{"id":248784,"date":"2025-02-28T12:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/ashwin-advocates-for-red-ball-use-in-odis-amid-monotonous-champions-trophy-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:50:13","slug":"ashwin-advocates-for-red-ball-use-in-odis-amid-monotonous-champions-trophy-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/ashwin-advocates-for-red-ball-use-in-odis-amid-monotonous-champions-trophy-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashwin advocates for red ball use in ODIs amid ‘monotonous’ Champions Trophy | Cricket News – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW DELHI: Former Team India<\/a> spinner Ravichandran Ashwin<\/a>, renowned for his insightful cricketing perspectives, has voiced concerns about the balance between bat and ball in One Day Internationals (ODIs).
He argues that rule changes, like introducing two new balls and allowing an extra fielder in the circle, have tilted the game heavily in favor of batsmen.
\u201cBefore this Afghanistan versus England match I was wondering whether there is any future for ODI cricket,\u201d Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. “Let\u2019s be very honest with it. In T20Is, there is so much crowd, and consumption is high because it ends inside four hours. I feel Test cricket will excel more once the first-class structure of teams like Afghanistan will improve.”
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Ashwin believes these changes, particularly the two new balls, have diminished the impact of reverse swing and finger spin, ultimately affecting the dynamism of ODIs.
Observing the ongoing Champions Trophy<\/a>, Ashwin finds the format “monotonous” and questions its relevance in contemporary cricket, saying, \u201cBut in ODI there is no contest. Until 2013-14 ODI cricket was played with one ball. Before 2015, the new rule was implemented where five fielders were allowed in the circle and two balls were introduced. I think in many ways that rule was to nullify India\u2019s spin domination. That is just my take.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think that is impacting the game massively. Because reverse swing is gone from the game now. Role of finger spin was also reduced.”
\u201cThe 50 over World Cup (2027) in South Africa is going to be a real challenge for the ICC. It is at the brink of a decision being made. Because the game is going so slow. It\u2019s meandering along. I have a question in my mind that is there a place for 50 overs in today\u2019s cricket? Until this Afghanistan vs England game, this Champions Trophy was just so monotonous,\u201d he said.
To revitalise the format, Ashwin proposes a radical solution: using red balls instead of white.
\u201cThere used to be a time where one-day used to be play with the red ball. It is time to seriously give it a thought about this particular format of the game,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n