Sachin Tendulkar believes that to maintain the primacy and attraction of Test cricket intact, one mustn’t take a look at the variety of days the match ends, quite the main focus needs to be on attracting extra consideration.
The veteran cricketer can be discovering the present ODI cricket a bit dragging and wouldn’t thoughts a change in format.
Three of the Border-Gavaskar Tests between India and Australia not too long ago ended inside two-and-a-half days, resulting in heavy criticism of the pitches, however Tendulkar stated taking part in on totally different surfaces is an element and parcel of a cricketer’s job.
He stated, ‘One factor we have to perceive is that Test cricket needs to be enticing and it shouldn’t be about what number of days it lasts, 5 days or no matter. We (cricketers) are made to play on totally different surfaces; Be it a bouncy observe, a quick observe, sluggish observe, turning observe, swinging situations, seaming situations with totally different balls,” Tendulkar stated on Sports Talk.
He additionally stated that at a time when ICC, MCC and different cricket our bodies are speaking about making Test cricket an entertaining and No. 1 format, there isn’t any hurt in matches ending in three days. Also, visiting groups mustn’t assume that they’ll get wing beds and may put together completely.
He stated, ‘When you tour, the situations aren’t straightforward. You want to know what is going on, assess the whole lot after which begin planning issues. For me, a very powerful issue is the type of floor we play on as a result of that’s the coronary heart of Test cricket.
“Everyone together with ICC, MCC, and many others, we’re speaking about Test cricket. How Test Cricket Can Remain The Number 1 Format. So, if we wish that, we should always have one thing for the bowlers as a result of bowlers ask a query (off) each ball and the batsman has to reply that. So, if the query itself is not fascinating sufficient, how do you get extra consideration?
He indicated that sports activities needs to be result-oriented and everybody ought to go house understanding who gained, who misplaced.
“We should not be too bothered about the number of days. I think it should be whether the match was exciting enough or not. Nobody wants to go back home without knowing who has won and lost,” Tendulkar stated.
He additionally stated that there isn’t any hurt in giving a spinner a brand new ball if the floor calls for.
He stated, ‘Why cannot a spinner bowl a superb spell as an alternative of a quick bowler who bowls the opening spell. It’s a distinct floor we’re taking part in on and it needs to be difficult sufficient for the batsmen to go on the market and categorical themselves… If somebody is batting effectively, he scores runs simply.
ODI cricket getting boring
Former India coach Ravi Shastri needed ODI cricket to alter with the instances and make it a 40-over aspect, Tendulkar agreed that the format was getting monotonous and steered a solution to make it entertaining.
“It is getting boring, for sure. There are two components to it. One is the present format and the opposite is what I believe needs to be performed.
“The present format, which has been round for some time now, is 2 new balls (per innings). When you’ve gotten two new balls, you’ve gotten a completed reverse swing. Even although we’re within the fortieth over of the sport, it’s only the twentieth over of that ball. And the ball begins reversing across the thirtieth over. That factor is lacking at this time due to the 2 new balls. I believe the present format is heavy on the bowlers.
Right now, the sport is turning into much more predictable. Kept dropping his tempo from fifteenth to fortieth over. This is getting boring.
He stated that though there isn’t any hurt in retaining the 50-over format, groups ought to alternate between batting and bowling after each 25 overs, as this may present a level-playing discipline to the opponents and cut back the toss, dew issue. And different circumstances will prove. the equation.
“So, each the groups bowl within the first and second half. It can be commercially extra viable as there can be three innings break as an alternative of two.
Should saliva be allowed once more?
Tendulkar advocated that now with the Covid-19 pandemic a historical past, the ICC ought to reverse its rule prohibiting using saliva to shine the ball.
“I’m no medical expert, but I think it (saliva) should come back because it’s been around for over 100 years. Guys have used saliva and nothing major has happened. A few years in between were challenging and right that’s why this decision (to ban the use of saliva to shine the ball) was taken, but now it (Covid-19) is behind us,” Tendulkar stated.
Asked if he sees himself turning into a BCCI administrator sooner or later, Tendulkar stated, “I haven’t bowled that much fast… because (former BCCI president) Sourav (Ganguly) still considers himself a fast bowler.” are bowlers,” Tendulkar joked.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
