Ravi Shastri supports Afridi’s decision to reduce ODI Overs to 40
It’s okay to cut a few overs from a game to make it more exciting, Ravi Shastri stated during commentary in 2nd ODI between IND vs WI.
Shahid Afridi’s choice to reduce the ODI format to 40 overs each side has the support of Ravi Shastri. When T20 leagues first began to gain popularity around the world a few years ago, the cricket governing body and officials were concerned about the long-format Test game. However, things have changed dramatically since then, with ODI cricket now being the least effective and time-consuming cricket format. The biggest blow to the format came when Ben Stokes announced his departure to concentrate on the other two formats as a result of a jam-packed international schedule.
As the next World Cup was long away (in 2023) and concentrated mostly on the T20Is and the tests, all cricket boards overlooked the ODI format after the 2019 ODI World Cup, which New Zealand won. Because of this, watching a 50-over game has grown boring.
However, former Indian coach Ravi Shastri has a unique strategy for making the game exciting even in one-day international cricket. Shastri reaffirmed Shahid Afridi, the former captain of Pakistan, when he suggested reducing the format to 40 overs.
It’s okay to cut a few overs from a game to make it more exciting, Shastri stated during the commentary for the second One-Day International between India and the West Indies.
“Shortening the game’s duration is not harmful. One-day cricket originally consisted of 60 overs. It had 60 overs when we won the World Cup in 1983. Following that, some began to feel that 60 overs were a little excessive. People found it difficult to comprehend that range of overs between 20 and 40. As a result, they cut it from 60 to 50. Years have passed since the decision, so why not lower it from 50 to 40 at this time? Because you need to grow and think ahead. It remained at 50 for much too long, he claimed.
Shahid Afridi, a former Pakistani cricketer, shared Ravi Shastri’s desire to abbreviate the ODI format.
“One-day cricket has gotten rather dull lately. In order to make ODI cricket more interesting, I would recommend reducing the game’s length from 50 to 40 overs, Shahid Afridi stated in a previous interview with Samaa TV.
