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'Ridiculous idea': Gautam Gambhir gives his verdict on ICC's proposed four-day Test

The BJP MP also expressed his thoughts on how Test matches need good pitches to be played on so that the games become more competitive.

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Former Team India opener Gautam Gambhir has publicly opposed to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) proposition to reduce Test matches to a four-day encounter.

Gambhir criticized ICC's move and said this will only disrupt the tempo of the game. 

"I welcomed 2020 in Jaisalmer with family and friends. Beyond the celebrations and feasting, the talk would invariably veer to cricket," Gambhir wrote in his column for TOI.

"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.

"At the outset, let me say that I think four-day Test matches are a ridiculous idea and should be dropped immediately. It will invite drawn games, will have no place for spinners and will take away the charm of playing on a wearing fifth-day pitch."

The BJP MP also expressed his thoughts on how Test matches need good pitches to be played on so that the games become more competitive.

"I am all for fours and sixes in any format of the game but a reasonable balance between bat and ball will not harm. For those who are responsible should remember that bowlers are as much a part of the game as batsmen are."

"I liked what Mark Waugh had to say about leg byes, that they should be done away with. The former Australian cricketer is right when he says that batting is about playing the ball and not missing it. After a long time, a good suggestion."

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