“Sab Bekar Ki Baatein Hai, Mera Naam Hi ODI Cricket Se Bana Hai” – Rohit Sharma On ODIs Being Outdated Debate

India National Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma has backed the ODI cricket at a time when several cricket pundits have written off the format and said that the talk about the One-Day International cricket being outdated is meaningless.

Rohit Sharma, who is one of the modern-day batting greats, is the only player in the history of ODI cricket to smash three double centuries. The 35-year-old has played 233 ODIs for the Men In Blue and has scored 9376 runs at a highly impressive average of 48.6, including 29 centuries.

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India National Cricket Team captain and star opener, Rohit Sharma, said that he owes his fame to ODI cricket and mentioned that several people had said that Test cricket would die, which hasn’t happened. He added that he would never say that any of the formats are getting finished and all three formats are equally important for him.

“Mera naam hi One-day cricket se bana hai (I owe my fame to One-Day cricket). Sab bekar ki baatein hai (all this talk about ODIs being outdated is futile). People were earlier talking (similarly) about Test cricket. For me, cricket is important – whatever be the format. 

“I would never say that ODI is getting finished or T20 is getting finished or Tests are nearing an end. I wish there is another format as well, because for me, playing the game is most important. Since childhood, we dreamt of playing the game for India and in my mind. Whenever we play ODIs, stadiums are full, the excitement remains high. It’s an individual choice as to which format to play or not, but for me, all three formats are important,” Rohit was quoted as saying by Times Of India ok Wednesday.

As of now, the situation of Indian cricket remains the same – we play the IPL, the international cricket – Rohit Sharma

There has been an immense growth in the T20 leagues all over the world since the inception of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and in 2023 two new T20 leagues – UAE’s ILT20 and CSA T20 League – will get commenced. With the growth of T20 leagues, there’s a growing concern that players would prefer playing in these T20 leagues rather than international cricket.

Rohit Sharma, while talking about this matter, said that for India National Cricket Team players, “playing for the country matters the most,” and they will continue to participate only in the Indian Premier League (IPL) games and International Cricket games.

“I don’t know what people are thinking about playing leagues over international cricket. There will be ten more leagues, but in the coming years, we will get to know what the players prefer. But as of now, the situation of Indian cricket remains the same – we play the IPL, the international cricket. 

“The guys are getting exposure and our aim is to create bench strength, so that’s why in Zimbabwe, there are a lot of players who are touring for the first time – be it Shahbaz Ahmed, Rahul Tripathi – and it is a good exposure. They are really talented, they will grab the opportunity. It’s about getting the confidence at this stage, which I am sure they will learn,” he said on the sidelines of a collection launch organised by Adidas.

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