Tendulkar also claimed that ICC trying to change the age-old format of Test cricket may also upset its views.
Former Team India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has also publicly opposed International Cricket Council's (ICC) proposition to reduce Test matches to a four-day encounter.
Tendulkar, who has played 200 Test matches during his illustrious career, claimed that taking away the fifth-day from the Test will mean a huge tactical disadvantage to the bowlers and the spinners.
"Spinners look forward to bowling with the scuffed ball, taking advantage on day five of the roughs created on the wicket. All that is a part of Test cricket. Is it fair to take that advantage away from the spinners?" Sachin told Mumbai Mirror.
"There is T20, it is one-dayers and then there are T10 and 100-ball cricket. The test is the purest form of cricket. It should not be tinkered with."
Tendulkar also claimed that ICC trying to change the age-old format of Test cricket may also upset its views.
"When did you last see a bowler using reverse swing in a one-day game? The skill is out of limited-overs formats because now we use two new balls. For the ball to reverse swing, it needs to get soft," he said.
"The ICC, in my view, should focus on providing quality playing surfaces."
"Let the ball do things – spin, seam, swing, and bounce. It will automatically liven-up the game. It will also throw up more results. Currently, there are far too many dead games," he added.
Previously, Gautam Gambhir also expressed his thoughts on how ICC's move to remove day-five from Test cricket isn't a good idea as well.
"I welcomed 2020 in Jaisalmer with family and friends. Beyond the celebrations and feasting, the talk would invariably veer to cricket," Gambhir said.
"The common consensus among the bunch was that something was amiss in our game. Some felt said day-night Test cricket is the future, others felt better management of players' fitness was the need of the hour."
"I also heard that cricket needs an 'American marketing hand' to make it more of a global game. When my turn came, I listed two aspects: lack of champion cricketers and lively pitches," he added.
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