Wasim Akram urges cricket authorities to scrap 50-over format: One-day cricket is only a drag now
Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram has urged cricket authorities to scrap one-day cricket from the calendar because it appears like a drag in the meanwhile.
Ben Stokes’ current retirement from the format has introduced the highlight on the 50-overs sport, with many feeling that gamers are shedding their curiosity in enjoying ODIs.
Akram, whereas talking on The Telegraph’s Vaughany and Tuffers Cricket Club podcast, backed Stokes’ resolution to retire from ODIs and mentioned that the format appears like a drag proper now at the same time as a commentator. He additionally mentioned that T20s are simpler and it’s fairly tiring for a participant to play the 50-over matches.
“Him deciding that he’s retiring from one-day cricket is kind of unhappy however I agree with him. Even as a commentator one-day cricket is only a drag now, particularly after T20. I can think about as a participant. 50 overs, 50 overs, then it’s a must to pre-game, post-game, the lunch sport.
“T20 is kind of easier, four hours the game is over. The leagues all around the world, there is a lot more money – I suppose this is part and parcel of the modern cricket. T20 or Test cricket. One-day cricket is kind of dying.
“It is quite tiring for a player to play one-day cricket. After T20, one-day cricket seems it is going for days. So players are focussing on more shorter format. And longer format obviously [with] Test cricket,” said Wasim Akram.
When asked if cricket authorities should consider scrapping the format, Akram said they look into it seriously as there are a lot of countries where they’re struggling to fill stadiums.
“I think so. In England you have full houses. In India, Pakistan especially, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa, one-day cricket you are not going to fill the stadiums.”
“They are doing it only for the sake of doing it. After the primary 10 overs, it’s simply ‘OK, just go a run a ball, get a boundary, four fielders in and you get to 200, 220 in 40 overs’ after which have a go final 10 overs. Another 100. It’s form of run-of-the-mill,” mentioned Akram.
The Pakistan cricket legend additionally mentioned that Tests are his favourite format of the sport, saying that the five-day match was the place a participant used to get recognised.
“There’s a battle within the battle in Test cricket,” he mentioned. “I always preferred Test matches. One-day used to be fun but Test matches were where you were recognised as a player where people still pick you for the world XIs. OK money matters – I understand where they are coming from – but they should also remember if they want to be recognised as one of the greats of the game,” mentioned Akram.
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