Cricket taken a back seat and is reducing value of Test, says WI legend Greenidge
Gordon Greenidge led Bangladesh to the ICC Trophy title in Malaysia in 1997
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West Indies cricket legend Gordon Greenidge believes the game has lost some of its luster as shorter formats such as T20 and T10 have grown in popularity over Test matches.
The shorter formats are purely for spectator enjoyment, while Test cricket is the true standard of play, said the 71-year-old cricketing legend on the fourth and final day of the 10th Dhaka Lit Fest.
“I think this game unfortunately has taken a back seat and is reducing the value of Test match cricket. Don't lose the beauty of this game. It is called Test because it Tests every fragment of you. Your mind, your whole soul goes into the game, and the outcome is a beautiful one,” Greenidge said during a session titled “Eye on the ball” at the Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Auditorium of Bangla Academy.
“Those of you here today [on Sunday] I suspect would much prefer to watch T20 and the recent inclusion of the T10. God knows where it's going from this. It could eventually be two overs a side,” said Greenidge, drawing laughter from the audience.
“It's changing all the time, but I don't think it's changing for better. I think it's changing purely for spectators' enjoyment,” said Greenidge, who was the head coach of Bangladesh's ICC Champions Trophy-winning team in 1997.
