Every now then we get to wittness a nail biter, but ODIs are becoming too predictable these days.
Now days matches are pretty much decided at the end of the 1st innings.
After watching test match cricket for the past couple months, I can understand why international cricketers are more keen on playing test matches then ODIs.
Thats why highest wicket taker in test cricket (warne) will always be given importance over the highest wicket taker in ODIs (Wasim Akram).
Test cricket is a completely different game, even if a team does poorly in their first inning, they can make ammends in the next 3 innings. Also the drama and day 5 action is always fun to watch.
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Every now then we get to wittness a nail biter, but ODIs are becoming too predictable these days.
Now days matches are pretty much decided at the end of the 1st innings
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Did you follow the last Aus vs NZL? How can you say that result is known at the end of 1st inning?
deffinetly, i think test cricket is becoming alive again, and i think it does help if ur team is doing better, look at Pakistan for example many here didnt care for test cricket (my friends) when pakistan was losing but now they wait and watch every single over of test cricket. the revival of cricket in england because of the ashes. I ve always said test cricket is just amazing and very intense! ODI cricket these last yr was played too much between same teams, we need smaller series' and more 3 way tournaments. like nz vs.aus 3 odis, were good. i think VB series has too many matches. natwest is good i think!! overall i think international cricket is getting better and will be even better if bang wins an odd test!! pak and india deffinetly are killing the rivalry because they have played a lot against each other last 2 yrs.
But there are many many Test matches which you can tell on 3rd day or 4th day what the resul will be. I agree that Test matches are the “real cricket” but still ODIs are not as ‘boring’ or ‘know after 1st inning’ as they are being made to be.
Umair, another reason I don't participate in ODI fantasy league. Not that I am any better in the test version. :D
Test cricket has been re-vitalized by the Australians approach to playing positive and maintaining a 4 runs per over run rate. Other countries have also picked up from the Aussie way. If you remember not long ago most countries would play for draws. It would be interesting to see the difference in drawn matches percentage in the last ten years from the previous decades.
I am the type who considers a draw as one of the result but as long as both teams are going for a win into the fifth day. Back in the old days, it would be obvious on day one that a particular team is playing for a draw and the contagious affect would seap through into the opponent and they too would play slow. Times have changed considerably in the past ten years or so.
Although I have liked test cricket more I also enjoy the instant (relatively speaking) pleasure provided by ODIs.
Not really. Both versions of the game have their own charm. I wouldn't call either one boring. The fact that ODI's pull more crowds all over the world as compared to tests tells it own story. Also it is not always possible to tell what the end result will be in an ODI after the end of the first innings. Similarly a result can be predicted in tests sometimes as early as the second or third day. It all depends. Each version of the game has its own pros and cons. I love both versions.
True..
But kind of strategy and mind game that is involed in test cricket is awsome. As Funguy pointed, with the change in the way test cricket is played, it has become much more interesting now a days. Also, fact that in text cricket if you messed up once you can still come back , makes it all the more fun.
One day cricket has become faster because of too many ODI's and consequently players bring the same "hurry up" attitude in test cricket. THats why we are seeing a lot more decisions, and thats what made test cricket interesting lately.
With growing popularity of Twenty-20, we'll likely end up with three mainstream formats of cricket and each will be charming in its own way. After a while, ODI's may just go away.
^ Allah na kare :( not that ODI should stay but I am concerned about Twenty20 phasing ODI out. Twenty20 could gain more popularity than ODI did some thirty years ago but they will be used to have regular Sunday night type games as we have with NBA/NFL/Super leauge. They can't be the interface of cricket. I know you would say same thing was said when ODI were introduced first, but this time along its different. We will have the same Test and ODI tour system as we have today b/w test playing nations. But we will see short 5 day tournys of Twenty20 in b/w tours. Twenty20 will be more effective in countries like Pakistan to pull crowds to the stadium in domestic arena. We might see a Sunday night game b/w KHI and LHR so on and so forth. A regular long leauge type matches every weekend b/w cities.
There is a posiblity that ODI mode has brought more and more results in test in recent years. But Twenty20 will ruin it completely. Thats insane hit or miss format that can't stay along side Tests as the only other mainstream cricket.
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One day cricket has become faster because of too many ODI’s and consequently players bring the same “hurry up” attitude in test cricket. THats why we are seeing a lot more decisions, and thats what made test cricket interesting lately.
With growing popularity of Twenty-20, we’ll likely end up with three mainstream formats of cricket and each will be charming in its own way. **After a while, ODI’s may just go away./**QUOTE]
One of the reasons test cricket is not as popular as ODIs is due to the fact that it takes around 5 days for a result, so some people are discouraged to show up for the first 4 days.
Regardless, ODIs are so predictable in way that all teams have the same approach as far as how to build their innings.
1-20 overs Play agressive, go over the top, score 7 runs an over.
20-40 overs, take singles, score an odd boundry
40-50 overs, go bezerk
In test cricket, the drama of change of the new ball, declaration, and separate sessions makes it more exciting and unpredictable. Even draws are exciting to watch these days.
ODIs are more suited for very young, or beginner cricket audiences, who usually don’t watch cricket, but once you watch ODI cricket for a certain period, it gets repetitive.
