Cricket Australia CEO claims not every team in the world needs to play Tests

Overview

• Todd Greenberg felt there is no need for every cricket team to aspire to play Tests
• The Cricket Australia CEO claimed that not every team in the world could generate revenue from investing in Tests
• He felt it was fine if a majority of cricket-playing nations preferred to play T20Is over Tests and ODIs

Todd Greenberg felt there is no need for every cricket team to aspire to play Tests. The Cricket Australia CEO claimed that not every team in the world could generate revenue from investing in Tests. He felt it was fine if a majority of cricket-playing nations preferred to play T20Is over Tests and ODIs.

Greenberg felt it was fine if teams did not prefer to play Tests. He touched up on the revenue factor and claimed that forcing teams to play the longest format of the game could potentially mean pushing boards towards bankruptcy. However, he felt that a scarcity in Tests is not something that should worry cricket fans.

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"I don't think everyone in world cricket needs to aspire to play Test cricket, and that might be OK. We're literally trying to send countries bankrupt if we force them to try to play Test cricket. Scarcity in Test cricket is our friend, not our foe," said Greenberg in his statement as quoted by Reuters.

"Ashes will be as enormous and profitable as it is, because it means something," - Todd Greenberg

Greeenberg noted the importance of investing the right way for cricket to sustain in different parts of the world. He felt T20 cricket is the one that ensures revenue in the majority of cricket boards across the globe. He felt the Ashes series between England and Australia meant something due to its history, legacy, crowd drawn, and many other favorable factors.

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"We need to make sure we invest in the right spaces to play Test cricket where it means something and has jeopardy. That's why the Ashes will be as enormous and profitable as it is — because it means something," Greenberg added in his statement.