ODI cricket will end! Shocking revelation in ICC report

Given the popularity of T20 cricket, now ODI cricket is under threat. According to a report, people show less interest in ODI cricket after the Corona pandemic. It has been revealed that due to the increasing number of T20 leagues, fans are taking bilateral ODIs lightly. That's why the ICC is also finding it challenging to get broadcasters for these series. Potential broadcasters are also focusing on the big-ticket Test series or T20 series. He believes that 7-hour ODI matches and bilateral series are no longer a means of earning money.

Actually, the ICC meeting is to be held in Durban, in which the future of ODI will be discussed. ODIs have lost some relevance in the post-Covid-19 era despite the ODI World Cup 2023 and Champions Trophy 2025 being around the corner, an ICC member told PTI. The growing number of T20 leagues has made the bilateral ODI series unnecessary.

He said that only countries like India can get crowds in ICC events like World Cup and Champions Trophy with 50 over matches. Now a time has come that it is not possible to predict the future of a five or three-match bilateral series with the introduction of T20 cricket. T20 World Cup happens once in two years. Various leagues are organized there throughout the year.

The ICC board member pointed out that potential broadcasters also want to focus on the big-ticket Test and T20 series. Seven-hour one-day matches and insignificant bilateral series are no longer money-makers. So there is a need for ICC member countries to have a thorough discussion on that aspect.

Citing an example, he said that just after the T20 World Cup last year, there was an ODI series between England and Australia, but very few people would remember what happened in that. He said that this is the reason why the recall value of bilateral ODIs is going down. Let us tell you that only 5 ODI series have happened between World Cup 2019 and World Cup 2023. While the number was 42 between the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.