Published: Apr 06, 2016, 12:41 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 06, 2016, 12:41 PM (IST)
Johannesburg: Former Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg has predicted that Test cricket will be extinct in next ten years after the recently-concluded World T20 in India received huge success. West Indies, which are failing to perform in the longer formats, won the T20 format’s pinnacle event after thrashing England by four wickets in the finals at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. The match also saw Carlos Brathwaite strike England’s Ben Stokes for four consecutive sixes in the last over to win the coveted prize for the second time. Following the World T20 success, Hogg said that Test cricket is finished and that it would probably die in next five to ten years, Sport24 reported. ALSO READ: Australia to tour Sri Lanka for 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and 2 T20Is in July-August 2016
Insisting that Windies were back on track with the World T20 win, Hogg believes the Caribbean side would have a great future in the shortest format of the game. Echoing similar views, Australian great Greg Chappell pointed out that it was easier to build up a competitive T20 team but extremely difficult to sustain a Test side. Chappell further admitted that Test cricket had been under pressure of being extinct in next few years and that there was an immediate need to preserve it. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: England vs West Indies, ICC World T20 2016, Final at Kolkata
With the advent of T20 leagues all around the world and seeing the popularity they are getting has created woes for Test Cricket’s survival in the recent years. At first there was T20 Big Bash League of Australia, then came the giant IPL which took the world by storm featuring 8 teams battling out for nearly two months emerging as Champions. It started a cluster of IPL leagues all around the world with PSL being the latest entrant. Test Cricket is taking a hit from this leagues as the TRPs are falling year by year.
