NEIL MANTHORP: SA20 has given Test cricket a shot in the arm
Commissioner Graeme Smith had said the new tournament would make SA cricket and its players ‘better and stronger’
14 January 2025 - 04:59
There is a lot to re-evaluate in the world of professional cricket, from schedules to bilateral series and the future of domestic franchise leagues and even the future of domestic first-class cricket. There is also the relationship between the formats which may be a lot closer than previously believed.
Test cricket and T20 cricket were thought to be almost mutually exclusive for much of their coexistence but coaches and players are now seeing how they can be mutually beneficial. Far from hindering and even ruining Test techniques, the shortest format can help, to a degree...
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