Ravi Shastri advocates for discount of overs from 50 to 40 in ODIs: Got to be forward-thinking and evolve

Former India coach Ravi Shastri has steered that the organizers ought to think about shortening one-day internationals from 50 to 40 overs to protect the format.

Ravi Shastri has referred to as for a discount within the time span of ODIs (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSThe standing of one-day cricket has come below the scanner after Ben Stokes’ retirement from the formatShastri steered that there is no such thing as a hurt in shortening the formatThe former India coach steered that ODIs have stayed at 50 for a lot too lengthy

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has steered that the variety of overs in an ODI match needs to be decreased from 50 to 40, with a purpose to protect the format. He mentioned that the organizers should be forward-thinking and evolving.

The retirement of Ben Stokes from the 50-overs recreation introduced it below the scanner, with many questioning how ODIs will survive sooner or later. Legends like Wasim Akram have already referred to as for the format to be scrapped from the worldwide calendar.

The newest one to be important of the format was Shahid Afridi, who advised Samaa TV after Stokes’ retirement that the sport needs to be shortened in a bid to make it extra entertaining.

“One-day cricket has become quite boring now. I would suggest to cut ODI cricket from 50 overs to 40 overs in order to make it entertaining,” mentioned Afridi.

Echoing an analogous opinion, Shastri mentioned on Fan Code through the second ODI between the West Indies and India that there could be no hurt in trimming the span of the sport. He steered that the organizers of the sport must be forward-thinking and evolve with time, because the format has stayed at 50 for a lot too lengthy.

“There is no harm in shortening the span of the game. When one-day cricket started, it was of 60 overs. When we won the World Cup in 1983, it was of 60 overs. After that, people thought that 60 overs were a bit too long. People found that span of overs between 20 to 40 hard to digest. So they reduced it from 60 to 50. So years have gone by now since that decision so why not reduce it from 50 to 40 now. Because you got to be forward-thinking and evolve. It stayed for 50 for too long,” mentioned Shastri.

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