'You should sleep': Fans rip apart Waqar Younis' idea of merging T10 and Test formats

For years now, one of the most important discussions around cricket has been the future of Tests.

With T20 capturing fans' imagination, the longest format of the game faces the risk of losing its relevance. And to add to its woes, the recent T10 League tournament in Sharjah - featuring the likes of Virender Sehwag, Shahid Afridi, Eoin Morgan, Mohammed Amir, Alex Hales, Keiron Pollard, David Miller, Hassan Ali, Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy - seems to have got the public's approval too.

In an attempt 'feed my love of Test cricket', former Pakistan fast-bowler Waqar Younis offered a rather interesting suggestion to save the revered format.

"To feed my love of Test cricket and to build on this T10 initiative, how about T10 matches in Test format? Two innings, 10 overs each with leads/trails, follow on, etc. Innovation & change is the only way forward in this world. Thoughts?" he wrote on Twitter.

Here's Waqar's tweet

To feed my love of Test cricket and to build on this T10 initiative, how about T10 matches in Test format? Two innings, 10 overs each with leads/trails, follow on, etc. Innovation & change is the only way forward in this world. Thoughts?

— waqar younis (@waqyounis99) December 18, 2017

The legendary pacer's idea, though, didn't find any buyers. Fans ripped Waqar's suggestion to shreds, asking him to not tamper with Test cricket's format.

Here are some reactions to Waqar's tweet

You should sleep ... Looks like you been awake for too long ..

— Masroor Hamdani (@Masroor_Hamdani) December 18, 2017

Rubbish. I think losses after losses as coach you have lost your mind. Let cricket remain as cricket. Don't make it a circus.

— Naveed (@Naveed654) December 18, 2017

May be just do the coin toss in the morning , who ever won the toss won the game , all life issues solved 

— Rana Asim (@ranaasimjaved) December 18, 2017

Just for making cricket more commercial and profitable, we are ruining and damaging it's soul.@faizanlakhani @najamsethi

— Arif Kharadi (@arifkharadi) December 19, 2017

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— Kapil Chauhan (@Kapil54772728) December 19, 2017

Not to offend you sir, but Test match is called Test match for a reason.

— Raam K (@raam_kothiyal) December 18, 2017

how is Tennis or Golf or Soccer survives !!! Leave Test Cricket as is, make good pitches instead!!

— Yasir (@yasirj87) December 18, 2017

Lets please don’t destroy the charm of T20 format. This T10 is not what cricket is all about, we have to discourage it.

— Iftikhar Ud Din (@imIftikharKtk) December 19, 2017

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— Parshva Shah (@Parshva7939) December 18, 2017