Who else is finding ODIs to be boring?

[jnaveen1980]

Every now and then we target a format only to turn 180 degrees shortly. We are all cricket fans. That too hardcore cricket fans. Otherwise we won't be in a forum posting. Why do we run down any formats for heavensake?

 

[daytrader]

"It's Getting Boring": Sachin Tendulkar Suggests Drastic Rule Changes For ODI Cricket

"It's getting monotonous, without a doubt. There are two parts to it. One is the current format and the next which I feel that should be played.

"The current format, which has been there for a while now is two new balls (per innings). When you have two new balls, you have kind of eliminated reverse swing. Even though, we are in the 40th over of the game, it's just the 20th over of that ball. And the ball only starts reversing around the 30th over. That element is missing today because of two new balls. The current format, I feel, is heavy on bowlers." Right now, the game is becoming too predictable. From the 15th to the 40th over its losing its momentum. It's getting boring.

He opined, that while there was no harm in retaining the 50-over format, teams should alternate between batting and bowling after every 25 overs, as that will give the opponents level-playing ground and take toss, dew factor and other conditions out of the equation.

"So, both teams bowl in the first and the second half. Commercially too it more viable as there will be three innings breaks instead of two."

NDTV

 

[RamLakhan]

Yeah, definitely feels that way.

The best thing would be to change it to 40 overs and split innings.

Basically, 20 overs for team A, then 20 overs for team B, after that team A bats again to complete its remaining 20 overs and finishing off with team B 20 overs.

Only way to keep ODI's interesting.

Even I have been saying this! And better way (commercially) to execute this is splitting the match to 2 days. 40 overs each on 2 days, day-night match (4 hours each day). This is technically like 2 T20 matches over 2 days, but a modified version of ODI. I believe it can get more interesting than T20s... Also we can go creative like having the same ball (1st day/1st innings ball) even for 10 overs in the next day/2nd innings, and give a choice for change of ball in the 2nd innings (11th over) only for the team who has got lead in the 1st innings! Something like that...

 

[RamLakhan]

Sachin suggested this idea way long back! Even I have been a believer in his idea!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

ODIs are much more alive than Test cricket. Just need to bring back the 1 new ball rule and it should be fine. It's Test match cricket that's nearly dead. Outside of India, England and Australia , nobody can make profits off of it and even these teams depend on proper opponents visiting.

NZ tests in Pakistan were 100 % loss making. If ODI cricket was given the kind of importance that Tests were given , it would be thriving even now.

Just to add to this. I've followed the numbers for the recent Australian tour of India and there is no doubt that atleast in India ODI cricket is much more alive than Test cricket is.

The BGT had a context in terms of WTC qualification and is generally considered a marquee series. The average viewership was around 1 million on Hotstar with a low of 500,0000 and a high of around 2.3 million. TV audience would have been minimal on working days.

The first ODI had numbers around 2.2 million on Hotstar for the 1st innings and peaked around 5.5 - 6 million atleast if not more in the 2nd innings and many more would have watched the latter half of 2nd innings on TV.

Keep in mind that this so called JAMODI series has no context or real relevance and is just before a 2 month summer of IPL white ball cricket.

The difference is massive. An ODI tournament will still bring big numbers. Test match cricket is on life support.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Test cricket has always been on life support, that's nothing new. However players love test cricket most, so it is here to stay

ODIs are not boring to me, but its relevance is waning every single day. Modern ODIs are just long T20s, bring back ODIs before 2010, where it was not a slog fest, and batsmen toiled hard for each run

Nobody can tell what a good ODI player is anymore. The stats for batsman have become disgustingly bloated, while bowler average, and particularly the economy rate, has gone through the roof.

Is Virat Kohli really that much better than Sachin Tendulkar, as the stats imply? Is Jos Buttler really that much better than Sanath Jayasurya?

A good ODI is the most thrilling format of cricket, especially if its a close match. But a bad ODI is the worst. And most ODIs are bad.

 

[PakPremi]

ODI s are 10 over too long. Should be 40 overs a side. So sides do not go into shells for too long, and continue playing mostof inning with a good momentum. Also, it will save 20 overs time overall. I certianly cannot watch full 50 overs from each side any more,unless it is a world cup game.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Test cricket has always been on life support, that's nothing new. However players love test cricket most, so it is here to stay

ODIs are not boring to me, but its relevance is waning every single day. Modern ODIs are just long T20s, bring back ODIs before 2010, where it was not a slog fest, and batsmen toiled hard for each run

Nobody can tell what a good ODI player is anymore. The stats for batsman have become disgustingly bloated, while bowler average, and particularly the economy rate, has gone through the roof.

Is Virat Kohli really that much better than Sachin Tendulkar, as the stats imply? Is Jos Buttler really that much better than Sanath Jayasurya?

A good ODI is the most thrilling format of cricket, especially if its a close match. But a bad ODI is the worst. And most ODIs are bad.

No. It's never been this bad for Test cricket. There are plenty of examples out there to join the dots. Test matches have become extremely expensive to host once DRS became the norm.

It is extremely expensive to have Hawkeye or Virtual Eye for 5 days. Not only that broadcast rights value has declined significantly in this period as well.

Take India's tour of South Africa in 2010-11. The per match valuation was atleast twice as much as it was for the previous tour and I believe there was no DRS used back then either. Profitability of even high profile Test series has taken a big hit over the last decade.

All the smaller boards have recognized this and that's why the likes of PCB, SLC, NZC, WICB, CSA are barely playing any Test series of more than 2 Tests going forward .

Even the likes of ECB were forced to The Hundred in the middle of the season because their bilateral cricket ights alone is not as valuable as the previous cycle .

 

[mazkhan]

With the rise of the t20 and 20/20 domestic leagues.

50 over game seems totally pointless , it's been superceded by the t20 format.

Icc should just simply get rid of it totally pointless .

 

[gibsyhesperis]

Mike Atherton writing in The Times three years ago, was, as ever, remarkably prescient on this topic.

He opined that ultimately there will only be two formats of cricket played worldwide … T20 and Test cricket.
The latter will really only be played regularly by the the Big 3 of Eng, India and Aus.

T20 will be both franchise (dominant) with some international activity. The fans want this as do broadcasters
Test cricket will survive (predominantly in the Big3) because the players want it and in the big 3 some fans, (and here you can still get reasonable broadcasting rights).

Recently both Jason Holder and Angelo Matthews were bemoaning the lack of Test cricket for their respective nations. Nothing will change that for these smaller countries.

No player, and virtually no fans, are saying we want more 50 over games.

The one paradox, which Atherton acknowledged, was the 50 over World Cup which is one of the pinnacles of the game (and a considerable revenue generator).

 

[hamzie]

need to scrap it quickly
maybe this 50 WC can be the last