Six reasons why Tests are much better than limited overs cricket

4. Frequent fluctuations:

Every day of a Test match is divided into three sessions of two hours each. The first session may be dominated by the bowlers and the next session may be dominated by the batsmen. And the third session may go in favour of each team or both. Even if that is not the case, each day can spring a surprise or two by way of frequent fluctuations in the course of the game. One can never easily predict what might happen the next day. The 376-run partnership between V.V.S.Laxman and Rahul Dravid at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2001 was one of those instances which popped up from nowhere when India was reeling the previous day. Fresh days and fresh sessions have the capacity to paint a different picture altogether. Assuming both the overnight batsmen at the crease are our favourites, every bit of a wait from thereon till the next day raises our anxiety, which should be counted as more thrilling than a last ball six in an ODI. Till the fifth day – if the matches go thus far – our hopes never get tarnished, and that is what frequent fluctuations in Test matches bring to us.