The Indian cricket team has hit an extraordinary low, being whitewashed in two series in eleven months. The fans are rightly enraged at the team's performances and one of them openly asked what India should do to improve. Former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs replied that Inia should play less IPL and more Tests. Notably, the Indian Premier League has been a major source of the money bank for the Board of Control of India. BCCI has this been dragging the tournament longer, and it has currently become a three-month-long tournament. Last year, IPL hosted 74 matches, organized from March 22 to May 25. And now, Gibbs targeted that. Replying to the fan's poll, he wrote on his X account, "Shorten IPL and play more test cricket." And when another fan asked him about the relation between IPL and Test, Gibbs replied, "The question was what should India do mate .." Shorten IPL and play more test cricket ✔️ https://t.co/PrnQeN97yj — Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) November 26, 2025 This is not the first time the IPL has been brought under scrutiny. Notably, during the 2021 tour of England, India came back after the fourth Test and was blamed for having prioritized IPL. India was leading the series by 21 when covid hit the camp and India came back. IPL was rescued in the that window, and many blamed that India denied to wait for the series because they wanted to prioritize the league. In 2022, around September, a new group of players, with Jasprit Bumrah as the captain toured England and lost the match by 7 wickets in Birmingham. Read also: 408 runs! India suffered humiliating loss, a margin way beyond India's capacity to cover India sealed record defeat against South Africa at home India became the first country to ever get whitewashed by two or more countries in a home Test series. Earlier it was New Zealand sealing a 3-0 win, and now it South Africa with a 2-0 win. Also, it marked South Africa first win in India after 25 years.