Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Monday voiced a strong message against cricket boards, including Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), for focussing mainly on T20 and sidelining the importance of Test cricket. Inzamam, who repeatedly empathized on the beauty and importance of Test cricket, said he now understands why pace bowler Wahab Riaz and the now-retired speedster Mohammad Amir decided to step away from Test cricket to focus solely on white-ball cricket. “If you remember that when Amir decided to retire from Test cricket, he faced a lot of criticism for preferring T20Is and league cricket over Test matches. How can you stop the players from quitting Test cricket, in the future, if you are pursuing the same line of thought?" While he understands that T20 cricket brings more money, he also added that neglecting Test cricket will only hurt the game on the long run.

Source: Hindustan Times May 18, 2021 17:03 UTC