BENGALURU: India remains to be not ok with the theory of taking part in day-night Tests, however former England captain Kevin Pietersen on Tuesday made a robust commentary when he stated that crimson ball matches is the only way forward to save the sport's traditional format.
The first-ever international cricketer to deal with the prestigious MAK Pataudi Lecture, Pietersen couldn't have possibly chosen a more suitable platform to make a case for day-night cricket, particularly at a time when T20 is threatening to usurp all different codecs.
"If we would like cricketers to commit to five-day cricket we need to pay them. So how can we pay them? Simply via throwing the same business nose and innovation on the Test game. Five days of motion. They supply so many alternatives.
"Day evening games have demonstrated the enormous leaps that are conceivable. The IPL doesn't play its greatest fixtures when many of its staunchest, wealthiest lovers are at work. Neither will have to Test cricket," Pietersen stated in his address.
Pietersen mentioned that marketing Test cricket is the desire of the hour for the custodians of the sport.
"It will handiest be via pushing the promoting dial to a maximum that we will be able to see if the Test game has true attainable. Let's make each game depend. Push the profile of the arena Test championship. Develop marketing alternatives. Offer less expensive seats within the floor to offer a greater spectacle for TV viewers," he stated.
"We wish to get them back in the course of the turnstiles. It's higher for the avid gamers the sponsors and television. Let's get the lovers back! Let's throw equivalent marketing clout at the back of the Test game ahead of we succumb to the lazy assumption that 20-20 laws."
Pietersen stated entertainment worth of Test cricket must be larger.
"I say, let's create a good comparison. Let's not compromise entertainment. Let's put the Test lovers first. Let's make Test cricket a spectacle. Garnish it with color and fireworks. Fill the grounds. Play within the evenings. Give the umpires microphones to broadcast to the spectators. Allow sledging -- so long as it remains the right side of the line. Communicate higher with the lovers," he stated.
Pietersen himself has plied his business across the globe in more than a few T20 leagues however the Englishman remains a staunch supporter of the five-day format.
"In my humble opinion a hard-fought five-day Test match remains the best all-round problem in modern day game. A problem as mentally hard as it is bodily. A problem hard the very very best levels of concentration of methodology, of decision, of stamina, all, for the batsman at least, with no 2d chances," he stated.
"Because, having played each type of cricket in each corner of the cricketing globe, I stay 100% satisfied that the five-day Test remains the ideal type of the sport," Pietersen wired.
Further emphasising on his point, Pietersen stated T20 could also be ruling the roost however it is Test cricket which ultimately showcases the nature of a player.
"This may surprise some of you. After all, It's not that i am referred to as a traditionalist. But in 2005 I maintained that you should not pass judgement on a man via his haircut. And now, 13 years later, I counsel you will have to not believe the entirety you learn on Twitter!
"Nor, I should add, am I anything but unstinting in my praise of 20-20 cricket -- particularly the wonderful IPL. 20-20 provides the thrill, the noise, the speed and no little genius. It has taken fielding to a new level and has redefined batting," he stated.
"But it offers the cricketing buzz without the full sting. Wickets are less precious. Risks are taken without the same downside. There is less character and technique required. Few players have ever been met with the wrath of an entire population simply for getting out to an injudicious shot early in a 20-20 innings!"
The first-ever international cricketer to deal with the prestigious MAK Pataudi Lecture, Pietersen couldn't have possibly chosen a more suitable platform to make a case for day-night cricket, particularly at a time when T20 is threatening to usurp all different codecs.
"If we would like cricketers to commit to five-day cricket we need to pay them. So how can we pay them? Simply via throwing the same business nose and innovation on the Test game. Five days of motion. They supply so many alternatives.
"Day evening games have demonstrated the enormous leaps that are conceivable. The IPL doesn't play its greatest fixtures when many of its staunchest, wealthiest lovers are at work. Neither will have to Test cricket," Pietersen stated in his address.
Pietersen mentioned that marketing Test cricket is the desire of the hour for the custodians of the sport.
"It will handiest be via pushing the promoting dial to a maximum that we will be able to see if the Test game has true attainable. Let's make each game depend. Push the profile of the arena Test championship. Develop marketing alternatives. Offer less expensive seats within the floor to offer a greater spectacle for TV viewers," he stated.
"We wish to get them back in the course of the turnstiles. It's higher for the avid gamers the sponsors and television. Let's get the lovers back! Let's throw equivalent marketing clout at the back of the Test game ahead of we succumb to the lazy assumption that 20-20 laws."
Pietersen stated entertainment worth of Test cricket must be larger.
"I say, let's create a good comparison. Let's not compromise entertainment. Let's put the Test lovers first. Let's make Test cricket a spectacle. Garnish it with color and fireworks. Fill the grounds. Play within the evenings. Give the umpires microphones to broadcast to the spectators. Allow sledging -- so long as it remains the right side of the line. Communicate higher with the lovers," he stated.
Pietersen himself has plied his business across the globe in more than a few T20 leagues however the Englishman remains a staunch supporter of the five-day format.
"In my humble opinion a hard-fought five-day Test match remains the best all-round problem in modern day game. A problem as mentally hard as it is bodily. A problem hard the very very best levels of concentration of methodology, of decision, of stamina, all, for the batsman at least, with no 2d chances," he stated.
"Because, having played each type of cricket in each corner of the cricketing globe, I stay 100% satisfied that the five-day Test remains the ideal type of the sport," Pietersen wired.
Further emphasising on his point, Pietersen stated T20 could also be ruling the roost however it is Test cricket which ultimately showcases the nature of a player.
"This may surprise some of you. After all, It's not that i am referred to as a traditionalist. But in 2005 I maintained that you should not pass judgement on a man via his haircut. And now, 13 years later, I counsel you will have to not believe the entirety you learn on Twitter!
"Nor, I should add, am I anything but unstinting in my praise of 20-20 cricket -- particularly the wonderful IPL. 20-20 provides the thrill, the noise, the speed and no little genius. It has taken fielding to a new level and has redefined batting," he stated.
"But it offers the cricketing buzz without the full sting. Wickets are less precious. Risks are taken without the same downside. There is less character and technique required. Few players have ever been met with the wrath of an entire population simply for getting out to an injudicious shot early in a 20-20 innings!"
Pietersen backs Day-Night format to save Test cricket
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