According to Graeme Smith, only a few teams are contributing to the purest format. Smith also discussed the significance of the CSA’s T20 League.
India rose to prominence in Test cricket under the capable leadership of Virat Kohli. Except for South Africa, they dominated everywhere they played and. More importantly, they built a system that assisted India in developing a strong pool of talent. Former South African captain Graeme Smith recognized this and praised India for its commitment to Test cricket.
Speaking on Sky Sports, the 41-year-old stated that at this rate. Only five or six nations will continue to play the game in its purest form. If nothing changes in the future, he doesn’t see the game growing.
“With Test cricket, it’s only iconic nations or big cricketing nations that are contributing right now,” Smith said.
“I think it’s fantastic, especially under Virat Kohli, that India took Test cricket seriously,” the former captain added. They are pioneers in this regard. However, as long as we have competitive teams, you will not have 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 competitive teams. It’s possible that only five or six nations play Test cricket at this level.”
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The league will be the priority for four weeks out of the year: Graeme Smith discusses the CSA T20 League.
There was a lot of debate on social media about whether South Africa was correct to withdraw from a three-match ODI series against Australia. Graeme Smith clarified that the country will do anything because the CSA T20 League will be their primary focus during that time of year.
“People also look at those three One-Day Internationals incorrectly.” Yes, South Africa has struggled in ODIs, and it should never be in this position. However, South Africa’s decision to spend the summer in Australia puts them in a financial bind. It’s the equivalent of asking England not to play during the summer. The commitment made by South African cricket to travel for the three Test matches is beneficial to the game. It’s not something that happens very often,” Smith said.
To clarify the situation, the 41-year-old added, “For four weeks out of the entire year, the priority will be the league.” If we hadn’t done this, I believe South African cricket would have lost eight to ten players to the UAE league.”