Kumble wants one-dayers cut to 40 overs

[TaNk]

India's former captain Anil Kumble wants one-day internationals cut to 40 overs per side. The 50-over format is losing popularity following the advent of Twenty20 matches, which last about 3-1/2 hours. England's cricket board has decided to drop 50-over cricket from its domestic competitions, reducing it to 40-over games, with some commentators predicting the demise of 50-over cricket. "I don't think one-day internationals are going to get extinct, but there is a little bit of threat on the development of the format," Press Trust of India quoted Kumble as saying Saturday. India's Sachin Tendulkar last week suggested that the 50-over matches be split into two innings per side to revive the format. "You need such innovations as Sachin suggested, but my thought is to shorten one-day internationals from 50 to 40 overs," said Kumble. Leg-spinner Kumble, 38, claimed 619 wickets in tests and 337 in one-day internationals during his 18-year career. Source :- http://cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article?id=item/2.0/-/cricket.ap.com/kumble-wants-onedayers-cut-40-overs-20090912/

[Rajiv]

Compromise, make it 30/30 Seriously 30/30 would be awesome

[Sachinism]

Kumble is challenging GOD :omg: This idea makes more sense than 4x25. But will the game really be saved by changing ODIs?

[vvvslaxman]

All the ODI records will become meaningless over a period if that happens.

[vvvslaxman]

Instead of 6 ball over make it 4 ball over and keep it a 50 over game :--D

[saltire]

there are rumours that the next world cup will be 40 over per side

[The Outsider]

there are rumours that the next world cup will be 40 over per side

They would be only rumors - TV rights have already been sold.

[Celeste]

ODIs means 50 over cricket.

[Lord]

ODIs means 50 over cricket.

n why is that?earlier it was 60 oversn sill called ODI cricket

[coffee_rules]

How about 9 innings of 5 overs for each side (that's like 90 overs the whole match), innings ends if 3 players are out, let's have fielding teams and batting teams differently and let ICC allow players to eat tobacco on the field and liberal use of 'roids.