If you travel to India presently, people won’t watch Test cricket; it’s all IPL: Ian Botham. Botham expressed concern about the Test format as the IPL grew in popularity in India.
Former England cricketer and commentator Ian Botham has express deep concern about the future of Test cricket. In the face of the massive growth in popularity of T20I cricket around the world.
Sir Ian Botham is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, particularly as one of the greatest all-rounders the game has ever produce. He played Test and One-Day International cricket for England. Spent the majority of his first-class career with Somerset. He was an aggressive right-hand batter who was known for his swing bowling as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
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How long do you think it will last: Ian Botham
“If you travel to India presently, people will not watch Test cricket. It’s all about IPL. They make a lot of money, which sounds great right now, but how long do they think this will last? “Test cricket has been around for over a century, and it’s not going away,” the 67-year-old told Mirror Sport.
The former all-remarks rounder’s came after 21-year-old Will Smeed gave up red-ball cricket. ign a white-ball-only contract with Somerset in order to extend his career.
Botham became concern as he saw how today’s youth do not want to commit their time and energy in even wishing to play or watch the purest style of the game, which has exist for centuries and given birth to the sport as a whole. He went on to say that, despite being India’s most popular sport, spectators prioritize the IPL above Test cricket, resulting in the longest format’s dwindling popularity.
The English great pushed the next generation of cricketers to begin playing Test cricket since the longest format of the game will determine a cricketer’s destiny. Finally, he praised Australia cricketer Steve Smith for always emphasizing Test cricket over the T20 format.
“To think that Australia goes to India and plays four Tests with no warm-up game. They’ll play on very different pitches than they will in England, and the only player who has acknowledge this and stated, “I’m going to play for Sussex,” is Steve Smith. What makes him their greatest player? The simple reason he anticipates, “He then signed off.
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