New Zealand men's team head coach Gary Stead has said that while cricket pundits might be predicting the demise of one-day cricket, he isn't quite sure about it, adding he personally likes the format as it has twists and turns similar to Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The coach of the reigning World Test champions, who recently returned from the three-match series against England, added that with India hosting the ODI World Cup next year, it is going to generate huge excitement and give a fillip to the format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Several cricketers, including Australia's Usman Khawaja and India's Robin Uthappa among others, have been predicting the demise of one-day cricket with the mushrooming T20 leagues across the world, but Stead feels otherwise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I don't know to be honest (whether ODI cricket is a dying format)," said Stead on SENZ Mornings on Wednesday. The Black Caps have been quite successful in one-day cricket, having reached the last two World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I personally really like the one-day format still. I think it's a great mix of a little of Test match cricket at times where you do have to grind out some tough periods and also the excitement of T20 cricket and I think the skills of T20 cricket have made ODI scoring go to another level again," added Stead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"You're going to see, I think, more excitement especially with India hosting the next World Cup. I hope it's not a dying art, I think it's a great game still to be part of."<\/p>\r\n\r\n