Vijay.Sharma Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 I thought we were having a full tour against them. Why are there only 2 Tests? If they had to squeeze in the series then they coulda done 3 tests and 3 odis instead of 5 odis. These bilaterla odi series don't mean anything anyway so why have 5 of them at the expense of a Test?
JourneyMan Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 2-match series theory: If Dhoni wins the first test he can play it safe in the second one
BeautifulGame Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 Becoz Odis are far more popular among Indian fans than tests and reducing ODIS would have hurt NZL financially real bad . More importantly we have world cup in NZL next year so reducing ODI instead of tests would have been insane. As for why one test was cut , we wanted to squeeze in the Asia cup before world T20 and with Neo being the broadcaster for both Asia cup and NZL series agreed to not reduce the profit for the lost test to NCB as neo gains far more revenue from Asia cup.
coffee_rules Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 5 ODIs practice for next year's WC in that region.
Austin 3:!6 Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 We have plenty of tests this year. 5 in England, 4 in Australia - whats this cry about?
saneindian Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 The all important Asia Cup. Which may not even happen if Pak pull out! We should be ready for a series vs Sri Lanka as a filler :((
NareshK Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 Because honestly most people dont care about tests in India, NZ or for that matter in SA, WI, SL or Pak. Test cricket is an elite sport. Its surviving to a certain extent in Aus or Eng because of Ashes. Its the ODIs or T20s which bring in the revenue.
mishra Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 We got too many away tests this years. newzeland Autralia england
I6MTW Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 Which may not even happen if Pak pull out! We should be ready for a series vs Sri Lanka as a filler :(( We should arrange for Ind-Pak test series.
Pagalpanti Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 India are scheduled to play three Tests, five One-day Internationals and a T20 International during February-March 2014. BCCI, reportedly, is trying to cut short the series in order to accommodate the Asia Cup in Bangladesh, dates of which are clashing with the tour Down Under. Its because of Asia cup which might not even take place given the situation in Bangladesh :facepalm:
DarthSimian Posted January 1, 2014 Posted January 1, 2014 Because only a handful of people care for tests in India and NZ. ODI s are way more popular. Logical scheduling
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