- Wasim suggested the board to eliminate ODIs from the schedule.
- He praised Ben’s retirement decision.
- Wasim said that T20 is easier to play.
Wasim Akram, a legendary Pakistani fast bowler, stated on Wednesday that cricket authorities should consider eliminating one-day internationals from the international schedule.
When asked on the Vaughany and Tuffers Cricket Club podcast for the Telegraph if ODI cricket should be scrapped, Akram responded, “I think so. In England, you have full houses. In India, Pakistan especially, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and South Africa, one-day cricket you are not going to fill the stadiums.
“They are doing it just for the sake of doing it. After the first ten overs, it’s just ‘OK, just go a run a ball, get a boundary, four fielders in, and you get to 200, 220 in 40 overs’ and then have a go last ten overs. Another 100. It’s kind of run-of-the-mill.”
The former Pakistan captain, who also helped Pakistan win its first World Cup in 1992, praised England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes’ decision to retire from 50-over cricket on Monday, citing his inability to continue playing all three formats.
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“Him [Stokes] deciding that he is retiring from one-day cricket is quite sad, but I agree with him. Even as a commentator. One-day cricket is just a drag now, especially after T20. I can imagine as a player. 50 overs, 50 overs, then you have to pre-game, post-game, the lunch game,” Wasim said.
“T20 is kind of easier, four hours the game is over. The leagues all around the world, there is a lot more money – I suppose this is part and parcel of modern cricket. T20 or Test cricket. One-day cricket is kind of dying,” he maintained.
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