‘T20 Cricket Is Giving Domestic Players ₹7-10 Crores, Why would they play Tests?': Yuvraj Singh
Published - 10 May 2022, 01:04 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:06 AM
Is Test cricket biting the dust? The discussion has been there for a considerable length of time now. The developing ubiquity of T20 cricket and the boom of T20 leagues across the globe being the significant explanations for that.
While most former cricketers put their weight solidly behind Test cricket, actually energizing for the longest format of the game, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has a marginally unique take.
People Want To Play T20 Cricket: Yuvraj Singh
The 2-time World Cup victor said individuals want to play the shortest format of the game more. “Test cricket is dying. People want to watch T20 cricket; people want to play T20 cricket,” Yuvraj said on Sports18’s program Home of Heroes.
The former bold left-hander feels the cash that players make for playing shorter format powers players to re-examine their needs.
“Why would someone play five-day cricket and get five lakh rupees and today play T20 cricket and get 50 lakh? Players who have not made it to international cricket are getting 7-10 crores,” he explained.
At present, most top Test-playing countries have an established T20 league of their own with India driving the way with the world’s most well-known league IPL.
50-Over Game Feels Like A Test Match In Front Of T20: Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj even continued express questions about the 50-overs format. The 2011 ODI World Cup Player of the Tournament said that ODI cricket will likewise battle to observe mind space.
“You watch a T20 game and then watch a 50-over game – it looks like a Test match now. After 20 overs, they are like, ‘There are 30 overs to bat!’,” said Yuvraj. “So, definitely T20 is taking over everything.”
Yuvraj declared his retirement in June 2019. The left-hander addressed India in 40 Tests, 308 ODIs, and 58 T20Is scoring 1900, 8701, and 1177 runs respectively. He additionally has 148 international wickets to his name.
Yuvraj is the only Indian to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. He accomplished the intriguing accomplishment in the first T20 World Cup in 2007.
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