Steve Waugh reacts to South Africa’s Test squad for New Zealand tour

Steve Waugh has reacted to South Africa’s Test squad for the tour of New Zealand. The former Australian legend has felt that it is a bad move from SA to send a second-string squad for the tour of NZ which is highly crucial for the WTC cycle 2023-25. Waugh questioned the move from SA to allow the senior players to play in the SA20 league over the tour of New Zealand.

The former Australian captain took to Instagram and posted the image of the squad of South Africa for the Tests against NZ. He wrote his opinion regarding the unsatisfactory move from SA in the caption. Waugh questioned if it was a defining moment in the death of Test cricket. “Is this a defining moment in the death of Test cricket?” asked Waugh to the world.

The former Australian legend asked for the top boards from the world like England, India, and Australia to step in and protect the purest format of the game. “Surely the Apex Council along with the cricket boards of India, England, and Australia must step in to protect the purest form of the game,” added Tugga in the caption as he felt that these boards must talk about the same with the Apex board.

‘A premium, equal match fee for all test players might be a good starting point’ – Steve Waugh

The captain of the former world number 1 felt that a premium and equal match fee for all the Test players might be a good move to attract the players and youngsters, in particular, to take up Test cricket. Waugh felt that History and tradition must be treasured by the current generation. A premium, equal match fee for all test players might be a good starting point,” added the former great.

History and tradition must count for something. Waugh expressed his disappointment regarding the same and felt that if the current generation does not value Test cricket and prefer money over the purest format of the game, then the legacy of the likes of Don Bradman, WG Grace, and Garry Sobers might become irrelevant. “If we stand by and allow profits to be the defining criteria the legacy of Bradman, Grace, and Sobers will be irrelevant,” Waugh concluded.