Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa has suggested a bold move to make ODI cricket more interesting. He asked the authorities to reduce ten overs in middle or do something like given extra free hits in that phase of the game to make it more interesting.
After the ODI Retirement, England All Rounder Ben Stokes also suggested that ODIs should be reduced to 40 overs.
“There’s about ten overs in the middle that need to be scrapped or something needs to be done with them, something a bit more exciting or in between overs 20 and 30, there could be bonuses or extra free hits, or something like that, make it a bit more interesting,” Zampa told ABC Sports.
I like ODI cricket, it is just enough time to do enough: Ashton Agar
Zampa wants to reduce the overs but his own teammate Aston Agar is against this idea. He said he completely enjoying ODI Format.
“I like ODI cricket, it is just enough time to do enough. You know, ten overs [per bowler] is a lovely amount of bowling time. Fifty overs is a good time to bat, like it gives the guys lower down the order a bit of time if there’s a few wickets that have fallen. Yes, I think people get frustrated at, maybe it gets a bit too long, but I think that’s just because of the advent of T20 cricket. So, I like ODI cricket,” the 28-year-old added.
Nathan Lyon also joined the discussion.
“One ball from one end, or both ends, stop giving the batters a new ball to hit. It’s only 25 overs old, it’s still hard, I’d like to see… bring reverse swing back, bring spin back into it,” the 34-year-old said.
