Test Matches dwindling - Why the fuss?

Have not read through the entire blog to know where I stand. Here it goes...

I think cricket is and has been moving in the right direction and I would not change anything even if it means that test cricket becomes obsolete. I am trying to reason why I am opinionated.

The format is too long for 5 days (working days!!! included) 5* 8 = 40 hours. So, who do you think in their right mind would follow all the test matches completely? In my notion, jobless people do like Nadesh & Mayil. Remember, if following the scores over the internet was the yardstick, i would not agree that this format is dwindling in the first place.

The veterans and old guns who have played test cricket happen to believe that their careers would be a big fat joke if the format is not in favor anymore. You will see that they are the people lobbying for test cricket. The young guns have to follow suit.

Soccer, Tennis, F1, Olympic and other such short events capture the imagination of people because it is short and refreshing. At least they are not begging for people to follow the game for the heck of it. Test cricket made sense in earlier decades until say 80's because people had a lot of time at their disposal. It would have been like the derbys where the women folk, countess and queens could show off their wardrobe which otherwise could go unnoticed.

In its original form test cricket was really boring and not result oriented. It was since the advent of ODI, people started talking about sporting declarations and result oriented test cricket. ICC could not even manage to hold a world event for test matches for above stated reasons. It is for the same reason it is not even included in the Olympics.

It is a very ruthless world and the sport would have been kicked out had it failed to adapt and improvise. One day and T20 are steps in the right direction, had it not been for these formats, cricket would have long been a sport which would have been claimed to be played by primitive men who had no responsibilities. It would have been played in video tapes across museums and not in cricket grounds.

Embrace the change. Believe me it's been a long time coming.

P.S: I'm posting this on behalf of my best pal Manu Aasish.

Let me introduce him first. He is one big encyclopedia. You give him a word, he will talk about it for 1 hour non-stop. You give him a topic for debate, i bet, you will run away halfway with blood in your ears. Yes, U got it right. He is so fluent in English that he uses all bad words available. He loves doing it with opposite gender and hence being awarded the prestigious "The Womanizer" by our juniors during college farewell.

Welcome on-board buddy.. Your contribution is much needed !!!