NEW DELHI: Former celebrity India opener Virender Sehwag believes there may be each and every reason why to consider that every one 3 cricket codecs — Tests, ODIs, T20Is — can flourish in combination.
Of overdue, there were rising issues with avid gamers giving up on one or the opposite world layout to create room for themselves to concentrate on one or two codecs on the maximum, and lots of consider it’s as a result of the expansion of T20 franchise cricket.
That has resulted in issues round Tests and ODIs shedding relevance, with a profession in T20 cricket offering extra monetary balance because the introduction of the shortest white-ball layout. On that notice, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has led the way in which within the acclaim for T20s.
Furthermore, the shortest layout may additionally pave approach for the game to go into the Olympic programme.
“I don’t agree that only T20 is the way forward,” Sehwag advised Reuters.
“Test cricket and one-day cricket will stay because the ICC makes sure countries play them, so it can organize 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, then again, agreed that cricketers have by no means thrived greater than because the 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,” stated Sehwag, who featured in seven seasons of the IPL but even so being in training roles with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings).
Sehwag, who’s the face of UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20), stated that ILT20 will to find its position some of 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 stated. “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 overdue, there were rising issues with avid gamers giving up on one or the opposite world layout to create room for themselves to concentrate on one or two codecs on the maximum, and lots of consider it’s as a result of the expansion of T20 franchise cricket.
That has resulted in issues round Tests and ODIs shedding relevance, with a profession in T20 cricket offering extra monetary balance because the introduction of the shortest white-ball layout. On that notice, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has led the way in which within the acclaim for T20s.
Furthermore, the shortest layout may additionally pave approach for the game to go into the Olympic programme.
“I don’t agree that only T20 is the way forward,” Sehwag advised Reuters.
“Test cricket and one-day cricket will stay because the ICC makes sure countries play them, so it can organize 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, then again, agreed that cricketers have by no means thrived greater than because the 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,” stated Sehwag, who featured in seven seasons of the IPL but even so being in training roles with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings).
Sehwag, who’s the face of UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20), stated that ILT20 will to find its position some of 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 stated. “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)