International players have reemphasised their opposition to four-day Tests, with 76 per cent declaring their opposition to making all Test matches four days. Cricketers also emphasised their support for ways of introducing greater context to Test matches, with 82 per cent of payers supporting promotion and relegation in the World Test Championship, which launched last year. These countries flirt with …
The president of the Indian Cricketers’ Association, the newly formed players’ body of the BCCI, Ashok Malhotra, urged board president Sourav Ganguly to vote against ICC’s proposed four-day Tests and protect the format in its current form. A view of logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India He echoed the view of the Federation of International Cricketers’ …
England director of cricket Ashley Giles has declared five-day Tests a "precious" part of the game, as the global players' union warned dropping a day could lead to "significant resistance". RELATED| ICC to discuss four-day Tests in March despite growing criticism Giles may have a greater passion for Test cricket than many of the sport's administrators, having been a Test …
