Is it there a need to revitalise One Day Cricket format?
Frankly, it appears the cricket boards are over reacting. I believe ODIs are a vibrant format. It is only the pointless matches, for instance, New Zealand playing a tri-series along with India in Sri Lanka, which lacks support.
However, I also believe that cricket boards should find new formats to draw new converts. So why don’t they introduce the split-innings one- dayers as a new format?
Fitness:Can we leave it to the players?
Each time India loses heavily, the players divert the attention to the BCCI. Typically, they will claim that the scheduling is so tight that they have no rest and blame the loss on losing key players to injuries.
However, we all know that most Indian players are loath to declare themselves unfit and carry on playing with niggles. By performing below par, they are undermining the team.
The Chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth has come out with a good suggestion:
Honesty. "Nobody but the player himself has the best idea of how fit he is or if there's even the slightest injury scare. I can tell you that from my own experience as a cricketer. Any number of physios and fitness trainers can assess the condition, but in the end, the player has to be honest and talk.Sadly, the players are never honest and continue playing through injuries. Instead of depending on players I believe the BCCI should ruthlessly drop those injured and put the nation’s interest first.
