From March 2017 to October 2018, New Zealand will play just four Tests in 18 months. In the same period England will play 21 Tests. India have a similarly heavy workload. This year, England played 17 tests, more than double the West Indies. The system, motivated by dollars, is rigged against star batsmen in the smaller teams; Kane Williamson's in his prime, for example, and won't get the same opportunities to jack up his statistics like his contemporaries do.
Test schedules are getting rediculous
it makes the english and indian batsmen look great
Look how low profile Dean Elgar/Hashim Amla Test century went yesterday !
a RECORD that does not include India nor England
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a RECORD that does not include India nor England
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India is number one in both Test & ODI rankings and with 9 T20s in the season they have a good chance to be number one in all three formats.
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