ICC moots Test and ODI changes 12/11/2009 |
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International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has admitted that Test cricket needs to evolve in order to stay relevant in the modern day.
Lorgat revealed that the ICC is open to the idea of a Test final to make the five-day game more attractive to supporters and sponsors.
In an interview with Cricinfo, he said: “At the next chief executives’ committee, we will have more discussions and find a way of creating context for Test cricket. That does not necessarily mean a Test championship, but we could work towards a Test final every year or every second year.”
The annual ICC meeting of chief executives from various cricket-playing nations will take place on Nov 30 and Dec 1.
Lorgat added that the lack of a central championship means that contests between individual countries have little or no relevance to cricket fans in other parts of the world.
He explained that the ICC was also thinking about ways to make the one-day game more exciting: “There is no doubt that there is an opportunity to create a few tweaks that would enhance the ODI game.
“The middle overs in an ODI is an area where we could experiment with something like the Powerplay component. At the moment the fielding side takes it immediately after the 10-over mark - perhaps that could be changed.
“Also, the batting side should take the Powerplay before the 40-over mark because the last 10 overs are always a dash for runs. Maybe we need to consider lifting the limitations on bowlers - should they be restricted to 10 overs?
“Typically the bits-and-pieces bowlers come into play during the middle overs where nothing much is happening, but if there is a penetrative bowler things could be different.”
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