Kohli's worst format
It's Kohli's worst format but he is still in the top-performing players of all time along with some of the best test cricket players. Players from around the world have higher averages on South Asian pitches. Is it Kohli's fault that he was born in India and had to play 50% of his matches in the home grounds of India?
That entire statement is why cricket will die. Test cricket is and always will be the hardest and best form of the game.
Bro is out of touch with reality. Test cricket is what is killing cricket. Nobody has the time to watch a 5 day long game except unemployed people. Most employed people with jobs/students cannot afford to watch a match longer than 2-3 hours long.
Players can play all they want in empty stadiums and with 0 TV viewership. Nobody cares for an art form barely anyone can enjoy. Especially not ICC or the respective cricket boards of the countries involved.
Sure, playing long innings is tough in test format, but so is playing explosively in T20. Pujara used to be one of the best test players India has to offer but he barely plays in T20, what is the reason? He cannot play in high-pressure situations which you saw today.
Hitting boundaries and consecutive sixes on demand is not easy either. You could argue it's another form of art.
Some people cannot play test cricket some people cannot play T20. Guess who can play all of these competitively?
Modern formats like T20 is the only reason cricket is still relevant. I would not be surprised if test cricket would be gone altogether in the next 10 years. Nobody except unexplored cricket fnatics watch that stuff after all. It has a historical value and a different set of skills required to play it. Other than that, there is no need to romanticize test cricket. T20 also has a different skill set required to play and is much more suited for a more modern audience.
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