India prioritized the IPL over Test cricket, creating a dangerous precedent: Ex-England pacer. ‘Team India disappointed the paying public and Test cricket by withdrawing from the final game on the morning of the match,’ said Newman.
While the Indian Premier League is arguably the most prominent T20 tournament in the world, some members of the cricket community have criticized the competition. Many people have blamed the hosting of the IPL for a variety of reasons. In a similar vein, Paul Newman, a former English cricketer, blamed the T20 league for the upcoming fifth and rescheduled Test between India and England.
He claimed that the Indian cricket team put the IPL ahead of Test matches. Notably, the Indian team has arrived in England for a three-week tour that includes the postponed Test, three T20Is, and the same number of ODIs.
“India’s arrival to finish a Test series that should have ended at Old Trafford last summer. Serves as a reminder of how they let down the paying public and Test cricket by pulling out of the final game on the morning of the match. ” ” Laughable when the cancellation blame on Covid concerns and a game India never want to play was abandon when they put the IPL ahead of Test cricket and set a dangerous precedent.” Newman wrote in his latest Daily Mail UK column.
Newman was not the only one to blame the IPL for the tour’s midway cancellation. Former England captain Michael Vaughan had noticed something similar. On September 11, 2017, the former captain tweeted: “IPL teams chartering planes.. 6 days quarantining required in the UAE.. 7 days until the tournament starts!!!!” Don’t tell me the test cancel for any reason other than the IPL…
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The rescheduled Test match between India and England will begin on July 1.
The final Test between India and England will begin on July 1 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. For the uninitiate, a number of Covid-positive cases in the Indian camp caus the match at Old Trafford to be postponed last year. This time, Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s availability has yet to be confirm because he is in isolation after testing positive.
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