Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023: Won't Appreciate Test Matches Finishing in 2.5 Days, Says Gautam Gambhir
All three Test matches in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 finished within three days with India winning the first two and Australia, the third game in Indore. "Playing on turning tracks is fine, but I won't appreciate Test matches finishing in 2.5 days," said Gambhir.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has said that matches finishing in two and a half days is not the best advertisement for Test cricket. The first three Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy concluded within three days each. Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023: Michael Kasprowicz, Former Australia Pacer, Says 'Don’t Believe in the Hype Around Pitches in India'.
As the debate around the nature of the pitches prepared for the first three Tests continue, Gambhir admitted that it's not nice to see Test matches being wrapped up in 2.5 days.
"I feel, yes, playing on turning tracks is fine, but I won't appreciate Test matches finishing in 2.5 days. We want to see tight finishes, like the one we saw in the New Zealand vs England Test. (If a Test goes to) 4th or 5th day, it is fine. But 2.5 days is too short," Gambhir told Sports Today.
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