In his tenth year of playing for South Africa, quick Kagiso Rabada says that the onus is on Test players outside of the Big Three to play an appealing brand of cricket to keep the format alive. Rabada believes that the longest format is the best and wants his colleagues to support its continued growth. He has played 62 Tests, which is less than his total of 101 ODIs and 65 T20Is.
“It is also our responsibility to improve the game. To be quite honest, the big three—Australia, England, and India—just happen to have the most money. But you have to be playing good cricket if you want those countries to play against you. Rabada stated, “You have to be fighting for that World Test Championship (WTC) or the ICC mace,” from Trinidad, where South Africa is getting ready to play the West Indies in a two-Test series. It’s one of the ways you can exert control overachieving team equilibrium. Playing good cricket is one thing that the unions can control.”
The MCC recently hosted a World Cricket Connect event, and there was discussion about cutting the number of elite Test teams to six. As a result, South Africa and the West Indies, who placed eighth in the previous two World Cup cycles, have cause for concern regarding their long-format future. Rabada, though, is hoping that players can influence the decision-makers with their performances.
