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Most of the West Indies players remain in the headlines for their explosive innings in major T20 cricket leagues. These players are well liked for their long sixes, wicket-taking and different celebration styles in T20 cricket. But on the other hand, the Test cricket graph of the West Indies team is continuously falling down. The naughty batsman has given his reaction on this.
Why do West Indies cricket team players flop in test matches?
The players of the West Indies cricket team are seen doing well in T20 cricket, but why do they flop in Test matches? This question usually arises in the minds of cricket fans. People believe that the biggest reason behind this is fame and money. But West Indies cricket team's legendary all-rounder Andre Russell has given his reaction to this. Andre Russell has revealed why it is happening that West Indies cricketers focus only on T20 cricket instead of Test matches.
What did Andre Russell say?
Responding to this question, West Indies veteran all-rounder Andre Russell said that young cricketers are no longer interested in playing Test cricket and there is no issue of money behind it. I am always excited to see other West Indies batsmen. Especially when they keep hitting boundaries consistently. As long as you can perform well with contracts outside your country. I think they will take advantage of that opportunity, but everyone wants to play on the big stage. So if a big stage comes in Test cricket, I know that young players will be happy to play. I don't think they think about money or anything like that.
Why did Russell stay away from Test cricket?
Andre Russell himself is not playing Test matches for West Indies. In December last year, West Indies star players Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers also rejected Cricket West Indies' central contract. However, these players have declared themselves available for T20 matches. On this Andre Russell said, money is not an issue. Whether you are bound by the contract or not is a different matter. But the number of T20 leagues played around the world is driving young players away from Test cricket.
Russell played only 1 test match
West Indies players are constantly staying away from Test matches. Andre Russell has played only 1 Test match in his career so far. He flopped badly in this and could score only 2 runs. Apart from Andre Russell, there are explosive batsmen like Nicholas Pooran, Powell and Kieron Pollard who have not played a single Test match in their career so far.