2-1 ahead in the series, India went ahead with the intention of winning the series after 2007, while on the other hand, the hosts had made all the arrangements in their best effort to level the series. But in the meantime, the test match is cancelled due to covid-19 breach protocols and the series is declared 2-1 for India. It was being speculated that the fifth Test match would be repeated in the coming days, but the cricket politicians sidelined Test cricket once again by giving more importance to tournaments like IPL, which is starting once from 19th September. Since about two decades many changes have been seen in Test cricket, which shows a wrong mindset somewhere. Cricket in today's time has become just a game of money where big boards of cricket like BCCI run cricket only on their own means.
Even if someone likes it, it is okay if not, then the mistake is in the one who likes cricket. After all, for how long will Test cricket continue to decline like this, no one has the guts to raise their voice against such cricket politicians who present cricket with their wrong majority. The cricket board of India is disseminating one of its boisterous character from its rule in the world where the board is using everyone for its own meaning.
Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan gives his opinion after the cancellation of the fifth test match, “Initially, the BCCI was always very concerned about this Test match. They wanted everything moved to make sure the IPL is a huge financial issue hanging over the game, over Indian cricket. They have already moved it, then moved it half of it this time around. Of course, this is about the IPL, but this is about players who are thinking: If get down positive here now, today, I have to do another 10 days.”
In the end, it has been proved once again that the great pundits of cricket, who are passionate about money, are taking a formidable form day by day. This is rarely seen in the past but in current cricket, teams like Australia, India, New Zealand and England have promoted it as a money-laden cricket to bypass Test cricket due to the IPL. Now is the time for change and keeping Test cricket alive should not end in this money cricket era.
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