Sangakarra says 20-20 will make Test Cricket more interesting as batsmen will get more positive and adventurous/innovative. Oram, currently in England for the Test Cricket Series, says Test Cricket is the real thing and everything else comes second. Similarly, other players have sung praises about Test Cricket but hey, is everyone missing a point? Ultimately it is about money isn't it?
Will a youngster in India want to be like Tendulkar (many 100s and many runs in test cricket) or like Dhoni (an average average in Test cricket but commanding the highest in the IPL auction)?
Being romantic about test cricket is one thing. But one has to be practical. The only way test cricket can survive is by paying the test cricketer as much as an IPL player gets in IPL. Otherwise what is the motivation for playing test cricket? I am not suggesting that cricketers are greedy and would choose IPL over Test Cricket just because of the money to be made in IPL.
The question is: Why should a player risk injury and shorten his career by playing Test Cricket when he can just concentrate on 20-20 and make more money than he can ever make by playing Test Cricket?
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