Rahul Dravid has made a spirited call for nurturing first-class and Test cricket, saying the longer and more traditional formats provided players with the grounding needed to prosper in the newer, shorter versions. The steps Dravid suggested for bolstering Tests included a more serious consideration of day-night Tests, increasing pay for long-form specialists, a streamlined and regularised cricket calendar, and providing more context to matches through competitions like the Test championship.

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