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ICC CEO: Random bilaterals over; Test and ODI need reinvention

ICC CEO: Random bilaterals over; Test and ODI need reinvention
‘Random’ bilaterals are over, Test and ODIs need reinvention: ICC · thehansindia.com

Cricket is a sport played with a bat and ball.

There are different ways to play it, like Test matches that last for days, one-day matches, and short T20 matches.

The person in charge of cricket around the world, Sanjog Gupta, says things need to change.

He says teams can no longer just play each other in random matches with no real meaning.

Fans want matches that matter, like games that lead to a big championship.

The ICC wants one-day cricket to stay, especially around the World Cup.

Test cricket is very old and famous, but many young people find it hard to watch.

Mr. Gupta says that is especially true outside a few countries like India, England, and Australia.

He thinks cricket can learn from events like Wimbledon and golf's Masters, which stayed special while changing with the times.

Mr. Gupta says cricket must keep growing or it might lose fans.

Key facts

Speaker
Sanjog Gupta, ICC CEO
Main message
Random bilateral series are over; Test and ODI formats need reinvention
Context
Age of T20 leagues and increasingly fragmented fan attention
Test cricket concern
Financial and popularity challenges outside India, England and Australia
ODI proposal
Dedicated ODI window ahead of the World Cup discussed
Examples cited
Wimbledon and golf's Masters as reinvented prestigious events
World Test Championship
Final now an event of significance; it did not exist seven years ago

Quotes

Sanjog Gupta

ICC CEO

“The World Test Championship Final is now an event of significance,”
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“Our ambition has to be growth,”
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