'It will hurt our cricket in the long run': Inzamam understands why Wahab Riaz and Amir stepped away from Tests so early▪︎

Inzamam-ul-Haq said he now understands why pace bowler Wahab Riaz and the now-retired speedster Mohammad Amir decided to step away from Test cricket to focus solely on white-ball cricket.

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Monday voiced a strong message against cricket boards, including Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), for focussing mainly on T20 and sidelining the importance of Test cricket.

In a video put out on his Youtube channel, Inzamam urged the boards to not sacrifice Tests for T20s and said they can elevate the status of T20 cricket simultaneously without bringing down the stature of Test cricket.

His comments came after PCB decided to replace one Test with two T20Is, in consultation with Cricket West Indies.

Inzamam, who repeatedly empathized on the beauty and importance of Test cricket, said he now understands why pace bowler Wahab Riaz and the now-retired speedster Mohammad Amir decided to step away from Test cricket to focus solely on white-ball cricket.

In a video put out on his Youtube channel, Inzamam urged the boards to not sacrifice Tests for T20s and said they can elevate the status of T20 cricket simultaneously without bringing down the stature of Test cricket.

His comments came after PCB decided to replace one Test with two T20Is, in consultation with Cricket West Indies.

Inzamam, who repeatedly empathized on the beauty and importance of Test cricket, said he now understands why pace bowler Wahab Riaz and the now-retired speedster Mohammad Amir decided to step away from Test cricket to focus solely on white-ball cricket.