Sir Vivian Richards, arguably the most destructive batsman of all time, opined that Test cricket will remain “the universe” to him butu00a0T20 cricket has played a role in the survival of the game. “Test match cricket is the universe in my opinion. The youngsters should understand the game at its fullest in terms of Test matches,” said the legendary Antiguan at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday where he felicitated some of Mumbai’s senior-most coaches. He added: “T20 cricket may be a shorter version of the game, but the name doesn’t spell differently, it is still cricket. It has given cricket such a new lease of life. There are folks who like Test matches and there are folks, the new clientele, who obviously like T20 cricket.”

Mumbai’s cricket coaches Vasu Paranjape being felicitated by Sir Vivian Richards at the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul yesterday. Pic/Sameer Markande