‘Test cricket is in ICU at the moment’: Ex Cricketer opines strongly about the condition of Test Cricket

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has expressed dismay at South Africa’s choice to send a subpar side to New Zealand for the forthcoming two match Test series. Most of the cricketers, including captain Neil Brand, are expected to make their debuts, although just two players—David Bedingham and Keegan Petersen—from the Boxing Day Test team that faced India are included in the squad.

Since Chopra said that Test cricket is currently in the intensive care unit and is being kept on a ventilator, other current and former cricket players have come up to criticise Cricket South Africa for favouring SA20 above Test cricket. Another instance also came up where Shaheen Afridi’s was dropped from the third Test against Australia to control his workload ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the T20 World Cup, which are scheduled to start in early June.

Chopra criticizes Pakistan’s decision to drop Shaheen Aakash Chopra was taken aback when Pakistan chose to give Shaheen Afridi a rest following the team’s opening two defeats in the series. The former Delhi batting player said he couldn’t remember an Asian nation choosing to bench its top bowler in Australia..