At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad this week, the opening Test match between India and the West Indies ended up being a lopsided contest. In their two innings, the foreigners only managed 162 and 146, while Shubman Gill‘s team declared for 448/5. India now leads the two-Test series 1-0 after winning the match by an innings and 140 runs.
Pink-ball Test matches against the West Indies would have allowed Roston Chase and company to be a little more competitive, so former India opener Aakash Chopra questioned why the BCCI didn’t arrange them. According to Chopra, this would have also provided India with much-needed practice for away pink-ball matches.
“How about we engage in pink-ball Test matches? A pink-ball Test match is what we play when we travel to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Adelaide is where we play, and we lose. Australia makes a lot of money from that, therefore we play. But we only get to play one Test every two or three years. “Why do we play?” On his YouTube channel, Chopra stated.
“If you are playing there, play here as well, or don’t play there at all. The pink ball should have been used for both Test matches since it lacks excitement, competition, contest, and skill level. If nothing else, the other team could start to play a little competitively. He went on to say, “Our guys may face a little more difficulty.
Aakash Chopra advocates for a two-tier structure following the lopsided match in Ahmedabad.
The cricket player-turned-commentator believes that in order to encourage greater competitiveness between teams, Test cricket should implement a two-tier structure.
“I’ve come to detest the idea of making it two-tier. How can you say there should be a contest if, prior to the game, you stated that it would be over in two and a half days and that the West Indies couldn’t do more? “If it goes like that on a good surface, where you get out for 162 once and 146 the second time, with the Indian team losing only five wickets and the opposing team losing 20, how can you say there should be a contest?” he asked.
According to Chopra, the spectators cannot be held responsible if they choose not to follow the action between India and the West Indies because there is a big quality difference between the two teams and the bat-ball contest isn’t very good.
Can I complain if you aren’t watching Test cricket? It’s our most distinctive format, and it’s played over five days. The WTC has arrived and everything has been completed. It’s not your fault. It’s okay, don’t watch,” Chopra said, adding that nothing noteworthy was happening.
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