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It's not just about duration. It's the hardest format in every sense. Test cricket is the format which provides an opportunity for players to reach their full potential. It's what separates great players from the good.

Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar was going through a bad phase in 2003-04 Test series in Australia. In the first 3 Test matches his scores read 0, 1, 37, 0, 44. He was dismissed consistently playing cover drive outside the off stump. There was a lot of pressure on him going into the final Test match in Sydney. He showed why he is one of the greatest to ever play cricket. He played a genius of an innings for two days where he didn't play a single cover drive shot outside the off stump as planned by him. He scored 241 and remained not out. This is not something you get to witness in an ODI or a T20. Test is indeed the real cricket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_P8fpLsi-A