Sachin Tendulkar Not In Favour Of 4-Day Test Matches

After Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, the legendary cricketer of India, Sachin Tendulkar has opposed the idea of 4-day Test matches. The former cricketer, who scored the most number of runs in Test cricket feels 4-day Test matches will take away the presence of spinners in the game.

In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, the former India captain said that cricket’s longest format should be left as it is. He also feels that taking away day five from spinners would be just like not allowing fast bowlers to bowl on day one.

Test match is the purest form of the game – Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar explained that bowling with the old ball on Day 5 of the Test cricket is a part of the game. He wants that to remain as it was before. For changes, Sachin suggests the board to use the limited-overs forms of the game or the franchise-based tournaments for the innovation purpose.

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“Spinners look forward to bowling with the scuffed ball, taking advantage on day five of the roughs created on the wicket. All that is a part of Test cricket. Is it fair to take that advantage away from the spinners? There is T20, it is one-dayers, and then there are T10 and 100-ball cricket. Test match is the purest form of cricket. It should not be tinkered with,” he told Mumbai Mirror.

Should focus on quality surfaces –

Sachin also felt that scrapping a day of Test cricket couldn’t be the solution to revive the longest format of the game and said the ICC should instead try to improve the quality of pitches. Sachin went on to say that everything cannot be sacrificed to make the game attractive for the new generation.

“The ICC, in my view, should focus on providing quality playing surfaces. Let the ball do things – spin, seam, swing and bounce. It will automatically liven-up the game. It will also throw up more results. Currently, there are far too many dead games.”

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Well, it would be interesting to see how things turn out regarding the 4-day Test Matches. Already, few cricketing boards like Cricket Australia, England And Wales Cricket Board are considering the move alongside the International Cricket Council, who are in thoughts of bringing mandatory 4-day Test games.