Test matches around the world
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Back in the day, Test cricket used to reign supreme. It used to be the held in the highest regard and ruled unopposed in the sport of cricket.
Pathan’s appearance at the Hong Kong T20 Blitz has been scrapped
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India batsman Yusuf Pathan will not be appearing at the Hong Kong T20 Blitz after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rescinded his No Objection Certificate (NOC).
“I am very excited about being a part of the Kowloon Cantons family”
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The Kowloon Cantons have become the first Twenty20 franchise outside of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to secure the services of a male Indian player.
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“I think it’s possibly a way to keep [Test cricket] alive”
West Indies captain Jason Holder has supported Kevin Pietersen’s idea that Test cricketers need to be paid higher salaries.
“Test players should be paid a hell of a lot of money”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen is concerned about the dwindling popularity of Test cricket and believes that players need to be paid more should the format want to make a comeback.
“I can’t help feeling that we have already reached the tipping point as far as Test cricket is concerned”
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Former England captain Andrew Strauss has admitted that he is concerned about the future of Test cricket and believes that Twenty20 cricket will dominate the sport within the next 20 years.
“I know I have made the right choice”
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Legendary South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that he retired at the right time and did not make a spur of the moment decision.
