One-day cricket is fine as it is, says Warne

Shane Warne bows down before the one-day game © Getty Images

Shane Warne has presented contrasting views over the condition of one-day cricket as compared to John Buchanan, the Australian coach. Warne reckons that one-day cricket hasn't lost its charm and brushed away claims of it being termed as "tired".

"I don't think there's too much wrong with the one-day game at the moment," Warne told ABC sport. "I think the guys are playing some excellent cricket. I think all the other teams need to catch up." Referring to the dominating performance by Australia in the VB Series, Warne said: "I think Pakistan just started to find their form. They beat West Indies, they beat Australia in Perth and then, they had the opportunities in the finals."

Warne, who retired from one-day internationals in 2003, said that the format is still attracting large crowds, and wasn't in favour of a major revamp to the game. "If you can't better the game then just leave it. I think too many people probably try and tamper with it too much. Yes, you can think about changes but I think it's going pretty well. I don't think you need to change too much, I think it's going fine."

After the performance by Australia in the VB Series, Buchanan called for rule changes in the one-day games suggesting that otherwise the teams would need to come up with ways to improve their game, until any changes are made. "I think it's a bit of a tired old format but that's what the rules are and that's what we play to. So until somebody changes the game then really it's our duty to then work out ways and means in which we play better cricket in the existing format - I guess that's what we continue to try to do."