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The left-handed batter Stokes has said that T20 cricket is now sort of becoming a "business", but Test cricket will continue to be the pinnacle and his main ...

Obviously, we play international cricket against each other, IPL cricket, in the time we have spent each other, it is fine, when you are out on the field, it is me against the opposition or me against any individual. The left-handed batter Stokes has said that T20 cricket is now sort of becoming a "business", but Test cricket will continue to be the pinnacle and his main job is to promote the longest format of the game. It is important to note that Stokes had taken a break from cricket to look after his mental well-being in 2021 and he had missed the T20 World Cup as well. That is the same for all sports, you are always going to have a battle and you will always be trying your hardest to win the game but at the end of it, there is that respect." But at the end of the day, there is always respect between oppositions, between individuals. They have had a huge rivalry but still, at the end of the day, you know there is respect between professional athletes. Life outside of cricket, security, and the money that is involved in the sport now is a lot more than it was 15-20 years ago," he went on to say. Yeah, I can never see Test match cricket going anywhere even when T20 cricket is sort of changing the face of the sport but Test match cricket is still the pinnacle of the sport," the new England Test skipper said. If you want to stop playing cricket, that could be it but Test cricket, I do not see it going away," he asserted. You look at the way franchise cricket is going now, there are a lot of franchises that have multiple teams in the world across different countries. For certain, in our opinion, it is not," he added. Ever his decision to retire from ODI cricket was made public, the debate has started regarding the cricket calendar and how to manage the workload of cricketers so that they play maximum games for their country.