Former India captain Kapil Dev today outrightlyrejected ICC's idea of having Day-Night Test matches in near future.
"Playing cricket in white clothes has its own essence.I don't think playing day-night Test matches is a solution," India's firstWorld Cup winning captain observed during a panel discussion at the HindustanTimes Leadership Summit.
However the legendary all-rounder feels that bringing in cheerleadersor singers or actors to perform in order to attract big crowd for the promotionof Test cricket can be tried out.
"If promotion means allowing a singer to perform duringbreaks in Test match or bringing in cheerleaders, be it. Test cricket is theultimate test of a cricketer and the game of cricket. The cricket board shouldfind a way to promote the Test cricket," Kapil stated.
"If marketing is only done for the T20 cricket and TV channelsonly show T20 games, more and more players will choose an easy option ofplaying it."
Another former India captain, Ajay Jadeja added that crickethas come down to mere statistics now, whereas Test cricket means a lot ofstories and youngsters must be told those stories.
"Cricket is not just about numbers. We have to tell storiesabout cricketers to increase the passion for Test cricket among youngsters.Each cricketer brings a different story to the game and that is what Testcricket is all about," explained Jadeja.
Suresh Raina, current India cricketer, alsoagreed with his seniors and insisted that he would also like to represent Indiain the Test arena.