Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur has urged that the fabric of Test cricket should not be messed up with.
“Five-day Test cricket is the way to go [forward]. Test cricket challenges you mentally, physically and technically and a lot of a time on the fifth day [a result comes]. We just witnessed a very good Test match (England versus South Africa) that finished on Day Five,” Arthur said on the eve of the third T20I against India here.
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“We can talk about financial pressures and that type of stuff [for smaller teams]. I think the fabric of Test cricket should not be messed [up] with. You want wickets deteriorating on Day Five, you want [situations] where there is lot of really good exciting draws where one team plays it. I definitely think five-day Test cricket is the way to go, without doubt.”
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav reiterated captain Kohli’s stand.
“To be very honest, I will prefer five-day Test cricket. Test cricket is made for five days and I would not like to see any changes in it. According to me, something that is classic should remain classic.”
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