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Putting all eggs in one overburdened basket

Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
Jean-Paul Duminy takes a diving catch to get rid of Mitchell Johnson, South Africa v Australia, 5th ODI, Johannesburg, April 17, 2009

AFP

Even though Twenty20 cricket has proved to be the rage for fans and sponsors, with two World Cups already scheduled – in 2011 and 2015 – claims of the demise of the 50-over format may be a touch premature. Anand Vasu explains in his blog on the Hindustan Times website.
As for the charge of too many ODIs, the people who complain most about this phenomenon, the players, are the most culpable, for they have always wanted to squeeze in as many games in a career to chase every last buck possible.