Is Test cricket dying? The question has been doing the rounds for upwards of three decades, and the old format of the game has survived.
It will continue to, Shane Warne feels, as long as the superstars of the game support it. There might be more people watching on TV than from the stands, but that’s all right.
“I don’t think Test cricket is dying,” Warne told BBC Sport. “I think there’s a lot more interest on the TV side of things than attending at the ground.
The other question about Test cricket’s survival, this one just about a decade old: Will players play Test cricket if T20 leagues offer them much more money?
“We have to trust the players that they want to play Test cricket,” Warne said. “It’s very easy to take the money and go into the Twenty20 side of things, and I don’t begrudge any player doing that, but I hope that when we look back in 10-15 years’ time, we say, Wasn’t it great that all these players still loved Test cricket?’
“Because it is the hardest form. If you play for five days, the best team will always win.”
