New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- Former India cricketer Suresh Raina said that India's Test batters need to play more first-class cricket to build long-duration batting skills.

Raina pointed out that great Indian players of the past--like Laxman, Dravid, Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gambhir--succeeded by learning to bat through multiple sessions.

Team India are staring down the barrel against South Africa in the ongoing second Test of the series, being played in Guwahati. India, who are already 0-1 down against the Proteas in the two-Test series, have batted poorly in both the Tests, especially against spin.

Speaking to ANI, Raina mentioned that the Indian batters need to play more first-class cricket to improve their batting skills. He pointed out that...