No need for the Pink Ball in Tests: Virender Sehwag

Former Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag has underlined that Test cricket is a great format and most certainly does not require the pink ball for its preservation. Of late, the use of the pink ball in Test matches has become a certainty with many worried about the well-documented ‘death of Test cricket’ in recent times.

Sehwag, who was clearly one of the most fearless Test cricketers for India in recent times, went on to add that the format was good enough to keep the fire burning in the longest format of the game.  “The Test format is very good. There is no need to change. You don’t need to introduce the pink ball to draw the spectators.

“If good teams like Pakistan, Australia, and England come, people will come to the ground automatically and support,” Sehwag said while participating in a panel discussion on the occasion of the star’s book launch on India’s 500 Tests.

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He said the future was bright for Test cricket in India. “This I can say, looking at the coach and the Indian team. The real test for any cricketer lies in Test cricket. It is every young cricketer’s dream to play Test matches . The future is good,” he said.

Virender Sehwag also went on to urge the common cricket fan not to discuss the death of Test cricket anymore. “I’ll urge every cricket lover, opinion makers, and various stakeholders to stop discussing the death of Test cricket. I’m sure people would have spoken about the death of Test cricket probably even during the times of Kerry Packer,” he said.

“The social media is a great platform to promote Test cricket. You don’t need to sit through six hours. There’s notification on smartphones through which you can follow Test cricket,” he said, exuding his conviction that Test cricket would survive.

“if all of us keep on talking about the death of Test cricket, then ultimately it would happen,” he said.

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