Shastri calls for Test cricket to be streamlined

By Paul Eddison, Sportsbeat

Test cricket needs to be reduced to six or seven teams to maintain interest in the format according to former India captain and coach Ravi Shastri.
Speaking at World Cricket Connects, an event at Lord’s hosted by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) designed for the leading voices in the game to discuss the health of cricket and consider the path required for its future success, Shastri said he felt radical change is needed.
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