 Will IPL sound a death knell for Test and ODI cricket?
4th Jun 2008 23:00 IST
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Wadekar also said Test cricket need not worry about the massive popularity of Twenty20 as it has a certain audience which will never abandon it no matter what.
"Test cricket will definitely survive as it has history behind it and has its own status and charm. The uncertainty of pitch behaviour has been the most important aspect of Test cricket," he pointed out.
Former New Zealand Test star Martin Crowe also felt the IPL would do more good then harm as it would help international players come together and create better understanding of each other.
"... you are seeing real international players mixing with domestic players and it gets us all pretty excited. It will certainly be here for a long time, it is only going to get bigger and grow and we have already seen noises," he said.
But others like former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming fear ODIs will fade out of public imagination as Twenty20 fever spreads.
"I am worried about the amount of one-day cricket, how much appeal one-day cricket is going to have with tournaments like this. I think the majority feels that it could cause a problem for the international calendar," he said. |
