Mumbai: Ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believe that ODI Cricket needs to find its relevance as the 50-over format is becoming an extended form of T20 Cricket Without “ebbs and flows”.
Bilateral ODIs around the world are fast losing relevance and few like the former India head coach Ravi Shastri Want more franchise based T20 leagues than such series.
Ashwin, who took 151 wickets in 113 ODIs, said on the upcoming show of ‘Wonnie and Tuffers Cricket Club Podcast’, “It is a question of relevance and I think ODI cricket needs to find its relevance. It needs to find its place. needed.” ,
The podcast is being hosted by the former England captain Michael Vaughn and left arm spinner Phil Tufnell,
“The greatest beauty of one-day cricket is – sorry – the ups and downs of the game. People used to spend their time and take the game deeper. The one-day format used to be a format where it was all about bowlers ,” added the 35-year-old.
Ashwin, himself a “cricket nut”, admitted that he turned off his TV after a while while watching an ODI.
“Even as a cricket badger and a cricket nut, I turn off the TV after a point and it’s obviously very scary for the format of the game. That’s when those ups and downs disappear.” So it’s not cricket anymore. It’s just an extended T20 form,” he said.
Currently, two new balls are used in an ODI innings but Ashwin Pushed to return to the old format where a single ball was used, saying it would be a similar competition.
The tweaker, who took 442 Test wickets, said, “I think a ball will work and spinners will come into the game to bowl more at the back end. The reverse swing can come back, which is important for the game.” ,
Ashwin’s remarks came at a time when South Africa decided to pull out of the ODI series in Australia, which was scheduled to be played in January, due to a busy schedule and the start of their domestic T20 competition.
“I would also say that we need to go back to the used ball around 2010. I don’t think we use that anymore,” the off-spinner signed off.
Bilateral ODIs around the world are fast losing relevance and few like the former India head coach Ravi Shastri Want more franchise based T20 leagues than such series.
Ashwin, who took 151 wickets in 113 ODIs, said on the upcoming show of ‘Wonnie and Tuffers Cricket Club Podcast’, “It is a question of relevance and I think ODI cricket needs to find its relevance. It needs to find its place. needed.” ,
The podcast is being hosted by the former England captain Michael Vaughn and left arm spinner Phil Tufnell,
“The greatest beauty of one-day cricket is – sorry – the ups and downs of the game. People used to spend their time and take the game deeper. The one-day format used to be a format where it was all about bowlers ,” added the 35-year-old.
Ashwin, himself a “cricket nut”, admitted that he turned off his TV after a while while watching an ODI.
“Even as a cricket badger and a cricket nut, I turn off the TV after a point and it’s obviously very scary for the format of the game. That’s when those ups and downs disappear.” So it’s not cricket anymore. It’s just an extended T20 form,” he said.
Currently, two new balls are used in an ODI innings but Ashwin Pushed to return to the old format where a single ball was used, saying it would be a similar competition.
The tweaker, who took 442 Test wickets, said, “I think a ball will work and spinners will come into the game to bowl more at the back end. The reverse swing can come back, which is important for the game.” ,
Ashwin’s remarks came at a time when South Africa decided to pull out of the ODI series in Australia, which was scheduled to be played in January, due to a busy schedule and the start of their domestic T20 competition.
“I would also say that we need to go back to the used ball around 2010. I don’t think we use that anymore,” the off-spinner signed off.