Lara is one of the greatest players of all time. It testifies to the more than 22 000 international runs he has scored. Trinidadian player who played for the West Indies national side in 1990.
Lara was work as a advisor and batting coach of the Sunrises Hyderabad team in the IPL 2022. During those duties, a number of important issues were discussed during a discussion with Star Sport India.
He was very disappointed that many young players there were moving away from the Test cricket format to the Twenty20. He added that the ICC should bring in a law to play a certain number of matches before playing in leagues.
“Playing for the country should come first. Because I played for the West Indies, other opportunities opened up for me. It’s disappointing to see young cricketers leaving Test cricket.”
“The ICC should come up with a rule stating a cricketer must play a certain number of games for his country before he can play in the Twenty20 leagues. Something needs to be done.”
Shane Warne, one of the greatest leg spinner in the world who died a few days ago, mentioned that there were duels between the two of them. He added that his influence was positive wherever he went.
“We’ve been involved in some fascinating duels. But after the day’s play, he would leave everything behind and have a drink with you. As a commentator, he articulated the right issues. His influence was positive wherever he went.”
Lara may have pointed out one factor that has been a setback in test cricket.
His pointing out that the young player should first play for country and then qualify for the leagues.
Well, what about those players that cannot make his country’s team but could get a call up for franchise cricket.
Something should be done and quick, cause test 🏏 cricket will soon be walking sideways like a crab.
The problem is money. You earn big money for bowling 4 overs maximum or batting a few minutes if you last long. Test cricket is hard work for much less pay. ICC should correct that imbalance.