McCullum has worries over future of Test cricket
Former New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum has admitted that he feels that Test Cricket will be unable to cope with the growth of T20 cricket around the world, as reported by ESPN.
As interest in the shortest form of the game seems to exponentially grow, some have viewed the Test format as increasingly antiquated.
T20 cricket is considered to be far more exciting from a spectator’s point-of-view, and there is a thought that Test cricket could soon be a thing of the past.
McCullum has played a number of T20 matches around the world and he has seen first-hand the interest grow dramatically since its introduction.
The ex-Black Cap admitted that he does like Test match cricket, but feels that T20 is the way forward:
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?