The future of One Day International (ODI) cricket seems to be very uncertain. The effects of Twenty20 cricket (a.k.a Pro20 or T20) seem to be having a negative influence on the ODI game. Cricket Australia has said that the 2015 Cricket World Cup scheduled for Australia is not marketable.
The England Cricket Board has scarped their domestic 50-over competition and replaced it with a 40-over game, while in South Africa we play a 45 over game in the MTN Domestic Championships.
Some people have suggested that the ODI game be split into two innings of 25 overs. I think this is a terrible idea; we’re just going to land up with two Twenty20 games in one.
One article which says
2015 ODI WC is not marketable :
http://www.sport24.co.za/Columnists/...h-row-20090915
Another more radical one :
As India engages in yet another meaningless tournament in Sri Lanka and England's ODI series with Australia fails to generate any excitement, Adam Bayfield looks at the future of ODI cricket.
http://www.isport.in/international/f...di-cricket-734
One more :
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...ow/6028891.cms
I think
we should scrap ODIs and get a proper World Test Championship in place divided in 3 tiers and limit T20s to IPL & WT20.