Former England captain Michael Atherton feels South Africa’s determination to skip the three-match ODI series against Australia in January to focus on the upcoming T20 league has left cricket at a critical level.
On 13 July, South Africa announced that they were withdrawing from Australia’s three-match men’s ODI collection in January 2023 in order to guarantee “the long-term stability of the recent T20 league”.
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“I think the game is at a high level which is most likely due to the creation of the IPL over a long period of time. You could argue that the tipping level has arrived now that South Africa have decided to skip the three ODIs in Australia next year because they need their best players for their franchise match. ,
“They are prepared to jeopardize their participation after World Cup to try it. It tells you where the energy stability is around the world and between franchise cricket is worth knowing. What it is going to deliver is bilateral worldwide cricket,” Atherton noted on Sky Sports activities.
The incident of South Africa skipping their ODI series against Australia came before England Test captain Ben Stokes announced his ODI retirement, citing the “unstable” workload of a busy cricket schedule. Former England batsman Mark Butcher feels the road ahead for 50-over cricket in England could be very bad.
“I think the road ahead for 50-over cricket in this country is quite disappointing for a number of reasons. Simply put, the Royal London Cup is now a second tier of competition, with all high players participating in either England or The Hundred. ,
“Those who are taking part in 50-over cricket, they need to play some more. It is good for improvement but looking at the selection, they will be running a competition with more eyes on it. You are with the way the 50-over format death warrant is being signed the way it is being done. It is quite extraordinary to see what is happening.”
2019 ODI World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan, who recently retired from international cricket, believes the world is getting closer to players opting to play the game’s special Kodak in a busy schedule.
“One-day cricket has been put under a little bit of pressure from the game at the moment. I don’t think cricket is going anywhere, I don’t see T20 going anywhere. Clearly, those are the 2 codecs that have been recognized by Ben, of course, and other gamers around the world. I think we are getting closer and closer to the players who choose their careers first.”
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