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Following RCB's IPL 2025 triumph, superstar batsman Virat Kohli made a bold remark by saying that Test cricket is far superior to the limited over cricket and he still loves the longest format of the game.
In response, West Indies cricketer Andre Russell weighed in on the red-ball cricket debate. The T20 superstar, who has only played one Test for West Indies and is more active in franchise leagues than international cricket, has no regrets about the path he has chosen.
In an honest point of view, Russell stated that it's different to play for West Indies from other teams like India, Australia and England, where the players get lucrative annual contracts to play red-ball cricket.
"I think when you’re from India, Australia, England, those places where they look after their Test players, it’s totally different to being from West Indies. Those guys get lucrative central contracts to play Test cricket and play on the biggest stages, of course they want to play. West Indians? You might play 50 or 100 Tests and you know, after you retire, there’s not much to show for it," said Russell during a recent interaction.
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"I was basically pushed out of the Test set-up. They saw me as more of a white-ball player and that was that. I believe in Test cricket, but at the end of the day, I’m a professional. It wasn’t part of my journey. I have no regrets because it wasn’t me that turned my back," he added.
