Six reasons why Tests are much better than limited overs cricket

6. Application of mind:

The instant versions of the game are purely played upon instinct rather than application of mind. In Test match cricket, the bowlers have enough time to decide on where to bowl and what to bowl, and similarly as far as the batsmen are concerned, they can decide on what to play and what to leave. Also, the captain can arrive at a better field setting based on the way things are moving. Test match cricket will be purely a cat and mouse game if both the batting and fielding teams start to do well. Mind games have an important role to play in Test match cricket. In limited overs formats, the players do not have so much luxury to conceive an idea and act.

Sadly, the formats which penetrated into the game just as an entertainment have been allowed to dominate the game all these years. The nature of cricket itself is such that only the five day game can do justice to it. The kind of importance countries like England and Australia are giving to Test cricket is not being given by other countries. Unless the viewers understand the nuances and intricacies of the game, they will never come even close to embellishing Test cricket.

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