Melbourne, Dec 7: In a scathing attack on the Indian cricket board, Australian media on Monday said the financially strong Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is doing every bit to kill Test cricket even as their team has taken the top spot in the traditional format.
“India rule Test arena while trying to kill it,” a Sydney Morning Herald header screamed.
“It is incredible that India, long seen as promoting the death of Test cricket by driving the proliferation of Twenty20 matches, has reached the sport’s pinnacle.”
India played only six Test matches this year, an away series against New Zealand in March followed by the just concluded three-Test series against Sri Lanka after a gap of seven months.
