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Michael Holding believes Test cricket "is slowly dying"

Former West Indian cricketer Michael Holding says that he fears Test cricket could be at risk of dying out due to the increasing popularity of the shorter forms of the game.

Michael Holding has said that he fears the growth of T20 and one-day international cricket could spell the end for the Test form of the sport.

The former West Indian fast bowler believes that the surge in popularity of the shorter formats of the game means that five-day cricket may soon be left behind by players and fans.

Speaking on London Live, Holding said: "I think Test cricket is slowly dying. I don't think it will die eventually – but I think it will lose its relevance, which his pretty much the same thing as dying.

"I have no problems with the shorter forms of the game, because they are there, they are entertaining. But I don't think that Test cricket should be used, just as something else.

"People should be wanting to see it. People should be wanting to play it."

Holding's comments come on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

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