One Day Cricket Needs To Die. Here’s Why.
It’s not just because India lost the 2023 World Cup Final. It has some serious structural flaws which make it a bad sporting event to put on.
Where were you on November 19th 2023?
If you are a cricket fan, you were probably sitting on a couch watching inane pre-game shows, bantering excitedly on WhatsApp groups with friends about the state of the match, and finally, despondent (if an India supporter) or delighted (if an Australia fanatic) at the outcome.
To both these sets of supporters, I say this — you have given your heart and passion to a version of cricket which, as it is played today, is a lie.
But Why Should You Listen To me
I have been an ODI cricket watcher since before I became a teenager. I watched all three ODIs between India and South Africa welcoming South Africa back into the cricketing family at the end of their apartheid era.
I remember eagerly scouring the newspaper for news about India’s visit to New Zealand when Sachin opened the batting for the…
