Delivering the Legends Club's keynote address on the occasion of former India captain Vijay Hazare's birth anniversary yesterday at the Cricket Club of India, the wicket keeper batsman said while T20 cricket has brought in a lot of money into the sport, it has also affected spin bowling.
"I feel there are a lot of positives. Me being the cricketer from the T20 generation, what comes to my mind is it brought in a lot of spectators.
"There are also a lot of negatives in T20. (Former Test opener) Madhav (Apte) sir spoke about quality of spinners (during the programme). That is one of the major reasons why spinners do not have that quality (bowling) with red ball.
"In T20, the moment you flight the ball, the batsman hoists it beyond the boundary. It's not possible to flight the ball in T20, (as) the captain stops you from bowling.
"Also the technique in batsmen (has changed), with a lot of bottom hand coming in, which won't get you runs in the four-day format," he pointed out.
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