The future of ODIs In Focus from ESPN Cricinfo.com 2 The future of ODIs In Focus from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Cricket needs a more equitable spread of international fixtures The ICC has looked on as T20 has pushed bilateral cricket out of focus. It needs to restore a balance between formats http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1473783.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1473783.html Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:56:04 GMT Player survey reveals T20 World Cup has closed gap on ODI World Cup In the past five years, there has been a sharp increase in the proportion of players who consider the T20 World Cup to be the most important ICC event http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1441291.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1441291.html Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:34:21 GMT Cricket will go where the fans take it, and that's all right We're often alarmed at changes in the sport and the direction it seems to be headed in, but maybe the fear is unfounded http://www.espncricinfo.com/tcm/content/story/1414174.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/tcm/content/story/1414174.html Mon, 01 Jan 2024 04:05:52 GMT Why middling scores make for the best kind of ODI Runfests usually kill games as contests. But team scores a little below 300? Now we're talking http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406169.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406169.html Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:29:53 GMT Will this be the last World Cup that is this big a deal? Tectonic shifts in the game have marginalised ODIs severely. Still, the 50-over World Cup is the sport's apex event - and it will be this year as well http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1400893.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1400893.html Wed, 04 Oct 2023 04:31:46 GMT It's a pity the ODI has been allowed to wither as a format The 50-over game has for long been neglected in favour of T20. The upcoming World Cup shows there's life in it yet http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1399691.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1399691.html Sun, 24 Sep 2023 02:06:02 GMT 'Batsmen have freed their minds, knowing they can score more aggressively' Ian Bishop and Tom Moody discuss the challenges of bowling in ODIs today http://www.espncricinfo.com/tcm/content/story/1382569.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/tcm/content/story/1382569.html Sat, 23 Sep 2023 02:34:05 GMT England became a white-ball force after 2015. Are they still on the cutting edge? Eoin Morgan's revolution culminated in a World Cup title in 2019. What's next? http://www.espncricinfo.com/tcm/content/story/1394826.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/tcm/content/story/1394826.html Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:44:42 GMT ICC chairman Barclay hints that ODI Super League may not be dead just yet Greg Barclay has acknowledged that exposure gained from playing top teams regularly has made Associate teams more competitive http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1386442.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1386442.html Sat, 08 Jul 2023 14:55:10 GMT The rise of T20 poses cricket a number of questions it must answer The shortest format can have a positive effect on the game at large, but those who run cricket need to strike a balance http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367674.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367674.html Sun, 09 Apr 2023 02:29:39 GMT Will IPL franchise owners swallow international cricket whole? They have set down roots all over the world and made the international game feel increasingly superfluous. But ultimately the fans will decide http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367412.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367412.html Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:00:29 GMT T20s might be the future, but they won't thrive without bilateral cricket and its ecosystem A look back at 2022: how Stokes and Co redefined Test cricket, the continuing rise of the shortest format, and more http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1351564.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1351564.html Mon, 02 Jan 2023 06:05:41 GMT Jos Buttler 'not fussed at all' by ODI series thrashing in Australia England's white-ball captain calls on boards to keep all cricket "relevant" http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1345962.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1345962.html Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:54:21 GMT Future of ODI cricket: 'Just take out that little middle bit,' say Khawaja, Finch and Zampa Not all their team-mates agree - "I like ODI cricket, it is just enough time to do enough," says Ashton Agar http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1339458.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1339458.html Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:30:22 GMT Cricket could learn from the NFL and start thinking of itself as a collective At the moment international cricket is a loose coalition of often conflicting self-interests. If that doesn't change, the future is grim http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328848.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328848.html Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:30:16 GMT If 50-over cricket is dying, maybe it needs to be put on a pedestal Cricket's calendar is fast approaching breaking point. ODI cricket has no chance, on the face of it http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328428.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328428.html Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:16:05 GMT Moeen Ali becomes latest player to predict demise of ODI cricket "It's almost like the long, boring format... there's no importance given to it at the moment" http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1327939.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1327939.html Sun, 07 Aug 2022 09:53:58 GMT ICC: 'The volume of ODIs and T20Is in the calendar is very much up to every member' The chief executive and general manager, cricket, of the ICC talk about the next Future Tours Programme cycle and its many challenges http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1327455.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1327455.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:22:06 GMT We need a debate on cricket's future and we needed it yesterday The future of the game is in the hands of younger players, but they need to balance future decisions with an eye on the past http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326879.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326879.html Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:35:02 GMT ICC puts onus on boards to make international calendar manageable Players not being able to sustain the amount of cricket they're being expected to play will force changes, ICC chair believes http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326397.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326397.html Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:22:20 GMT