XtraTime Web Desk: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly looked very much impressed with the cricket being played in the ongoing Ashes and now he has challenged other teams to raise the standard of their play in order to keep the quality of Test cricket relevant. The former skipper believed that Test cricket was ‘alive’ after an enthralling Test match at Lord’s. In a rain-curtailed match at Lord’s England pushed Australia to a corner, but the visitors managed to hang on to a draw in a pulsating final day. Ben Stokes slammed a century and Jofra Archer took 3 wickets to reduce Australia to 154 for 6 when the match concluded.
Despite rain ruining almost two days of play, the second Test match was a riveting affair and has convinced the former Indian captain that with Test cricket ‘alive’, other teams need to step up and raise their standard. “The Ashes series has kept Test cricket alive…up to rest of the world to raise their standard,” Ganguly tweeted late on Sunday.