Brendon McCullum has said that he doesn't think Test cricket will survive T20.
In an interview to the Cricket Monthly, the former New Zealand captain, who now plays in T20 leagues around the world, said: "I firmly believe that Test cricket won't be around in time, because there's only so many teams that can afford to play it."
McCullum said that he adored Test cricket and for him it was the purest form of the game, but added, "I'm also a realist that people are turning up and watching T20 not just at games but also on TV - society's changing, isn't it? People don't have four or five days to commit to Test cricket. They might watch the first session, and the last session on day five if it's tight, but they're not going to then you strip it back a level as well and you think domestically, how can teams around the world afford to even exist?"
'Test cricket won't be around in time' - McCullum - ESPNcricinfo
Kinda sad to see one of the greats in cricket talk like this
In an interview to the Cricket Monthly, the former New Zealand captain, who now plays in T20 leagues around the world, said: "I firmly believe that Test cricket won't be around in time, because there's only so many teams that can afford to play it."
McCullum said that he adored Test cricket and for him it was the purest form of the game, but added, "I'm also a realist that people are turning up and watching T20 not just at games but also on TV - society's changing, isn't it? People don't have four or five days to commit to Test cricket. They might watch the first session, and the last session on day five if it's tight, but they're not going to then you strip it back a level as well and you think domestically, how can teams around the world afford to even exist?"
'Test cricket won't be around in time' - McCullum - ESPNcricinfo
Kinda sad to see one of the greats in cricket talk like this