Dwayne Bravo criticizes ICCs two-tier Test system

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West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo with his teammate Kieron Pollard. (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)

International Cricket Council (ICC) had proposed a league system in Test cricket in order to make the conventional format of the game more popular. Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies all-rounder is one of those cricketers who have had a prolific career in the shortest formats of the game.

Ever since the introduction of Twenty20 cricket, the popularity of Test cricket had shaded off. The plan is to implement a two-tier system in the following three years.

After the ICC made the proposal public Bravo said, “It will struggle because of the shorter formats of the game,”

“It’s shorter, it’s more entertaining, and it’s more fan-friendly. The kids look more towards the shorter format,” he added.

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Bravo had retired from Test cricket in 2015 to concentrate more on limited-overs cricket. “I think people just have to face reality, times change. Kids realize that it will benefit them financially if they play the shorter format of the game. As a Test player, those who are in charge have to do something differently to encourage people to play Test cricket,” he observed.

“As professional players, this is what you do for a living. So it’s common sense if you weight it up if it doesn’t benefit you financially – players know and make decisions for their family and their careers,” the 32-year-old said.

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Mark Wood, the England fast bowler, supported Bravo opinions, saying that he would prefer Test cricket to stay as it is and he feels that playing against all countries in different conditions is itself a huge challenge. “I really like the way it was. I don’t know if that would make it more competitive with the two divisions but I’d like to leave it the way it is,” Wood said.

“Representing your country and playing against all countries in different conditions is a huge challenge in itself. So for me I would like it to stay as it is,” he concluded.

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