"I Don’t Think We Live In A World Today Where People Can Invest Seven Hours Of Their Day Into Coming And Watching A One-Day Game" - Robin Uthappa

Former India batsman Robin Uthappa is currently playing for the Dubai Capitals in the inaugural ILT20 tournament in the UAE. Uthappa believes that the One-Day International (ODI) format will dwindle in the future as the shorter format of the game grows in popularity. The wicketkeeper batter feels that the T10 format will attract associate and unfamiliar nations to the game.

Uthappa has been in top form in the tournament and is currently the top scorer in the league with 122 runs. He scored a career-best 79 off 46 balls against the Gulf giants on Monday, January 16, and became the first player to receive the green belt awarded to the highest run-scorer in the tournament. He will be again seen in action in the match against the Gulf Giants in Sharjah on Thursday.

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T10 Is A Great Version Of Cricket – Robin Uthappa

The former India opener shared his thoughts on ODI cricket and said the format is on the verge of being phased out due to the rise of T20 leagues. Uthappa said the 50-over format failed to attract the audience as they could not invest 6-7 hours per match. He said T10 leagues will provide platforms for associate countries like China, Germany, etc.

“I think the game is evolving in that direction. But it’s also the viewership that dictates, what’s going to be more popular and what’s going to evolve, and what’s going to devolve. And it’s been a very natural process of evolution in that sense, which is why the T20 Cricket is coming to the fore. I do certainly believe that there will be a few more T10 leagues that will also come through the ranks.”

“And like I said, T10 is a great version of cricket to kind of introduce the associate nations that are just starting, say teams like Germany, or China, and teams such as those to kind of play those so that they get a feel of what the sport generally entails,” Uthappa said.

“And I see the game evolving in that direction and 50 over cricket, I don’t think we live in a world today where people can invest seven hours of their day into coming and watching a 50 or a one-day game at the stadium or investing that much time and watching a one-day game you know or at home, on the telly, today you do get apps as well.”

“So, the viewership will drop, and I think the evolution after this FTP cycle should be to kind of slowly wean off one-day cricket and move towards T20 and perhaps T10 Cricket and that’s where it should stop, it shouldn’t get lesser than that,” he added.

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