Test cricket was the ultimate format when we started playing, it still is: Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, who is still remembered for his hundred on Test debut at Lord's among other achievements, said a player becomes great only when he or she performs well for the country in Test cricket.

Former India captain and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Sourav Ganguly says that Test cricket was and still is the "ultimate format" of the sport in which every player wants to do well. Ganguly's comments echoes the views of nearly every person in the cricketing fraternity all around the globe. From greats of the game to the budding players, everyone has stated time and again that Test cricket is the format which matters the most in this sport.