NEW DELHI: Former star India opener Virender Sehwag believes there’s each cause to imagine that each one three cricket codecs — Tests, ODIs, T20Is — can flourish collectively.
Of late, there have been rising considerations with gamers giving up on one or the opposite worldwide format to create room for themselves to give attention to one or two codecs on the most, and lots of imagine it’s due to the expansion of T20 franchise cricket.
That has led to considerations round Tests and ODIs dropping relevance, with a profession in T20 cricket offering extra monetary stability for the reason that creation of the shortest white-ball format. On that notice, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has led the way in which within the reputation of T20s.
Moreover, the shortest format may pave means for the game to enter the Olympic programme.
“I don’t agree that only T20 is the way forward,” Sehwag instructed Reuters.
“Test cricket and one-day cricket will stay because the ICC makes sure countries play them, so it can organise the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup. Test cricket and ODIs are very much part of how the game moves forward,” he added.
Sehwag, nonetheless, agreed that cricketers have by no means thrived greater than for the reason that T20 leagues all over the world have grown.
“I think this is the best time to play cricket because even if you don’t play for your country and just play these T20 leagues, you are secure from a financial point of view,” mentioned Sehwag, who featured in seven seasons of the IPL in addition to being in teaching roles with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings).
Sehwag, who’s the face of UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20), mentioned that ILT20 will discover its place amid the large leagues.
“The league is run by professionals, has the best players taking part in it, and the franchise owners have experience in running sports teams,” he mentioned. “The biggest advantage is the league is in the UAE, which means a larger number of people from across continents will be able to watch it because the time zone will suit them.”
(With inputs from Reuters)
Of late, there have been rising considerations with gamers giving up on one or the opposite worldwide format to create room for themselves to give attention to one or two codecs on the most, and lots of imagine it’s due to the expansion of T20 franchise cricket.
That has led to considerations round Tests and ODIs dropping relevance, with a profession in T20 cricket offering extra monetary stability for the reason that creation of the shortest white-ball format. On that notice, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has led the way in which within the reputation of T20s.
Moreover, the shortest format may pave means for the game to enter the Olympic programme.
“I don’t agree that only T20 is the way forward,” Sehwag instructed Reuters.
“Test cricket and one-day cricket will stay because the ICC makes sure countries play them, so it can organise the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup. Test cricket and ODIs are very much part of how the game moves forward,” he added.
Sehwag, nonetheless, agreed that cricketers have by no means thrived greater than for the reason that T20 leagues all over the world have grown.
“I think this is the best time to play cricket because even if you don’t play for your country and just play these T20 leagues, you are secure from a financial point of view,” mentioned Sehwag, who featured in seven seasons of the IPL in addition to being in teaching roles with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings).
Sehwag, who’s the face of UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20), mentioned that ILT20 will discover its place amid the large leagues.
“The league is run by professionals, has the best players taking part in it, and the franchise owners have experience in running sports teams,” he mentioned. “The biggest advantage is the league is in the UAE, which means a larger number of people from across continents will be able to watch it because the time zone will suit them.”
(With inputs from Reuters)