I hope that Test cricket doesn’t die while I’m still alive, says Bishan Singh Bedi

India will go up against an optimistic England Test side in next month’s five-match Test series and will hope to exact some revenge on their English counterparts after the recent ODI series loss to Eoin Morgan’s team. Virat Kohli & Co. will look to kill the demons of 2014 as they head into the Test series with their head on their shoulders and an eye on the series triumph. And highly respected Bishan Singh Bedi hoped that a beautiful Test series amongst the top two teams in cricket at the moment would help reignite the love for the longer format of the game again.

Bedi was all praise for young Indian wrist spinner - Kuldeep Yadav, who has turned into an indispensable weapon for the Indian limited-overs team under the leadership of Virat Kohli. Bedi was quick to reiterate that Yadav was meant to be taken care of by the senior members of the squad against Joe Root's Test team.

“But my contention has always been that we have to preserve this kid (Yadav). He has to preserved for the longest form of the game. I’m not very enthused by him in T20 and one-day cricket – he has done well, but he must be preserved for the longest version, which is Test cricket.

“He enjoys his craft and he’s able to transport the fun and enjoyment that he shows to the spectators. That’s perhaps his valuable attribute. I like to think that he has come along at just the right time, not just for spin bowling in India but spin bowling everywhere,” Bedi added.