All the hush-hush in the air regarding Test cricket borders on nihilism. After all, the trumpets only blare about the death of the longest version of the game. Only recently, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum stated his skepticism regarding the future of red-ball cricket.

However, former West Indies star Jeffrey Dujon has a different take on the issue. According to him, Test cricket will live forever because of the tradition that is engraved within it.

"Test cricket is never going to die. Other forms of the game have got more and more popular, but no books are going to be written about the individuals who played T20 cricket. There is really very little history. So I think Test cricket will go on, and I don't think there is any danger of it dying out. There is too much tradition," Dujon told The Gleaner.

He believes that while the other forms of the game make a lot of money, odes won’t be written on the players that were pioneers of only the limited overs’ version of the game.  

"The other forms of the game, basically, exist because of the money they generate. So Test cricket is going to be around because no books are really going to be written on T20 or 50 overs for that matter," he added.

Speaking directly about Brendon McCullum’s claims of franchise cricket taking over the sport, Dujon believes that it can only happen if the cricketing bodies of the country allow it in the first place.

"Franchises controlling players is really going to be up to the governing body of those countries. If they allow it, that is going to be a mistake. Just think - no more Ashes, something that is a great tradition. Other series have also become great traditions, especially when many of the top teams go to England and Australia.

"Test cricket will always have its historical value, and even though it has faded, it is not going to die," Dujon insisted.