Former staff India head coach Ravi Shastri has opined that Take a look at cricket needs to be restricted to solely the highest six groups within the format. The previous head coach additionally said that the format shouldn’t be restricted to solely six groups however different sides must qualify for being a part of the highest six.
Through the years, a number of cricket consultants and pundits have said that Take a look at cricket is dying and the format doesn’t have interaction many followers as in comparison with white-ball video games. In consequence, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) launched the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) to maintain the followers engaged within the longest format of the sport.
Take a look at cricket should cut back the variety of groups that play: Ravi Shastri
“You can’t have 12 groups or ten groups. You retain the highest six, maintain the standard, and respect high quality over amount. That’s the one means you open a window for different cricket to be performed. Develop groups in one-day cricket and T20 cricket if you’d like the sport to unfold. However Take a look at cricket should cut back the variety of groups that play,” mentioned Shastri.
“Whether or not it’s India, Australia, or England it’s important to qualify for red-ball collection if you wish to be round to play Take a look at match cricket. Then it doesn’t matter if England doesn’t go to the West Indies, or West Indies come to England. In the event that they’re within the prime six, they play, but when they’re not within the prime six they don’t play,” he added,
In line with the present rankings, the highest six ranked groups in Take a look at format are Australia, India, South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Pakistan. In consequence, a number of Take a look at-playing nations equivalent to West Indies, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka won’t be able to play within the longest format of the sport with if Shastri’s thought is utilized. The identical factor can even occur with Afghanistan and Eire as they aren’t even ranked as but within the Take a look at rankings.
