Dead track sure way to kill Test cricket

The Ahmedabad draw was a sad advertisement for Tests, which many fear is a dying form, not least in India where the concern is even greater given the nature of pitches. For the administrators it seems to be an unwarranted burden and the sooner it dies the better for them, so that they can expand and enlarge their IPL and Champions League events, writes Pradeep Magazine in the Hindustan Times.

Instead of making the fiveday game more viewer-friendly it is a shame that the richest board in the world chooses to roll out a featherbed which will only strengthen the argument of those who say Test cricket has no future. That is why one almost sees the board's complicity in ignoring these vital aspects of the game. They call themselves marketing wizards, but when it comes to Tests, they just treat it like an orphaned child whom no one wants to own.

In Outlook, Rahul Mahajan says pitches like the one that dulled the cricket at Ahmedabad can only also dull the ardour of Test cricket’s aficionados.