Garry Sobers talks about what T20 does to young players

                                             

You will find in most countries here, the selectors from various islands will try to keep the young and upcoming player from T20

until he develops his skills at the top level and then he can handle both. We are trying to build Test players for the future.

And you can't build Test players through T20, not if they are in the age group of 19-21.

We don't really want to start pushing them into T20 where they have to face five or six overs and they know they have to get on

with it and they have to play all different kinds of shots, and then hold their technique for the level of Test cricket.

                              "If you are going to raise youngsters for Test cricket that don't have the experience,

you can't stick them into T20.

                              You've got to teach them first how to play Test cricket"

What de arse is this old fogey on about?  Brabbits, Pollylips, and Gayle seh "Go Gyal Go"! ::LOL::

West Indies players like Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin first played Test cricket [except Pollard]

and they were not too bad at Test cricket. I don't think they would have learned a lot from IPL or whatever T20 they have played.

They can only learn a lot of bad habits from it and take those into Test cricket.

If you are going to raise youngsters for Test cricket that don't have the experience, you can't stick them into T20.

You've got to teach them first how to play Test cricket and when they're good enough for Test cricket

and if they want to play both formats then they can.

www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/878103.html

How heavy was your bat?

Two pounds two.

I don't know what today's batsmen use and how much they weigh.I know what they look like. I can see how thick they are.

Some people say they are 2.10, 2.12, three pounds.