‘Who will handle ODI cricket after the retirement of Kohli and Rohit?’, Ashwin expressed concern
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He believes that this format may lose its usefulness after the 2027 ODI World Cup, especially when big stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retire from cricket.
Delhi: Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed serious concerns about the future of the 50-over cricket format. He believes that this format may lose its usefulness after the 2027 ODI World Cup, especially when big stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retire from cricket.
Declining popularity of ODI format
During a conversation on his Hindi YouTube channel ‘Aish Ki Baat’, Ashwin said that in the current era, the interest of the audience is changing rapidly. Between the increasing number of T20 leagues and the traditional importance of Test cricket, the space for ODI cricket is becoming increasingly limited. He admitted that he is watching the Vijay Hazare Trophy, but does not see the same attraction in it as is seen in T20 tournaments like Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Audience preferences are changing
According to Ashwin, now it has become important to understand what the audience wants to see. He believes that Test cricket has its own identity and stable audience, but ODI cricket is gradually losing the place which was once its strong base.
The format will become weaker without Virat-Rohit
Ashwin said that the presence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma keeps ODI cricket alive. Both of them have a total of 86 ODI centuries to their name and when they entered the domestic tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy, there was a clear increase in the number of spectators. He raised the question that when these two players leave ODI cricket, then who will handle this format.
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