ON BACKTOBACK SERIES

Two years ago, we played in England. They have lost a couple of players (since then). A couple of our players has changed. A fair contest will be to play backtoback. I got a lot of support from the BCCI and Mumbai association. The way they have managed things has helped us get whereweare.(But)we need to make changes . They remind me of what we did from 2000 to 2010. It will always be the best, soon rest of the world will also rate them the best. It is a very balanced side. ENGAGE CROWDS

NEWDELHI: Test cricket, from the 70s till the start of the 21st century, was defined by two factors. One was dominance by teams like the West Indies and Australia. The second was engaging rivalries between individuals. These individual rivalries made Test cricket more engaging. There was the Imran Khan-Sunil Gavaskar tussle which gave added spice to the India-Pakistan rivalry. There was the Jeff ThomsonViv Richards rivalry that made the battle between bat and ball a magnificent spectacle. Later on, there were rivalries between Brian Lara and Glenn McGrath and between Curtly Ambrose and Steve Waugh. In the mid-70s and 80s, every team struggled to beat West Indies in any part of the globe. In the mid 90s till the start of the new millennium, Australia conquered every nation and set a new blue-print for dominance. In the modern era, Test cricket has undergone a sea change. There have been talks in the last couple of years to make Test cricket more exciting. There is talk about Test cricket’s survival amidst flourishing Twenty20 leagues around the world. The introduction of the Pink Ball Test was added to get more viewers in stadiums. On Saturday, India’s batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar has shared his outlook on the current scenario. Speaking at the

Tendulkar said: “Test