“Be A Little Careful…”: Ravi Shastri’s ODI Retirement Advice to Cricket Administrators. Former India coach Ravi Shastri has advocated for fewer T20 bilateral series, arguing that franchise cricket should be encouraged instead.
As cricket faces a massive scheduling crisis, former India coach Ravi Shastri has called for a reduction in T20 bilateral series, arguing that franchise cricket should be encouraged instead. According to the ICC’s next Futures Tours & Programmes (FTP) draft, there will be a significant increase in T20s, and the IPL will have a two-and-a-half-month exclusive window. Multi-format players are feeling the strain as the number of matches increases. On Monday, England’s top all-rounder Ben Stokes shocked everyone by announcing his retirement from one-day internationals.
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ODI Retirement Advice: Playing three formats had become “unsustainable” for the 31-year-old.
Cricket South Africa decided earlier this month to cancel their ODI series against Australia in order to ensure that their players would be available for their new domestic T20 competition.
“I would be cautious about the number of bilateral splits, particularly in T20 cricket. There is a lot of franchise cricket that can be encouraged, regardless of whether it is in India, the West Indies, or Pakistan “Shastri stated this on a Telegraph Sport podcast.
“You play fewer bilaterals and then gather for World Cups. As a result, the focus shifts to ICC World Cup events. People then look forward to them “He continued.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has also criticized the overcrowded cricket calendar.
Shastri also presented a two Test structure in order to save the longest format from extinction.
“I believe two tiers are required; otherwise, Test cricket will die in ten years.”
“You need six teams at the top and six teams at the bottom to qualify.” And because there is less bilateral T20 cricket and more franchise cricket, those top six teams play each other more frequently. “That’s how all game formats can survive,” he explained.
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