West Indies veteran cricketer Chris Gayle has come up talking about the poor condition of Test cricket at the moment. He came in support of lower-ranked teams, who get to very much less games in red-ball cricket.
Chris Gayle is known by the name of “Universe Boss”. He was one of the most demanded left-hand batsmen, who rocked the shorter format of the game with his destructive and lethal batting style. The left-handed batsman scored 14562 runs in the shortest format of the game with 22 hundred and 88 fifties. He has also donned the national jersey in 103 red-ball games for West Indies.
West Indies Cricketer Chris Gayle Talks About Bad Condition of Test Cricket
Recently, he talked about the poor condition of lower-ranked teams in Test cricket. He said it is a very bad situation for red-ball cricket. As per him, reams ranked below in the table get very less games to play. When it comes to Test cricket, England, India, and Australia play the majority of the games against each other. He feels ICC needs to take out a way in order to give a boost to lower-ranking teams in Test cricket.
“Test cricket is in a bit of trouble. I’m worried more about the lower-ranked teams. They are not getting full support. The game is such a business now and you have the lower-ranked teams getting one or two Test matches. It’s always about England, India, and Australia. Those are the big teams who play four or five Test matches against each other, we don’t get that chance with the lower-ranked teams. It’s a struggle for us. We are always going to be down at the bottom and that’s not good for the sport. It’s going to be a big challenge and the ICC needs to look into that. That’s very key,” Gayle was quoted as saying by TalkSport radio.
While talking about T20 format, Gayle said that this format has certainly changed the dynamics of the game and it has helped players earn big chunks of money. He also asserted that this format has given him a lot and he is happy to achieve everything in T20 format over the years.
“At first, I was looking at the easy way out. Shorter format, you can finish quicker. I wasn’t looking to the future. What is happening today, I wasn’t expecting that. Since that game, the Stanford game, the $20million game. That changed everything within the sport of T20. That’s why you see so many leagues now. The IPL is the biggest one and pays out more. You can get a future out of this game. T20 cricket is a life-changing aspect, it changes a lot of lives. It has for me. I’m really happy where it’s at today,” he further stated.
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