Four Innigs ODI. Each Innings of 25 Overs.

[AbhishekS]

After a lot of controversies and issues over the end of ODIs (as Warnie suggested), Sachin Tendulkar has come up with a great idea of having four innings of 25 Overs Each in an ODI.
This means that each team will have 2 innings to bat (obviously to bowl too) just like we have in Test Matches.

An article by Cricinfo:
Sachin Tendulkar is in favour of one-day cricket but believes the 50-over format can be tinkered with in order to reduce the advantage gained by the team winning the toss. He said that the total of 100 overs could be split into four innings of 25 each, which would mean that no side would have the best of the conditions for the entire match.

Tendulkar said he first thought of the format during the Champions Trophy final in 2002 where India played Sri Lanka in Colombo. In that match, Sri Lanka batted 50 overs before rain washed out the game shortly after India began their chase. On the reserve day, rain once again forced an abandonment after Sri Lanka had completed their innings.

"I am for 50-over cricket. I think we should have 25 overs a side to start with. I thought of this during the 2002 Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka," Tendulkar told Times Now, an Indian news channel. "In the finals, we ended up playing 110 overs against Sri Lanka. First they played 50 overs and we played 10 overs before the rain interruption. The next day, Sri Lanka again played 50 overs and in the end we were declared joint winners. I thought, 110 overs and still no result.

"That is when I thought, we should have 25 overs first for one side and then the other, and then once again 25 overs for one side and then the other. Today, we can tell the result of close to 75% of matches after the toss. We know how the conditions will affect the two teams. But it [his idea] is not too dependent on the toss because, for example, in a day-night match both the teams will have to bat under lights. The conditions change very dramatically but this would ensure that it's same for everyone."

Tendulkar's comments come at a time when the future of the one-day game is being questioned. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has scrapped its domestic 50-over tournament while Cricket South Africa is considering changes to its domestic 45-over competition. The ECB is also likely to propose that the ICC conduct a formal review of the future of the 50-over format after the 2011 World Cup to protect the ODI structure amid the rise of Twenty20 cricket.

I personally liked the idea, what about?


And vote in the poll too, so that this thread gets more interesting.

 

[nikhil_99]

Interesting idea,they should test it,on domestic level or for a series or so,if it works fine why not?

 

[AbhishekS]

Interesting idea,they should test it,on domestic level or for a series or so,if it works fine why not?

Ya i agree with you.
ICC should test in a series, just as they had done for the Referral System for Test matches

 

[Aditya]

Nice!Sachin always comes up with something new and great.I will surely go with this idea four innings per side but what i think is it will look more of test match rather then one day maybe 25 over's perside two times in a match will be better then four times what you guys think?

 

[Howsie]

While they're at it they should cut ODI's down to 40 overs, then take Sachin's idea and play 20/20/20/20. No thanks. One Day cricket is fine as it is.

 

[AbhishekS]

Nice!Sachin always comes up with something new and great.I will surely go with this idea four innings per side but what i think is it will look more of test match rather then one day maybe 25 over's perside two times in a match will be better then four times what you guys think?

Then that simply removes ODIs.
The issue currently on is a "FIGHT" between T20s and ODIs.
25 Overs ODI will be similar to T20s.
I think Sachin's idea is really nice, and a domestic tournament can be a "BETA TESTER" for this idea.

 

[Leggie]

Leave it as is. You can't T20 orientate everything.

 

[Howsie]

Nice!Sachin always comes up with something new and great.I will surely go with this idea four innings per side but what i think is it will look more of test match rather then one day maybe 25 over's perside two times in a match will be better then four times what you guys think?

How is this a "new" idea. Thing's like this have been discussed before. It sounds like an extended game of max cricket, and that bombed hard.

 

[Covvy]

Could work, hopefully it won't turn into a 20/20 style test match.

 

[Leggie]

So basically it will be a T20 Test Match? Nice...

 

[Cricketdude]

I think we should use four innings but make sure the second time they picked up where they left off. So if Australia and India play a match and Sachin Tendulkar scored 50* with MS Dhoni 23*(I have no clue of India's batting order btw) and it is 120/4, they swap sides and Australia bats. After Australia bats Tendulkar and Dhoni are batting again.

 

[AbhishekS]

I think we should use four innings but make sure the second time they picked up where they left off. So if Australia and India play a match and Sachin Tendulkar scored 50* with MS Dhoni 23*(I have no clue of India's batting order btw) and it is 120/4, they swap sides and Australia bats. After Australia bats Tendulkar and Dhoni are batting again.

I think this will make it a bit complicated.
First the idea suggested by Sachin should be tried, and if its a success, ICC will surely try different ideas.

 

[Leggie]

I think we should use four innings but make sure the second time they picked up where they left off. So if Australia and India play a match and Sachin Tendulkar scored 50* with MS Dhoni 23*(I have no clue of India's batting order btw) and it is 120/4, they swap sides and Australia bats. After Australia bats Tendulkar and Dhoni are batting again.

But say if a team lost like 7 wicket during their first innings and the total is not really reachable, it wouldn't be logical to come out to bat again.

 

[khalek]

This idea is a God.

 

[Howsie]

I think we should use four innings but make sure the second time they picked up where they left off. So if Australia and India play a match and Sachin Tendulkar scored 50* with MS Dhoni 23*(I have no clue of India's batting order btw) and it is 120/4, they swap sides and Australia bats. After Australia bats Tendulkar and Dhoni are batting again.

Sound's way too complicated and rather boring tbh. Would teams start sending out 'nightwatchmen" if they lose a wicket around the 22-23 over mark. It would kill the game.