The ODI World Cup 2023 is ready to happen later this yr in India. With simply seven months away from the ICC match, former India coach Ravi Shastri has recommended that the officers ought to scale back the ODI format to a 40-over recreation as a substitute of 50-over to provide it a brand new life. The craze of Test and ODI cricket has been taking a toll in curiosity from the followers because the main T20 leagues just like the IPL, BBL and extra have created a buzz round cricket followers for the shorter format.
“For One-day cricket to survive, I think it should be reduced to 40-over game in future,” stated the previous India captain on day 4 of the fourth India-Australia Test on Sunday (March 12), as quoted by PTI. (IND vs AUS: Steve Smith Wins Heart On Social Media, Congratulates Virat Kohli After Epic Knock – See Pic)
Shastri even identified that when Kapil Dev-led India received the World Cup in 1983, it was a 60-over-a-side match earlier than it was decreased to a 50-over affair.
“The reason I say this is because when we won the World Cup in 1983, it was a 60-over (a side) game. Then the attention span of the people diminished and it became a 50-over game. I think the time has come for it to become now a 40-over game. Evolve with the times. Reduce the format,” added Shastri.
The legendary cricketer stated that the T20 format will proceed to deliver massive bucks into the sport, although he made his displeasure recognized for bilateral T20I sequence, saying they “should be reduced”. Shastri can be an enormous advocate of decreased variety of bilateral sequence.
“T20 format I think is the key. It is the injection the game needs to evolve. It’s the cash cow for the sport. But I think there also the bilaterals (series) should be reduced. There are enough domestic leagues around the world that promote the T20 game. We should let those leagues happen and then have a World Cup, just in between. Very few bilaterals, if needed before a World Cup or something of that sort. Then you can sustain all three formats,” added Shastri.
The former participant added that Test cricket will proceed to take pleasure in its delight of place because it was the “real thing”.
“Test cricket will remain Test cricket and it should be given paramount importance. It’s the real thing. I think there’s a place for all formats within India. Especially in the subcontinent. Especially in places like Australia.”
