India, Feb. 5 -- Test cricket is considered the ultimate form of cricket, testing a player's skill, mental stamina, and patience over five days. But in an age dominated by short attention spans, social media and Reels, how many have time for it?

The connoisseurs love Tests but it was one-day cricket, the 50-over format, that added a dash of colour to the sport. As the images of players in coloured jerseys beamed onto the television sets all over the world, broadcast money started to flow into sport. But outside the World Cups, few treat it seriously anymore.

Cricket's crown jewel is the Twenty20 format. Its critics say that it is madness, the license to thrill robs it of everything that makes the game great. Technique takes a back seat ...