Virender Sehwag on Saturday said he sees no danger for the longest format of the game from the increasing popularity of Twenty20 cricket.
Published: Jul 07, 2012, 12:05 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 07, 2012, 12:05 PM (IST)
Virender Sehwag said he was fit and is looking forward for the series in Sri Lanka starting July 21 © AFP
New Delhi: Jul 7, 2012
Virender Sehwag on Saturday said he sees no danger for the longest format of the game from the increasing popularity of Twenty20 cricket.
“You ask any youngster and he would always tell you that he wants to be successful in Test cricket. You will see cricketers retiring from ODIs to prolong their Test career but you will never see a cricketer retiring from both Test and ODI to play only Twenty20,” he said.
Rahul Dravid had earlier expressed concern over the survival of Test cricket which will face a stiff challenge in a decade’s time since children, who are growing up now, may then prefer easy bucks in Twenty20 format over the traditional form of the game.
The India opener said he was fit and is looking forward for the series in Sri Lanka starting July 21.
“I played almost all the matches in Indian Premier League and there is no fitness issue now. The ODI tour of Sri Lanka will also help me in preparing for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held there,” he said.
Asked whether he was concerned with the performance of some young Indian batsmen during the recent ‘A’ tour of the West Indies, Sehwag said: “Before I became a prominent member of the senior team I have also gone for ‘A’ tours. Some people get runs on this kind of tours and some don’t. That does not mean that those who fail are not good enough. The best part is that you can make mistakes and learn from it, try to rectify in your domestic cricket and come back stronger.”(IANS)
