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A purist at heart, New Zealand pace great Sir Richard Hadlee is not a fan of T20 cricket and has no qualms in asserting that the shortest format will not survive if Tests are not taken care of. Hadlee said the foundation of cricket must be "preserved" and all three formats can co-exist if a balance is struck. "Test cricket must be preserved. It's the foundation on which the game is based. So we must look after the five-day game," Hadlee said. "Certainly with emergence of T20 cricket which is a revolution in the game, all three formats need to live together. They can co-exist but I hate to see that T20 cricket will dominate world cricket," the 69-year-old made his preference clear in response to a query from PTI. … [Read more...] about T20 Can’t Survive Without Test Cricket, Says Richard Hadlee

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He was also a hard-hitting batsman with a Test career total of 3,124 runs, including two centuries and 15 half-centuries, at an average of 27.16. Hadlee also represented New Zealand in 115 ODIs claiming 158 wickets and scored 1751 runs with a highest score of 79. … [Read more...] about Cricketing Great Richard Hadlee Undergoes Surgery For Cancer

New Zealand cricketing great Richard Hadlee will undergo a second round of surgery after cancer spread to his liver, his wife Dianne said on Monday. Last month, Hadlee had undergone a surgery for bowel cancer and was expected to make a full recovery after a course of chemotherapy. However, Dianne Hadlee provided an update on the 67-year-old cricketer's condition. "This week, Richard will undergo further surgery after secondary cancer was discovered in his liver," she said in a statement. "Medical advice is that it's still at a very early stage and is operable." … [Read more...] about New Zealand Cricket Legend Richard Hadlee To Undergo Second Round Of Cancer Surgery

Hadlee, however, feels that T20 has produced more skillful players even though they might not be better cricketers. "I am not saying they are better players but they are certainly more skillful. Because of different formats that they play, they have to adapt to different situations particularly in T20 which is a high-risk game anyway with all the trick shots that they play," he stated. … [Read more...] about Sir Richard Hadlee, legendary New Zealand all-rounder, says Test cricket must for T20’s existence