The IPL has opened the playing field to aspiring cricketers from all over the country and it is going to pay dividends in the long run but what about test cricket? Will this 5-day cricket die out? The BCCI should ponder over it as most young cricketers are making fast money through IPL so they are not interested in longer version of the game.
I was impressed by the India cricketers who have featured in the IPL. They have endured all kinds of struggles to make it to a grand stage. If not for IPL, they would not have come to the forefront. There should be a feasible balance between T20 league and test cricket.
Performance in T20 is not the sole yard stick to measure a cricketers talent. The BCCI wants the IPL to be among the top three leagues in the world. I am little bit concerned on how IPL is sidelining test cricket which was considered the real test of a cricketer, where a players temperament, class and technique were tested to optimum level . After the advent of T20 unfortunately test cricket is dying a slow death and public go in large numbers for T20 matches but for test cricket the stadiums are with empty stands so public lifestyle has changed and they go to stadiums only for matches which get over at lighting speed that is T20 cricket.
