Since the all-rounder of the England team retired Ben Stokes From the ODIs, many are speculating on the future of the more than 50 format. Many former cricketers have also expressed their concerns with the evolving cricket calendar and how players need to stay fresh. new. Now, the former head coach of Team India Ravi Shastri supported calls to reduce excessive numbers in ODIs, saying that the ODI had been played for 50 times too long.
During comment period on FanCode for the second ODI match between India and West Indies, Shastri said: “There is no harm in shortening the match length. When the ODI starts, it is 60 rounds. When we do, won the World Cup in 1983, Then people thought that the interval beyond 60 was too long.
“So it’s been many years since that decision, so why not reduce it from 50 to 40 now. Because you have to have a forward-thinking and growth mindset. It lasts for 50 too long” , he added.
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Earlier, Shastri had said that only the top six teams could participate in Test cricket and the sport could be popularized to different countries through white ball cricket.
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“If you want Test cricket to survive, you can’t have 10, 12 teams. Keep the top six, keep the quality of the cricket and respect the quality over the quantity. That’s the only way you open up the opportunity. opportunity for other crickets to be played Expand the team in T20 or one day cricket if you want to spread the game but in the Cricket Trial you will have to reduce the team then it doesn’t matter if England don’t go to the West Indies or if the West Indies don’t come to England,” Shastri told Sky Sports.
“If they’re in the top six, they play and if they’re not in the top six, they don’t play. Whether it’s India, Australia or England, you have to qualify for that top six, if you want around playing games. If you want to experience the game, do it with a white ball, ideally a T20 cricket. In short, it’s a football model, you will have the World Cup, a big tournament and a part. the rest of it will be different leagues around the world,” he added.
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