Blog: Test of cricket

 Some people find test cricket boring, but when you watch it without any prejudice, you will find it the best format of the sport.

This is all about endurance, players have to maintain strength for days, unlike t20s where it's all about slogging and swinging bat on all the balls.

Here, you respect the good balls by leaving it, not by engaging with it.

As of today's match, Ravindra Jadeja, the experienced all-rounder of Indian cricket team, remained patient till the end.

Batting with tailenders is challenging, although India couldn't win but the fighting spirit shown by Bumrah and Siraj was exemplary for tailenders.

Indian batters like Nitish kumar Reddy had not just to deal with the balls but the verbal attack by the English players. 

Jadeja and his composure during the verbal hassle is also praiseworthy.

But at the end, England played better and they rightly deserve to win. Ben Stokes is amazing. Still India gave a tough fight.

Test cricket tests the art of defense from the batters. Without defense, one is vulnerable, be it sports or life. One must learn to defend before mastering attack