IPL affect: Chappell predicts NY vs Bombay T20 in near future

Chappell said the growing Twenty20 mania and the dwindling spectator count in Test matches could see cricket8217;s oldest and longest format shrinking to just four or five countries,feels the former Australian captain.

8220;I have a feeling that Test cricket is going to reduce in size rather than grow in size,8221; Chappell was quoted as saying by 8216;The Daily Telegraph8217;.

8220;I can see a time where there will be four or five major countries playing Test match cricket,8221; he said.

The former coach of the Indian team,who played 87 Tests in his career,said the administrators of the game need to protect the one-day format as it might become the longest format of the game in many countries in the times to come.

8220;It8217;s another reason why 50-over cricket needs to be supported and given a rethink because 50-over cricket could well become the Test cricket of the future for a lot of cricket-playing countries,8221; he said.