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Tests may be in danger: Dravid

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Mumbai: Rahul Dravid on Wednesday cautioned that Test cricket will face a stiff survival challenge in a decade’s time since children, who are growing up now, may then prefer easy bucks in Twenty20 format over the traditional form of the game.

“I think today’s youngsters like Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary have grown up watching and idealising the Test cricket. It’s (about) kids of my son’s age, who have grown up watching T20 and IPL, and what those kids want, will be the challenge in 10 years’ time,” said Dravid.

“I don’t see that as an immediate problem, I see it as a long-term issue. That challenge is going to arise in 10 years’ time and we need to address that problem right now,” said the batsman who was the proverbial rock at no.3 for India in Tests for more than a decade and a half.

Dravid, who holds the record for second highest runs scored in Test matches, said while the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) provides the opportunity for players to earn big bucks, the children growing up with the game should be told that the real satisfaction comes by playing Test cricket around the world.

“I had gone through a Commerce degree and not very successfully. So I knew that the only option for me was to be a successful Test cricketer at that stage. Today the options are a lot more. People have the option of not playing Test cricket but still making money out of the game.

“I want to tell kids that the greatest satisfaction you are going to get is by playing Test cricket across these wonderful stadiums in the world. So don’t sell yourself short,” the former Indian skipper said. (PTI)

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