Is Test Cricket Ending? No increase ... in 16 years, 116% increased India's matches

The match between India and New Zealand in Kanpur is Team India's 500th Test match. Test playing from 1932, India has reached this milestone in eight decades. Many times it was said that the Test match is ending. But the truth is the opposite. In the last 16 years, India's Test has increased by 116%. With this speed, India will play the next 500 Tests in 45 years. Let us know that between India and New Zealand so far 54 Test matches have been played, in which the side of Team India is huge. Out of 54, India has 18, while New Zealand has won 10. 26 matches are drawn. How many tests India has played so far ...

 

 

- India has been playing Test cricket since 1932. Since then, till 1999, India has played 330 Tests in 67 years. That is, every year played 4.92 Tests.

At the same time, from 2000 to 2016, played 170 Tests in 17 years. That is, 10.62 Test runs every year. In this way, the test of India has increased by 116%.

(Report of Kanpur Test Match here - IND v NZ Day 1: Vijay-Pujara's Fifty, Virat 9 runs out, India score 291/9)

4 reasons for this status

# 13 times more earnings

- Broadcasters have to pay the same amount for the 40-hour test, for the three-hour T20. In such a way, earnings opportunities for broadcasters are increased up to 13 times.

# 12 months of the year now cricket

- Cricket was played only for a few months of the first year. Now the situation has changed with more ground and better drainage. Now there is a lot of cricket in 12 months of the year.

 

14% fewer draws in 16 years

- Now the number of draws in Test cricket is quite low. Of the 1492 Tests played till 1999, 567 were drawn. I.e. 38%

- From 2000 onwards, out of 742, only 182 Tests were drawn. That is 24%.

#Changes happening over time

- In the over, there were six balls in place of eight. There was a six-day test from the timeless test.

- Then happened five days. Now it is getting ready for four days. Day-Night matches have also begun.

 

#One-Day Comes And Pulled Tests

- Test is being played for 14 decades. While the one-day starts has been around 5 decades.

- During this time the number of Test matches continued to increase.

Decade test

1970-1979 199

1980-1989 271

1990-1999 351

2000-2010 465

2010 So far 277 (according to the ICC schedule, by 2019, about 200 Tests will be played)