Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has expressed concern over Indian players giving more priority to the shorter formats of the game instead of the longer ones.
PTI released a video where Harbhajan was seen interacting with the media. He said: “We are not playing well because we are not used to playing five-day Test cricket. Because they have got so much into the T20 format among the cricketers. Apart from 2-4 players, the rest do not have that much presence.”
India were recently whitewashed at home by South Africa by a 2-0 margin in the Test series. After the defeat, there was widespread criticism about the pitches that were used during the series.
Harbhajan also spoke about the pitches and said: “We talk a lot about Test cricket. We want to save Test cricket. We love Test cricket. But what are we doing about it? If we continue to play on such tracks where the audience is going away from the stadium, and they don’t want to come and watch the game because it’s no longer interesting for anyone… we talk a lot about Test cricket, we want to save it, but what are we doing for that?”
Harbhajan added that Test cricket demands patience, skill and the right mindset. “To play a 5-day Test match, you need patience, you need the game, you need the skill level. To survive 5 days, to win for 5 days, you need that kind of mindset.”
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