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Laxman rejects pitch for four-day Tests, says idea will not get results

The ICC cricket committee is considering having four-day Tests a part of the World Test Championship from 2023

VVS Laxman. Photo: @VVSLaxman281
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VVS Laxman. Photo: @VVSLaxman281

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Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman has rejected the idea of having four-day Test matches, saying reducing the length of the game by a day won't yield the desired results.
  
The ICC cricket committee is considering having four-day Tests a part of the World Test Championship from 2023. The ICC's increasing demand for event windows, the proliferation of domestic T20 leagues, BCCI's demands for its own sizeable share of bilateral calendar space, and the costs of staging Test series are all said to be the factors contributing to the move.

"I am not really a fan of this four-day

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