The impact of South Africa’s decision to skip ODI series vs Australia on cricket's future

[hoshiarpurexpress]

CSA has forfeited there series against Australia to prioritise there T20 franchise league. We see IPL/PSL vying for bigger windows for there respective leagues.

What is the future of ODI and bilateral cricket?

Will we see more boards prioritising franchise leagues to cater to the new type of fan base?

 

[sweep_shot]

That may well be the case sadly.

Countries prioritizing franchise cricket over international cricket.

 

[sam_ahm]

Yes, this is a very significant move and it shows where cricket is headed, as much as genuine fans dislike it. Cricket is now only for those casual fans who just want some entertainment, not the thrill of a sport.

Honestly, I'm very close to be done with this game, just does not give the excitement that I experienced before and made me fall in love with this game.

 

[therealAB]

JAMODI series who even cares

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

The ODI format has never been less relevant. Take out the CT and the World Cup and its very hard to see it being especially relevant in the coming years either. If anything, I see the number of ODIs decreasing even more in the next FTP.

All anyone wants to do is make money off T20s. And on the other hand, the format in itself has also gotten less interesting over the years too because of flat pitches and two new balls. I completely agree with Ashwin's assessment that its basically just an extension of the T20 format.

ICC has tried, in some respects to bring some relevance back to the format with the Super League. But they need to do more. They should get rid of this stupid two new balls rule, and institute a rule that every team has to play X amount of ODIs in the Super League. Make sure that if a team cancels or postpones a series they are docked points or fined.

In the case of teams like South Africa, I don't think you can do anything if someone has decided to shoot themselves in the foot. I just hope that they end up playing the World Cup Qualifiers.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Seems like a shot in the foot by CSA. They failed to launch their own league a few years ago as well. Now they're are just desperate and willing to do anything to be able to launch their own league. Won't be surprised if they fail again.

 

[Titan24]

JAMODI series who even cares

As a fan of the sport bilaterals still excite me more then random T20 leagues with nothing relatable and matches and stats are such a good which are not even remembered by the next match of the league.

 

[gazza619]

Bi lateral ODI series is pointless.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Seems like a shot in the foot by CSA. They failed to launch their own league a few years ago as well. Now they're are just desperate and willing to do anything to be able to launch their own league. Won't be surprised if they fail again.

They are very desperate. I think this is the third time they've tried to do so. Would be surprised if it isn't a complete and utter disaster like the CSA Global T20 was.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

They are very desperate. I think this is the third time they've tried to do so. Would be surprised if it isn't a complete and utter disaster like the CSA Global T20 was.

The funny thing is if they are able to strike a deal, would they keep their quota system in the t20 teams or not considering the franchise t20s already come with oversees quota and stuff.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

The funny thing is if they are able to strike a deal, would they keep their quota system in the t20 teams or not considering the franchise t20s already come with oversees quota and stuff.

Personally don't view quota system as a problem. It is something necessary inorder to make up for decades of institutional racism that held back the majority ethnic group of the country in nearly every walk of life, but especially cricket which was a white dominated sport.

Considering the fact that the quota system is in-place in their domestic system, which includes their domestic T20 competition I would assume that it will be in-place with this tournament too.

 

[Ashmal]

I feel CSA has tried to settle their scores with CA here....Aussies not touring SA last year was a big financial setback for CSA

 

[NauV]

It is really sad . . the shorter the format, worst it gets for genuine cricket fans . . Just to be clear, I don't mind T20 . . and I am absolutely for globalizing the sport and T20 is definitely the best medium to do that . . but we're essentially taking the sport to a spot where no one would want to play any other format because of the financial rewards of T20 cricket

Cricket is a sport where incredible number of skills are tested . . temperament, talent, courage, etc. Test cricket is test cricket because it tests all the skills that are required to become an elite cricketer . . You have to be good for a longer period of time to win . . The shorter the format gets, more the chances of limited cricketers to prosper . . Cricket isn't football . . stop trying to make it football . . it has a massive market because of its own idiosyncrasies.

What skills are tested in T20 cricket? Defensive bowling and attacking batting? It reduces the game of cricket to a fraction of what it should be . .

I am not quite sure what the solution is myself . .

But my initial thought is to get rid of bilateral T20s and restrict internationals to Tests and ODIs only with a T20 world cup (somewhat like international football) every few years . . Maybe it's worth debating a mechanism where ICC gets earnings from all T20 leagues in return for creating a T20 franchise window 2 times a year . . and then they mandate boards to put in that money into test and ODI cricket and ensure players playing test cricket are financially incentivized to do so . .

I just don't think there's enough will on the ICC level to fix the situation . . as Michael Holding says, they are probably reduced to an event management company now . . and because the boards want to maximize their profits, they are all going down the T20 league route . .

So unfortunately, right now for people like me, I don't see ODI cricket surviving for sure . . and in 20 30 40 years when the our generation of fans (who have seen the non-t20 era) is completely gone and the T20 generation is the only generation that remains, I am not sure what chance test cricket has either . .

Perhaps cricket would just be reduced to the skills on display in t20 cricket . . again . . a small fraction of what the game of cricket is all about

 

[Mp812]

Nostalgists for the game cricket used to be and apologists for what it has become won't want to hear this. To them, cricket at its best involves so-called national teams playing in series and tournaments comprised of small wars minus the shooting. They really should wake up and smell the marketing mumbo jumbo. Closer to the truth is that cricket that people pay to watch has always and always will exist solely because it makes money.

Right now, the popular theory is that cricket's conduit to riches runs through franchise T20 tournaments. Whether that is indeed the case is by no means certain - the IPL makes serious money, the other entities in the market not so much. But people who want to make money from cricket are keen to spend it on getting ever more T20 competitions up and running. They are less enthusiastic about bilateral cricket, which can only suffer because it is supported by the same funding. That funding is finite: the amount of money coming into the game itself doesn't grow because there's more cricket. Instead, it's moved to where the money's owners want it to be.

 

[Local.Dada]

15-20 yrs back who would have imagined a Aus-SA odi series to be boring?

Unfortunately it is now. No one cares so a good decision by SA.

Get used to it this is the future of bilaterals. No amount of complaining will change this.

 

[BDfanforever]

If you want to play T20 you might as well quit Cricket and start playing Baseball.

 

[Savak]

Cricket Australia will make Cricket South Africa pay for this.