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ODI cricket maybe dying slow death, says Australian Test opener Khawaja

Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja believes ODI cricket is witnessing a slow death because of the proliferation of T20 leagues around the world and a hectic international calender.

Khawaja is the latest cricketer to join the debate over the existence of 50-over cricket after England superstar Ben Stokes on Monday stunned the cricketing world by announcing his sudden retirement from ODI cricket at the age of 31.

Calling playing three formats as "unsustainable" for him, Stokes, who is also England's Test captain, said cricketers "are not like cars" and there is "too much cricket rammed in".

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