Virat Kohli had recently backed the Test championships starting in 2019 | Photo Credit: AP

Indian skipper Virat Kohli gave his thumbs up to the Test championship, which starts next year, as in a recent interview with the Wisden Cricket Monthly, the 29-year-old said that this would give huge push to the Test cricket. "I think the Test Championship is going to give a huge push to Test cricket," Kohli said. "It makes every series more competitive, and there's going to be ups and downs throughout the Championship, which I really look forward to," he said.

His comment came at a time when the future of the longest format of the game seems to be in danger with a number of T20 leagues coming up and attracting the younger generation. Fans also prefer T20 cricket over the longest format of the game, as the crowds in the stands during a Test match states so.

However, Kohli is still backing for the rise of Test cricket and his comments have impressed Australian legend Adam Gilchrist, who took to Instagram to praise the Indian skipper.

“Pleasing remarks from @virat.kohliReally, really pleasing remarks. Currently, one of the most important opinions in the game and I like what he’s saying,” he wrote on Instagram posting the comments of Kohli.

Apart from backing the Test championship, Kohli also gave his thumbs down to the 100-ball format which the England Cricket Board (ECB) is set to launch in 2020. The format will see six balls comprising 15 overs. However, the final over will comprise 10 balls, a big change that has been made by the board.

Kohli was hurt with the commercial aspect taking over the real quality and the 29-year-old further talked about the format and said, “Obviously for the people involved in the whole process [of the 100-ball competition] and the set-up it will be really exciting but I cannot think of one more format, to be honest.”

"I'm already very... I wouldn't say frustrated, but sometimes it can get very demanding of you when you have to play so much cricket regularly. I feel somewhere the commercial aspect is taking over the real quality of cricket and that hurts me,” he had added.