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ODI Cricket Faces An Identity Crisis As ICC World Cup Year Arrives
The shots from the batters became more attacking, the coloured jerseys arrived so as the day-night games and floodlights, the bowling developed to be more inventive and the fielding started to have elements of magic, apart from the third umpire (or TV empire) being introduced.
After being the crown jewel of the cricketing world for a long time, ODIs are now in an identity crisis. A hectic cricketing schedule, with series which didn't happen during first year of Covid-19 pandemic, now being played in the smallest of gaps, putting players and viewers at the risk of burnout and exhaustion.
