Kevin Pietersen warns cricketers from turning their back on Test Cricket
In a bid to save the Test cricket from getting extinct, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has warned young English cricketers from turning their back on the red ball cricket. He also added that the franchise owners look for players who are good at playing the red ball cricket in their career.
Many cricketers have shown their support for saving the Test cricket from the blushes as its being overtaken by the money and glamour that one earns in the limited-overs format. As a result of it, Engish cricketers Adil Rashid and Alex Hales decided to take a white-ball contract with the T20 teams and declined to sign their red-ball contract for a year.
The move was criticised by many and the latest cricketer to take a jibe at the cricketers wanting to part ways from red-ball cricket is Kevin Pietersen. The former England player took to Twitter urging the cricketers to understand the importance of Test cricket in the modern era and for their professional careers.
"Cricketers, just remember that when you take your whites off, your value decreases significantly. Owners still value Test cricket. The longer form shows true character! So if you have the chance to still play in whites, DO IT!" wrote Pietersen on his twitter account reported cricket next.
Cricketers, just remember that when you take your whites off, your value decreases significantly.
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) March 3, 2018
Owners still value Test cricket.
The longer form shows true character!
So if you have the chance to still play in whites, DO IT!
Recently Alex Hales, Adil Rashid, and Reece Topley announced that they would want to shift their focus from the five-day game to the limited overs format of cricket and that forced KP to speak on the issue.
"For the next 18 months I'm excited to focus entirely on limited overs cricket and want to be part of a Notts team that retains the white ball double and a World Cup winning squad with England," said Alex Hales a few days back.
These statements had also worried James Anderson as he blamed the big money events like the Indian Premier League and the Big Bash League for the ditching of the youngsters away from Test cricket.