Five Things That We Do Not See In Cricket These Days
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Change is the only constant in life. I know this is a cliche that you might have heard millions of times but the fact of the matter, it is the unwritten truth of life. With times things evolve and cricket does not bore an exception to the aformentioned fact.

From timeless test to the Hundred, cricket has come a long way and in the past century or so and the while the basic ethos of the game continue to remain the same, the rules, playing conditions have changed significantly. We don’t see ODIs being played in whites anymore nor do we runners coming onto the field for an injured batsman. 60-over and 50-over ODIs have become a distant reality while the good old zing cream that had become synonymous with the fast bowlers of the erstwhile era, is barely seen these days.

What all has changed in cricket then? This article lists five such things that we no longer see in cricket these days.

5. Rest days between Test matches

Five Things That We Do Not See In Cricket These Days
Rest days were a norm back in the day (Photo: Action Images)

Yes! My dear friends! For the cricket fans of the 21st century, this might come as an alien concept but back in the day players used to get an entire day off between a Test match, where some would go fishing or golfing to make the most of the free time or as in the case of Clyde Butts, get married. The rest day would usually come after the third day, which in England would almost always be a Sunday- but it was occasionally moved around.

While in England, the last Test match with a rest day took place against India at Nottingham in 1996, globally, the concept breathed its last when hosts Sri Lanka locked horns with Zimbabwe at Colombo in December 2001. India’s last Test match at home with a rest day came against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in 1994.

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