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Do India even like playing Tests?

Harsha Bhogle, writing for the Indian Express, tries to make sense of India's disdain towards Test cricket

05-Sep-2014
Harsha Bhogle, writing for the Indian Express, tries to make sense of India's disdain towards Test cricket.
I don't think, deep down, India and Dhoni like playing Test cricket as much. At Southampton, and that is only one example, India let the game drift along bowling defensive, non-wicket taking lines for a major part. When wickets appeared distant, and that always happens at some point in a Test match, India seemed willing passengers on the tide. Yes, Dhoni tried but Dhoni the one-day captain would have been here, there and everywhere, sniffing an opportunity here, grabbing ten minutes of the game there. Dhoni likes one-day cricket and you can see that in everything he does.