Sachin Tendulkar feels in an effort to preserve the primacy and attractiveness of Test cricket intact, one should not have a look at in what number of days the match ends, however as a substitute the main target ought to be on garnering extra eyeballs. The legendary cricketer can be discovering present ODI cricket, a little bit of a drag and would not thoughts a change in format. Three of the Border-Gavaskar Tests between India and Australia not too long ago ended inside two-and-a-half days, main to an enormous criticism of pitches, however Tendulkar stated it’s half and parcel of cricketer’s job to play on totally different surfaces.

“We need to understand one thing that Test cricket should be engaging and it should not be about how many days it lasts, five days or whatever. We (cricketers) are meant to play on different surfaces; be it a bouncy track, a fast track, slow track, turning track, swinging conditions, seaming conditions with different balls,” opined Tendulkar on Sports Tak.

He additionally stated that at a time when the ICC, MCC and different cricketing our bodies are speaking about making Test cricket entertaining and the the No.1 format, there was no hurt in matches ending in three days. Besides, touring groups ought to no assume that they may get featherbeds and they need to make thorough preparations.

“When you tour, there are not easy conditions. You need to understand what’s happening, assess everything and then start planning things. For me, the most important factor is the kind of surface that we play on because that is the heart of Test cricket.

“All the blokes, together with the ICC, MCC, and so on, we’re speaking about Test cricket. How Test cricket can proceed to be the No.1 format. So, if we wish that, then we have to have one thing for the bowlers as a result of bowlers ask a query (off) each ball and the batter has to reply that. So, if that query itself will not be fascinating sufficient, how are you going to have extra eyeballs.

He indicated sports activities ought to be result-oriented and everybody ought to go residence understanding “who won, who lost”.

“We should not be bothered too much about number of days. I feel it should be whether the match was exciting enough or not. Nobody wants to go back home not knowing who has won and who has lost,” added Tendulkar.

He additionally stated there was no hurt in giving the brand new ball to a spinner if the floor so demanded.

“Instead of a fast bowler bowling an opening spell, why cannot a spinner be bowling a wonderful spell. It’s just a different kind of surface we are playing on and that should also be challenging enough for batters to go out there and express themselves … if somebody has batted well, he gets runs, simple.”

With former India coach Ravi Shastri wanting ODI cricket to vary with the instances and be made a 40-over-a-side affair, Tendulkar agreed that the format was getting monotonous and instructed a method to make it entertaining.

“It’s getting monotonous, without a doubt. There are two parts to it. One is the current format and the next which I feel that should be played.

“The present format, which has been there for some time now’s two new balls (per innings). When you’ve got two new balls, you’ve got sort of eradicated reverse swing. Even although, we’re within the fortieth over of the sport, it is simply the twentieth over of that ball. And the ball solely begins reversing across the thirtieth over. That ingredient is lacking in the present day due to two new balls. The present format, I really feel, is heavy on bowlers.” Right now, the game is becoming too predictable. From the 15th to the 40th over its losing its momentum. It’s getting boring.

He opined, that while there was no harm in retaining the 50-over format, teams should alternate between batting and bowling after every 25 overs, as that will give the opponents level-playing ground and take toss, dew factor and other conditions out of the equation.

“So, each groups bowl within the first and the second half. Commercially too it extra viable as there can be three innings breaks as a substitute of two.”

SHOULD SALIVA BE ALLOWED AGAIN?

Tendulkar advocated that with the Covid-19 pandemic history now, the ICC should reverse its rule on disallowing the use of saliva to shine the ball.

“I’m no medical knowledgeable however I feel it ought to (saliva) be again as a result of its occurred over 100 years. Guys have used saliva and nothing drastic has occurred. A few years in between had been difficult and rightly so that call (to ban use of saliva to shine the ball) was taken, however now it is (Covid-19) behind us,” opined Tendulkar.

Asked if he sees himself becoming a BCCI administrator in the future, Tendulkar said, “Maine itni zyada quick bowling nahin ki hai (I’ve by no means bowled so quick ever)… as a result of (ex-BCCI president) Sourav (Ganguly) nonetheless thought of himself a quick bowler,” said Tendulkar in jest.