According to the South African legend Graeme Smith, who believes that only five or six countries may be playing the longest format in the coming years, India advanced the game of Test cricket under the leadership of former captain Virat Kohli. Smith also believes that only five or six countries led the way in the development of the game.
According to the South African legend Graeme Smith, who believes that only five or six countries may be playing the longest format in the coming years, India advanced the game of Test cricket under the leadership of former captain Virat Kohli. Smith also believes that only five or six countries led the way in the development of the game. Smith is of the opinion that at this time, only a select few countries are making significant contributions to the growth of test cricket.
During day three of the first Test between South Africa and England, Smith stated on ‘Sky Sports’ that “with Test cricket, it’s mainly iconic nations or the big cricketing nations that are contributing to Test cricket at the moment.”
The 41-year-old player is intimidated by Kohli. The test match was taken extremely seriously by India. Kohli has been a leading figure in the game’s longest format throughout his career. In addition to India’s many impressive victories in test matches, he guided them to the final of the first World Test Championships.
“I think it’s amazing, especially under Virat Kohli, that India has really taken Test cricket seriously, and I think this is especially true in the recent past. They are the ones who set the standard for that.
However, as long as we have competitive teams, you won’t have 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 competitive teams of your own. It’s possible that there are just five or six countries left that play test cricket at this level,” Smith noted.
Smith, who was just recently appointed as the commissioner of the league, welcomed the investment, which he considers to be “desperately needed” by the country’s cricket board. All six teams in Cricket South Africa’s new Twenty20 league have been bought by owners of teams in the Indian Premier League. Smith remarked that “it’s clearly going to be an investment into our game,” which was something that “South African cricket urgently needs.”
“The pressures on nations such as New Zealand, West Indies, and South Africa to be financially sustainable in order to keep up with England, India, and the rest of the world game in order to remain competitive is of enormous importance.
“I do not believe that the world of cricket can afford for South Africa or any other one of the top nations to begin declining,” Cricket South Africa (CSA) made the decision to not compete in a one-day international (ODI) series in Australia because they wanted all of their players to be available for the first season of the league.
“During the course of a whole year, the league will take precedence for a total of four weeks. According to Smith, “I get the impression that if we hadn’t done this, South African cricket could have probably lost anywhere from eight to 10 players to this UAE league.”
People also look at the three One-Day Internationals in the incorrect way. It is true that South Africa has not done as well with one-day international cricket, but the country should never have been in this situation. But the fact that South Africa is stuck in Australia during their most financially productive time of the year causes them a great deal of concern.
“It’s the same as if you asked England to refrain from playing during your summer. The decision that South African cricket made to play all three of the scheduled Test matches was a positive one for the sport. It’s not something that’s going to occur very frequently.”
