Tendulkar for two innings each in ODIs

[Guest gaurav_indian]

Tendulkar for two innings each in ODIs

Sachin Tendulkar is in favour of one-day cricket but believes the 50-over format can be tinkered with in order to reduce the advantage gained by the team winning the toss. He said that the total of 100 overs could be split into four innings of 25 each, which would mean that no side would have the best of the conditions for the entire match. Tendulkar said he first thought of the format during the Champions Trophy final in 2002 where India played Sri Lanka in Colombo. In that match, Sri Lanka batted 50 overs before rain washed out the game shortly after India began their chase. On the reserve day, rain once again forced an abandonment after Sri Lanka had completed their innings. "I am for 50-over cricket. I think we should have 25 overs a side to start with. I thought of this during the 2002 Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka," Tendulkar told Times Now, an Indian news channel. "In the finals, we ended up playing 110 overs against Sri Lanka. First they played 50 overs and we played 10 overs before the rain interruption. The next day, Sri Lanka again played 50 overs and in the end we were declared joint winners. I thought, 110 overs and still no result. "That is when I thought, we should have 25 overs first for one side and then the other, and then once again 25 overs for one side and then the other. Today, we can tell the result of close to 75% of matches after the toss. We know how the conditions will affect the two teams. But it [his idea] is not too dependent on the toss because, for example, in a day-night match both the teams will have to bat under lights. The conditions change very dramatically but this would ensure that it's same for everyone." Tendulkar's comments come at a time when the future of the one-day game is being questioned. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has scrapped its domestic 50-over tournament while Cricket South Africa is considering changes to its domestic 45-over competition. The ECB is also likely to propose that the ICC conduct a formal review of the future of the 50-over format after the 2011 World Cup to protect the ODI structure amid the rise of Twenty20 cricket.

http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/423548.html

[Anakin]

Interesting

[cowboysfan]

is he recommending 4 innings in an odi match?.that would almost mean 2 t20 games.if its just 2 innings split up into 25 overs chunks then it might be interesting.

[Riley's Girl]

Might be on to something.

[gult]

Very good idea. It will make the game more interesting. It's a mix of best of both T20 and the tests

[Lord]

Great thought.this way we can scrap boring ODIs n having 25 overs would also give the bowlers more chance than 20 over game.n the biggest thing is,it would minimise the impact of toss

[panesarv]

They should try it out in the Domestic sector to see how it does :)

[King Tendulkar]

:hysterical:He jus wants more opportunities to bat. He loves batting and wants to bat and bat and bat:hysterical:

[Rajiv]

I have a better suggestion, play best of t-20 in 3 games

[Sachinism]

:hysterical:He jus wants more opportunities to bat. He loves batting and wants to bat and bat and bat:hysterical:

He wants to get rid of the ODI format so all his records remain intact :haha: Because a 2 innings ODI match will have different record books

[Rajiv]

^^ No one can beat Sachins ODI record, it is impossible

[diegovegaz]

Don't tinker ODI format New Delhi Former India captain Kapil Dev does not favour tinkering with the format of one-day cricket, as has been suggested by former and current players. Asked about Sachin Tendulkar's new idea that 50-over cricket be split into four innings of 25 overs, Kapil said he was all for keeping the original format. "I don't think you can have so many combinations and so many things. Every cricket -- 20 over, 50 over and Test match -- has its own value so let us not muck around. The more you muck around more you are going to spoil cricket," said Kapil, who led India to 1983 limited overs World Cup win. should the ODI format be modified to save it from extinction?

[Zap_Brannigan]

ODI has always been tinkered with 60 overs -> 50 overs -> fielding restrictions -> power play for 1st 15 -> 3 power plays The value of ODI comes from the 50 overs play time. Its not too short as a 20-20 game to remove the partnership building neither is it long enough as a test, which makes run rate important. We should go back to 15 over fielding restriction with the bowling captain deciding a 5 over ** and break the ODI into 2 innings so that there is not overt advantage for the team batting 1st or 2nd.

[diegovegaz]

tendulkar's formula seems bizarre

[Desi Cartman]

My Answer is yes ... Y? Becuase SRT said so

[DomainK]

My Answer is yes ... Y? Becuase SRT said so

:dito:

[Lord]

My Answer is yes ... Y? Becuase SRT said so

exactly.u dont question God

[Anakin]

My Answer is yes ... Y? Becuase SRT said so

:--D:--D

[Cricketics]

25 overs of 2 innings would be similar to 2020 cricket of 2 innings. Rather leave 50 over game alone or make it a 40 over game. As Gambhir said, "50-50 can still be carried on alongside 2020 and tests."

[King Tendulkar]

My Answer is yes ... Y? Becuase SRT said so

Exactly:two_thumbs_up: Sounds like a ridiculous idea to me, nevertheless I think ICC should implement it immediatley!