Former South African player Jonty Rhodes has said that it is hard even to imagine cricket without one-day matches.
T20 league tournaments have become extremely popular around the world. It was widely said that Test cricket would lose its value and disappear because of T20 tournaments. However, Test matches have not lost their importance. On the other hand, bilateral one-day series have become much fewer.
In this situation, former South African player Jonty Rhodes has said that there will be very few bilateral series in the future and that it is hard to even imagine cricket without one-day matches.
Speaking on this, he said: When T20 cricket was first introduced, people said that the pressure on Test cricket would increase. But the importance of Test cricket has not diminished. Some Test matches are like T20 cricket. In both batting and bowling, they play Test cricket in a T20 style.
As far as I’m concerned, I think one-day cricket is in danger. In the coming years, the importance of one-day matches may decline. There are fans for one-day matches too. But teams are playing in very few bilateral series. He said it is difficult to even imagine cricket without one-day matches.
It is noteworthy that the ICC One Day World Cup cricket tournament will be held next year in South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
