NEW DELHI: As the debate over the relevance of the ODI format rages, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is putting up a brave front to defend the only format of the game that has world champions every four years.
The ICC board met in Birmingham and discussed at length how to keep the format alive. “About relevance of ODIs, we talked about the structure of the game an d the way they are incorporated in FTP is countries and fans in different countries have different preferences with regards to formats. I think at this stage there were some discussions not specifically about ODIs but mix of formats within the calendar,” ICC CEO Geoff Allardice said on Tuesday.
“Countries in their FTPs are still incorporating a healthy number of ODIs. You won’t see any significant change to the number of ODIs or proportion of ODIs being played,” he added.
ICC chairman Greg Barclay conceded that the members are facing challenges with the proliferation of T20 leagues and bilateral cricket. Ben Stokes retiring from ODI fuelled the debate around the sustainability of players playing all formats. “We have got limited amount of time in the calendar. A lot of cricket is played through ICC events, bilateral cricket, T20 leagues. As far as the tipping point is concerned, I am not sure but there’s definitely pressure on members to wade their way through. What they also need to take into account is that players themselves won’t be certainly able to sustain the amount of cricket being played,” Barclay stated.
“There are a number of members who are giving particular attention to their domestic leagues. But the commitment of members to bilateral cricket and commitment to international cricket has been as strong as it has ever been. Members have to manage the balance between domestic competition, international schedule and management of their players,” Allardice.
Few of the current international players floated the idea of reviving multi-nation tournaments. However, the ICC has a policy of not allowing quadrangular tournaments. As for tri-series, Allardice said at this point they are not easy to schedule getting the number of countries at one place at one time given the constraints in the calendar.
No ODI Super League after 2023 World Cup
As the ICC looks to grow the game globally through the T20 format, the ODI Super League (a qualification pathway for ODI World Cups) will be scrapped after the 2023 World Cup. “We have said publicly that for multi-sport games, it will be the T20 format. The ODI super league is only used for qualification for the 2023 World Cup. Last time we did the FTP in 2018, we wanted to provide context for ODIs. For the next cycle, the men’s World Cup will have 14 teams. ODI Super League will be discontinued from 2023,” Allardice said.
The ICC board met in Birmingham and discussed at length how to keep the format alive. “About relevance of ODIs, we talked about the structure of the game an d the way they are incorporated in FTP is countries and fans in different countries have different preferences with regards to formats. I think at this stage there were some discussions not specifically about ODIs but mix of formats within the calendar,” ICC CEO Geoff Allardice said on Tuesday.
“Countries in their FTPs are still incorporating a healthy number of ODIs. You won’t see any significant change to the number of ODIs or proportion of ODIs being played,” he added.
ICC chairman Greg Barclay conceded that the members are facing challenges with the proliferation of T20 leagues and bilateral cricket. Ben Stokes retiring from ODI fuelled the debate around the sustainability of players playing all formats. “We have got limited amount of time in the calendar. A lot of cricket is played through ICC events, bilateral cricket, T20 leagues. As far as the tipping point is concerned, I am not sure but there’s definitely pressure on members to wade their way through. What they also need to take into account is that players themselves won’t be certainly able to sustain the amount of cricket being played,” Barclay stated.
“There are a number of members who are giving particular attention to their domestic leagues. But the commitment of members to bilateral cricket and commitment to international cricket has been as strong as it has ever been. Members have to manage the balance between domestic competition, international schedule and management of their players,” Allardice.
Few of the current international players floated the idea of reviving multi-nation tournaments. However, the ICC has a policy of not allowing quadrangular tournaments. As for tri-series, Allardice said at this point they are not easy to schedule getting the number of countries at one place at one time given the constraints in the calendar.
No ODI Super League after 2023 World Cup
As the ICC looks to grow the game globally through the T20 format, the ODI Super League (a qualification pathway for ODI World Cups) will be scrapped after the 2023 World Cup. “We have said publicly that for multi-sport games, it will be the T20 format. The ODI super league is only used for qualification for the 2023 World Cup. Last time we did the FTP in 2018, we wanted to provide context for ODIs. For the next cycle, the men’s World Cup will have 14 teams. ODI Super League will be discontinued from 2023,” Allardice said.
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