ODI World Cup 2023: ‘Scale back It To 40-Over Sport,’ Former India Coach Ravi Shastri On Survival Of ODI Cricket | Cricket Information

The ODI World Cup 2023 is about to happen later this yr in India. With simply seven months away from the ICC event, former India coach Ravi Shastri has urged that the officers ought to cut back the ODI format to a 40-over recreation as a substitute of 50-over to present it a brand new life. The craze of Check 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 outlive, I feel it must be lowered to 40-over recreation in future,” mentioned the previous India captain on day 4 of the fourth India-Australia Check on Sunday (March 12), as quoted by PTI. (IND vs AUS: Steve Smith Wins Coronary heart On Social Media, Congratulates Virat Kohli After Epic Knock – See Pic)

Shastri even identified that when Kapil Dev-led India gained the World Cup in 1983, it was a 60-over-a-side event earlier than it was lowered to a 50-over affair.

“The rationale I say it’s because once we gained the World Cup in 1983, it was a 60-over (a facet) recreation. Then the eye span of the folks diminished and it turned a 50-over recreation. I feel the time has come for it to develop into now a 40-over recreation. Evolve with the instances. Scale back the format,” added Shastri.

The legendary cricketer mentioned that the T20 format will proceed to convey huge bucks into the sport, although he made his displeasure recognized for bilateral T20I sequence, saying they “must be lowered”. Shastri can be an enormous advocate of lowered variety of bilateral sequence.

“T20 format I feel is the important thing. It’s the injection the sport must evolve. It is the money cow for the game. However I feel there additionally the bilaterals (sequence) must be lowered. There are sufficient home leagues around the globe that promote the T20 recreation. We should always let these leagues occur after which have a World Cup, simply in between. Only a few bilaterals, if wanted earlier than a World Cup or one thing of that kind. Then you possibly can maintain all three codecs,” added Shastri.

The previous participant added that Check cricket will proceed to get pleasure from its delight of place because it was the “actual factor”.

“Check cricket will stay Check cricket and it must be given paramount significance. It is the actual factor. I feel there’s a spot for all codecs inside India. Particularly within the subcontinent. Particularly in locations like Australia.”