Former India player Wasim Jaffer says present day cricketers will be respected and recognised only if they achieve success in all three for...
Former India player Wasim Jaffer says present day cricketers will be respected and recognised only if they achieve success in all three formats of the game.
Domestic heavyweight Jaffer recently announced retirement from all forms of cricket after a 24-year-old first-class career during which he amassed close to 20000 runs.
“You will be recognised and respected only if you fit in all three formats. I am not saying (Cheteshwar) Pujara is not respected, but then obviously he is going to play only Test cricket and no other format,” Jaffer was quoted as saying by cricket.com.
Jaffer played only two One-Day Internationals but scored 1944 runs in 31 Tests for India and holds the record for the second highest individual score by an Indian in the West Indies.
“I think the time has changed. Even in my time I feel a lot of players like Rahul Dravid or VVS Laxman, I don’t think they got their value,” Jaffer said.
“A player playing with them in a Test match knows how important those players are. But you know we have to go with the time. A lot of importance is given to T20 cricket,” he added.
He spoke about the commercialisation of the game and how it plays a role.
“The people...
