Hyderabad: Former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar has voiced his disapproval on the idea of playing a four-day Test, terming it a 'rubbish'.
"The idea of play four-day Test match is rubbish and no one should be interested in this. Sourav Ganguly will not let this thing happen as he is an intelligent man with a lot of cricketing experience. He will not let the Test cricket die," Akhtar said in a video posted on his channel of a leading video-sharing platform.
The 44-year-old legendary speedster said, the apex body of cricket, International Cricket Council will not be able to implement the four-day Test without the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) approval. He further stated that more cricketers from Asia should come forward to voice their opinion.
"The ICC can not implement a four-day Test without BCCI's permission. I want more people from Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka to come forward and give a strong statement about this. I want legendary cricketers from my country to voice their opinion," he said.
"Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli came up with a very strong statement which I love about them. I wanted to voice my opinion when it comes to saving Test cricket. It is very important for each one of us to raise a voice and make sure that we save the longest format of the game," he added.
Earlier, it was reported that four-day Tests could become a regular feature as part of the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) as the ICC's cricket committee is likely to deliberate upon the change.
