The decision by South Africa to send a subpar team to New Zealand for the upcoming two-match Test series surprises former cricketer Aakash Chopra. Of the cricketers in the squad, most are expected to make their debuts, including captain Neil Brand, but just two, David Bedingham and Keegan Petersen, are from the Boxing Day Test squad that played against India.
Several cricket players, both past and present, have come out to attack Cricket South Africa for favoring SA20 over Test cricket, citing Chopra’s comment that Test cricket is currently in the intensive care unit and is being kept on a ventilator. In an attempt to control his workload ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the T20 World Cup, which are scheduled to start in early June, he also criticized Pakistan for benching Shaheen Afridi from the third Test match against Australia.
Test cricket has been placed on a ventilator and is currently in the intensive care unit. First off, just a small number of teams play Test cricket, and of those, there are currently only three teams that can afford to do so. To play New Zealand, South Africa has named a legitimate backup squad. SA20 is about to kick off, which is the reason. According to Chopra on his YouTube channel, it’s their domestic Twenty20 competition.
This time, the WTC cycle has two test matches. “They said, Let’s end the Test match and play in the SA20. Everyone should be available there (SA20), including Aiden Markram and Kagiso Rabada, so the remaining kids can play Test cricket,” the 46-year-old continued.
Aakash Chopra disputes Pakistan’s decision to bench Shaheen Afridi.
Aakash Chopra was surprised at the decision to rest Shaheen Afridi after Pakistan lost the first two games of the series. The former Indian hitter said he couldn’t remember a moment when an Asian nation chose to bench their top bowler in Australia.
In the Test match against Australia in January, Pakistan rested Shaheen Shah Afridi. How recently has an Asian side been to Australia and promised to rest their star player, even if it was a meaningless match, so he could be prepared for Twenty20 cricket? Chopra inquired.
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