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]]> By: Shantan http://strat.in/2009/09/cricket-t20-odi-game-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-4681 Shantan Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:36:26 +0000 http://strat.in/?p=2429#comment-4681 I think ODIs definitely are crying for innovation. Well IPL may not be as attractive as having nations compete with each other as in the ODIs and Tests. But then what about the T20 World Cup?? Thats got it all! Personally, i would like the ODIs to be retired. There is no real benefit in trying to save the format. i mean...why do we want to???? We should have Tests- this is the true reflection of the real game of cricket and must not be tinkered with. There is talk of day-night test matches and stuff. Gosh...i seriously feel this is going to be a waste of resources. Why would people waste prime time watching a test match?? So i feel the Test matches should stay. In addition we should have the T20 World cup. This is a shorter format of the game. People have time to watch it after their work in the evenings. Also as Siddhesh mentions, it has high entertainment value. In between we can have ODIs with Sachin's Format. This is pretty much a bridge between Tests and T20s. It should be entertaining. And it can also be promoted as a game that tests ones balance between his Test and t20 skills. When i first read of Sachin's idea a few days back in the press...i was wondering why nobody else thought of that. Thats a really an out-of-the-box idea: to have 25 overs of 2 innings each!! May be Sachin shuld write for stratin ;-) I think ODIs definitely are crying for innovation. Well IPL may not be as attractive as having nations compete with each other as in the ODIs and Tests. But then what about the T20 World Cup?? Thats got it all!

Personally, i would like the ODIs to be retired. There is no real benefit in trying to save the format. i mean…why do we want to????

We should have Tests- this is the true reflection of the real game of cricket and must not be tinkered with. There is talk of day-night test matches and stuff. Gosh…i seriously feel this is going to be a waste of resources. Why would people waste prime time watching a test match?? So i feel the Test matches should stay.

In addition we should have the T20 World cup. This is a shorter format of the game. People have time to watch it after their work in the evenings. Also as Siddhesh mentions, it has high entertainment value.

In between we can have ODIs with Sachin’s Format.
This is pretty much a bridge between Tests and T20s. It should be entertaining. And it can also be promoted as a game that tests ones balance between his Test and t20 skills.

When i first read of Sachin’s idea a few days back in the press…i was wondering why nobody else thought of that. Thats a really an out-of-the-box idea: to have 25 overs of 2 innings each!!

May be Sachin shuld write for stratin \';-)\'

]]> By: shubham http://strat.in/2009/09/cricket-t20-odi-game-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-4659 shubham Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:00:53 +0000 http://strat.in/?p=2429#comment-4659 Whenever there is a change such discussions will happen. When ODIs were introduced people claimed that Test matches were the only real cricket matches and ODIs were just for entertainment. Now a similar debate has started between ODIs and T20s. Will T20s win? Well I think they already are winning but lets see how things turn out ahead. Whenever there is a change such discussions will happen. When ODIs were introduced people claimed that Test matches were the only real cricket matches and ODIs were just for entertainment. Now a similar debate has started between ODIs and T20s. Will T20s win? Well I think they already are winning but lets see how things turn out ahead.

]]> By: Kaushik http://strat.in/2009/09/cricket-t20-odi-game-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-4658 Kaushik Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:08:35 +0000 http://strat.in/?p=2429#comment-4658 Sachin, Saurav and Dravid were not rested, they had stepped down before IPL 2007. Lalit Modi had thought of a City-based league of 30 overs each and 8 -a-side in 2003 itself (by his own admission), but since he was not part of the ruling faction in BCCI then, he had no say. T-20 cricket in England, and the moderate success of the ICL even with has-beens and also-rans was the catalyst for the IPL in its present form. "The question is, why wasn’t cheerleaders, DLF maximums, Citi Moments of success etc thought of for ODIs" - you have asked. The Cheerleaders weren't there, but all the other ingredients were there since quite some time. You have overlooked the fact why T20 came into existence in the first place - F50 took a whole day to complete, while T20 takes only 3-4 hours. People can watch a cricket match and do several other things in the same time after the birth of T20 - women can watch Saas-bahu soaps, children can do homework, men need not bunk offices. That's why the crowd participation in the first place, most of whom are those who otherwise don not follow cricket. Coming back to the ODI format - most of us have overlooked the fact that ODIs are not dying at all, despite ECB putting it on a back-burner. Starting 9th September, there are 5 ODIs to be played in 5 days till 12th, with 2 more on the 14th. It has been a point raised by the players more than anybody else, who realize that since they are earning the same money while playing a T20 and F50, they should go for a lighter workload. About the F50 WC example - a loss in viewership was due to 2 more reasons thatn the one you have mentioned. Who are the major countries who watch cricket? The subcontinent. And with India and Pakistan out, and with matches running deep into the night, who would stay awake? Anyways, other suggestions you have are perfectly justified Sachin, Saurav and Dravid were not rested, they had stepped down before IPL 2007. Lalit Modi had thought of a City-based league of 30 overs each and 8 -a-side in 2003 itself (by his own admission), but since he was not part of the ruling faction in BCCI then, he had no say. T-20 cricket in England, and the moderate success of the ICL even with has-beens and also-rans was the catalyst for the IPL in its present form.

“The question is, why wasn’t cheerleaders, DLF maximums, Citi Moments of success etc thought of for ODIs” – you have asked. The Cheerleaders weren’t there, but all the other ingredients were there since quite some time.

You have overlooked the fact why T20 came into existence in the first place – F50 took a whole day to complete, while T20 takes only 3-4 hours. People can watch a cricket match and do several other things in the same time after the birth of T20 – women can watch Saas-bahu soaps, children can do homework, men need not bunk offices. That’s why the crowd participation in the first place, most of whom are those who otherwise don not follow cricket.

Coming back to the ODI format – most of us have overlooked the fact that ODIs are not dying at all, despite ECB putting it on a back-burner. Starting 9th September, there are 5 ODIs to be played in 5 days till 12th, with 2 more on the 14th. It has been a point raised by the players more than anybody else, who realize that since they are earning the same money while playing a T20 and F50, they should go for a lighter workload.

About the F50 WC example – a loss in viewership was due to 2 more reasons thatn the one you have mentioned. Who are the major countries who watch cricket? The subcontinent. And with India and Pakistan out, and with matches running deep into the night, who would stay awake?

Anyways, other suggestions you have are perfectly justified

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