Lloyd stated enjoying the longer format will reveal how good a participant is.
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Sir Clive Lloyd might have left his enjoying days virtually 4 many years in the past however the winner of two World Cups and one of the biggest batters of all time is nonetheless a rage amongst folks.
That is what the “Supercat” and the former West Indies captain found after arriving on an invite from a college located in the rural hinterland that was celebrating 75 years of its institution. Lloyd acquired a gala reception from the Cricket Association of Bengal.
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“It is special to return here at Eden Gardens. I played my first series in India here as captain and I have so many good memories. The West Indians love to come to Kolkata for the love showered on them. I am overwhelmed,” Lloyd stated as he was accorded a guard-of-honour by younger cricketers of the state.
When requested about his emotions on how cricket is performed these days, Lloyd stated Test cricket is the real test of a player’s calibre.
“T20 is an exhibition, while Test cricket is an examination. I can only find out how good you are only when you are playing the longer format of the game. If you have to bowl four overs or bat 20 overs, I cannot assess how good you are,” stated Lloyd as he was accorded a heat felicitation by the lecturers and college students of Satgachia High School in Kalna.
“If you want to become a footballer or cricketer you need to have the basic knowledge of the game and science of the sport. Education will help you acquire that. So, make a roadmap and choose your dream,” Lloyd suggested the college students.
Making his evaluation about the lengthy and quick kinds of the sport, Lloyd stated that an excessive amount of of the quick format might hamper its future.
“T20 is good entertainment but too much of it might hamper some of your players. Unfortunately, some of the young players think that they need to have the flair to get into the big-money event. Too much of the one-day stuff will hamper cricket all over the world like the way it hampered us in the West Indies,” he stated.
“I have nothing against the shorter forms of the game, but the longer format helps one do well in the shorter format of the game.”
