The 50-over format is no more a cosy fit in cricket's lucrative T20 ecosystem. Come World Cup time, however, the one-day game can again be king. At least for a few days. At least for one more edition...
"When the World Cup rolls around, it'll be bigger than Ben Hur again." This was the astute Adam Zampa in October last year, talking to ABC Sport about the relevance - or lack thereof - of ODI cricket. Of course, Zampa went on to express a lot of misgivings about where the 50-over format was currently at, specifically going on to add, "There's about 10 overs in the middle that needs to be scrapped."
