Should the ODIs be dumped for the T20s?

Shane Warne has called out to put an end to the fifty overs format and have only test matches and the T20s being played. According to the former leg-spinner from Australia, the fifty overs format is past its sell-by date and it does not make too much sense to continue playing it.

Warne accepted that it was a big call to make – given the history – but had no doubts that it had ceased to be interesting enough.

In fact, the T20 cricket was introduced by England after the first class features in the four-day and forty overs cricket was found to be dying a slow death and hence the counties had been running into huge losses. With the introduction of the T20 cricket, the coffers have been buzzing again for the counties.

There have been many such calls in the past as well, but the ICC has not yet come out with a statement regarding this.

According to me, it is difficult to put a format to sleep, especially if the audiences still flock to watch the game and if there is a market for it. It also does seem that between redundant test matches and ODIs, the former will be the first to die, but having an ODI series with seven matches was clearly over-stepping the limits, especially after an exciting Ashes series like the one played earlier.

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