Ganguly not in favour of four-day Tests

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Ganguly doesn't support 4-day Tests
NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 31: Rahul Dravid (L) of India walks off with Sourav Ganguly during day five of the Second Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge on July 31, 2007 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rahul Dravid;Sourav Ganguly

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is not in favour of four-day Tests but talked highly of Day-Night Tests.

Four-day Tests are proposed by the ICC begin from 2023 to reduce a day’s cricket from the longest format to ease a bit of space in the packed calendar.

“I am not a big fan of four-day cricket because I feel lot of Test matches will not finish,” said Ganguly, who turned 48 on Wednesday. “When you have four days, the approach is different. I really feel that there is no need to tinker with those five-day Test matches. And for me Test matches are the toughest and the best form of cricket,” he said in an interview on the BCCI website.

Ganguly doesn't support 4-day Tests
NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 31: Rahul Dravid (L) of India walks off with Sourav Ganguly during day five of the Second Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge on July 31, 2007 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rahul Dravid;Sourav Ganguly

The former Indian captain spoke highly about Test cricket under floodlights.

“Day-night cricket, one Test a series is important, because cricket needs everyone back. We played that pink Test in Kolkata, I don’t think if it was a normal India-Bangladesh Test match we would have one tenth of the people,” he said.

Ganguly threw support behind four-day Tests as he remains committed to ensuring that the IPL has the best chance of going ahead in 2020.

Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.

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