Graeme Smith, Virat Kohli
Reflexes
- Graeme Smith praises Virat Kohli
- Smith spoke about the future of Test cricket
- Welcomes investment from IPL teams in the South African T20 league
Graeme Smith: At present, the cricket world has two favorite topics to debate. First, Virat Kohli’s poor form and second, the problems faced by players with all three formats of cricket. Many veterans gave their opinion on this topic. About Kohli’s fight, great stalwarts like Kapil Dev spoke against him and many others also came out in support of him. At the same time, all the pundits gave their opinion on the sudden withdrawal of Ben Stokes from the ODIs. A new name has now been added to this episode of former South African captain Graeme Smith.
Virat Kohli’s invaluable contribution to the development of Test cricket
Former South African cricketer Graeme Smith has said that India’s leadership under former captain Virat Kohli has played a significant role in the development of Test cricket. Smith, 41, feels India took Test cricket seriously with Kohli. Kohli has been a supporter of the game’s longer format. He led India to the final of the inaugural World Test Championship with several memorable Test victories. Smith said: “I think it’s wonderful that India has really taken Test cricket seriously under Virat Kohli.
In the coming times only 5-6 countries will be able to play Test Cricket – Graeme Smith
Smith told ‘Sky Sports’ on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and England: “Only the big countries are contributing to Test cricket at the moment.” Or only six countries will be seen playing test cricket. Smith believes that only a few countries are currently contributing to the development of Test cricket.
Smith welcomes investment from IPL teams in South Africa’s T20 league
The six teams in the new Cricket South Africa T20 league have been bought by the owners of the Indian Premier League and welcomed by Smith, who was recently appointed as the league’s commissioner. He believes the cricket board was in dire need of this. “This is certainly an investment in our game that South African cricket desperately needs,” Smith said. Countries like New Zealand, the West Indies and South Africa are under pressure to remain financially viable along with England and India, and it is extremely important that the global game remains competitive.