In India they gained’t watch Test cricket, it’s all IPL: Ian Botham

Former England all rounder Ian Botham raised issues over Test cricket dropping its floor in India particularly with the rise in reputation of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“You go to India now and they won’t watch Test cricket. It’s all IPL. They earn big money and it sounds great now, but how long do they think this is going to last? Test cricket has been around for 100 years plus, it’s not going to go anywhere,” Botham advised the Mirror Sport forward of the Border Gavaskar sequence.

“And if we do lose Test cricket, then we’ll lose cricket as we know it. It will become meaningless. To play a Test match is what every player should want to do,” he added.

Botham additionally spoke in regards to the upcoming Ashes tour and stated England might properly beat the Aussies, contemplating how Bazball has helped the Three Lions flip their fortunes round.

When requested if it’s a viable course of that may be continued, Botham replied within the affirmative and stated, “Yes, it’s sustainable, they’ve simply performed 10 video games, gained 9 and misplaced one. Look, in case you play like that you just’re going to lose sometimes, it’s inevitable, however what an important advert for Test cricket. To win 3-0 in Pakistan is a superb effort. Pakistan simply don’t lose 3-0 at residence. And to attain that was implausible.

“I think they’ll continue to play in that way; I think it’s something that goes through the dressing room, and they all want to be positive and they want to win. It’s not just about their batting that way, but bowling as well. They’ve decided they are going to go down this route and I think it’s the right way.”