MELBOURNE: Australia opener David Warner has expressed concern for the future of Test cricket, with emerging players focusing on “short term” interests as lucrative T20 leagues proliferate globally.
Warner said he had tried to impress upon younger team-mates, including Sydney Thunder talent Oliver Davies, the importance of the longest format.
“I was speaking to (Davies) the other day. He likes playing white-ball cricket, I can’t see him playing red-ball cricket any time soon,” Warner told reporters. “If he wants to put his mind to it, he can definitely play.
“But I’ve got a little bit of scaredness about what’s going to happen in the next five to 10 years, where cricket is actually heading.
“I’d love for guys coming through to play red-ball cricket and play Test cricket because that’s the legacy that you should want to leave behind.”
Published in Dawn, February 1st, 2023
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