Does ODI Cricket Have A Future?
By Mohammad Yusha • Aug 26th, 2010 • Category: Features • 2 CommentsThere was a time when scoring 300 runs would ensure victory. Now, even a score of 400 doesn’t seem enough. Before, a four would be seen as achievement. Now, even a number of fours don’t bring excitement. One day cricket has been destroyed with the powerplay and free-hit rule. Fewer people now follow cricket and watch the game. If all this isn’t enough, the ICC is ready to experiment with more absurdity, such as the split innings rule.
First the bouncer was legitimized. It was a foolish move. A delivery that sails above head height is obviously not playable. A bowler is hit for one boundary after another in an over and he finds an escape through an unethical means. After trying to help bowlers the ICC suddenly lost it and decided to make the “interesting” by including the powerplay and free-hit rule.
Concerning the powerplays, there is no need for twenty overs of field restrictions, which includes a five over powerplay that the batting team can choose to implement. Most teams opt for it in the final overs of the game, and it starts to rain boundaries.
If the powerplay rule wasn’t daft enough, we also have the free-hit rule. The batting team is under pressure, another wicket falls, and the new batsman plays and misses. More tension. Suddenly, a no ball is called and the batsman gets a free hit. Next ball goes for four, the pressure is lifted, the atmosphere changes, and the effort that the bowling team had put in is undone.
New rules are unfair to those batsmen who currently hold records as they are now easier to be broken. Also, it is unfair to bowlers as they will have to perform a lot better to create new records and their career economy rate will also take a toll.
To make cricket exciting, batsmen like Virendar Sehwag, Kevin Pieterson and Adam Gilchrist are required. And of course, Shahid Afridi, who did not need new rules to make the fastest hundred. Shahid Afridi also holds the record for the highest number of sixes in ODI.
World records that are broken these days are not met with the appraisal that they used to be met with before. Even tournaments that are supposed to bring excitement have a lot of empty stands. People don’t even look forward to the World Cup anymore.
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After success of T20 format, ODI cricket may be no more a entertaining game but ODI format is still ideal for Cricket. T20 is too short & test cricket is boring as i cant see one match for days. so ODI cricket is more suitable. pakistan also need to improve in ODI as world cup is really near.
I think, new rules r nt an issue. The basic thing is the talent,the player have. Moreover, i see no threat to the future of the ODI cricket,even the test cricket will continue for ages.