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The comment came after South Africa faced a crushing 278 runs defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match Test series at Galle.
However, Klusener who is currently working as Zimbabwe batting coach expressed his delight that the ICC has given Zimbabwe an opportunity to take on South Africa in the trial four-day Test on the Boxing Day this year.
The other reason for BCCI not warming up to four day Test is because there are no points awarded for the proposed Test league.
The first-ever four-day Test, to be played between South Africa and Zimbabwe, will be played with the pink-ball and under lights.
The first edition of the competition would run over a two-year cycle beginning in 2019, culminating in a final between the top two teams at the iconic Lord's.
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