Ricky Ponting has admitted he’s apprehensive about the place ODI cricket is heading, with the previous Australia captain fearing the 50-over format might step by step be squeezed out by the ever-growing presence of T20 franchise cricket throughout the globe.Ponting, one of the profitable ODI batters in cricket historical past with 13,704 runs within the format, believes the rising variety of franchise competitions might go away restricted room for 50-over cricket within the years forward. Whereas he’s not pleased concerning the prospect, he feels it might grow to be an inevitable consequence of the altering sport.
‘50-over cricket might be going to be performed much less’
“Because the months go by and the years go by and increasingly more T20 cricket is being performed and extra franchises and franchise tournaments are beginning world wide, it is increasingly more doubtless that 50-over cricket might be going to be performed much less. It is inevitable, which I am not an enormous fan of, to be sincere,” Ponting instructed PTI.The previous Australia skipper was talking throughout an interplay facilitated by the World Championship of Legends, the place he’s set to be a co-owner of the Australia Champions franchise.
Ponting assured about Check cricket
Regardless of his considerations over ODIs, Ponting stays assured that Check cricket will retain its place on the high degree, supplied the key cricketing nations proceed to prioritise the longest format. The Australian believes India, Australia, England and South Africa will play an important function in holding Check cricket sturdy.“I like enjoying that format of the sport, however one thing’s bought to present someplace. Check cricket remains to be going to stay sturdy so long as India, Australia, England and doubtless South Africa need Check cricket to stay sturdy. It would. So one thing’s bought to present. And the apparent one is 50-over cricket,” he stated.