On Friday, Clive Llyod, the former captain of the West Indies, said that India’s star batter Virat Kohli can do anything he wants, even break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 international centuries. Lloyd was in Kolkata for a meeting. Llyod told the media about Virat’s goal of 100 international centuries. He is currently on 80 centuries. “I don’t know about the period, but he is young enough and I am sure that the way he is playing he can achieve anything he wants to achieve and it would be something to be quite happy to achieve,” he said.
Llyod also talked about the health of the Test cricket format. He said that he would like to see more long-format games and three or five Test match series instead of two. “I think they have too many T20s and other games right now.” I’d like to see more Test cricket. When it comes to Test cricket, I would choose between three and five matches. I don’t think the West Indies should go to Australia, which is 12,000 miles away, for two Test matches. It doesn’t make sense. The India vs. South Africa match is tied at one all, just like it was yesterday. “The other Test would have shown which team was better,” he said.
Former cricket players and fans were very upset that there were only two Tests in the India-South Africa series that ended not long ago. The two-match Test series between Australia and the West Indies will begin on January 17. When asked more about Test cricket, Llyod said, “T20 is a show, but Test cricket is an exam.” “It looks like our young players are trying to hit the ball out of the park to get a job somewhere else.” “That makes me unhappy,” the 79-year-old added.
The second Test between India and South Africa finished in just two days with 642 balls being bowled, making it the shortest Test ever. Llyod said that there was nothing wrong with the pitch in Cape Town, but that it was how the players used it. Also, he said that teams that play the best cricket should be able to handle any pitch. “I believe the pitch was fine. Someone made a hundred on that same pitch while it was worn down, so I think it’s just an application. “And I wonder what they would have done to the people on the ground if that had happened in India,” he said.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) rated the Newlands pitch in Cape Town as “unsatisfactory” on Monday, after the second Test between India and South Africa in which neither team scored many runs. “Because the pitch will be the first thing they look at if you lose in a day and a half.” The other day, India played on a pitch that turned, and everyone said bad things about it. Lloyd added, “If you play top-level cricket, you should be able to handle those kinds of things.” On the Indian team right now, Llyod said that they have a balanced side. “Their spin bowlers and fast bowlers are good.” There were also some really great hitters. The way they play cricket is very exciting, he said.
