Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned the relevance of bilateral series after India’s recently concluded ODI series against Australia. He added that no one is bothered by the series results either. India suffered a 2-1 loss in the three-match ODI series against Australia as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Does bilateral cricket have any relevance now? I am talking about white-ball cricket because nowadays you don’t feel sad when you lose and happy when you win. So these three-match or five-match bilateral series, one has ended and the other is about to start, what is their actual purpose? Can we make this better somehow?”

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“Why are bilaterals played? There was an era when there was excitement and you used to wait for it. What happened in a series was remembered, but no one remembers it now. Everyone forgets what happened six months ago,” he added. “Only two things are spoken about. We celebrate individual performances, as we did in the last series. We lost the three-match series 2-1, but does it seem from anywhere that we lost? We are celebrating. We are doing bhangra because Rohit and Kohli scored runs.”

However, Aakash Chopra also stated that all cricket boards need to work together to find a solution so that it won’t kill white-ball cricket.

“What can be done? I think all boards need to be collective. They need to understand that there is a problem. If you shear a sheep totally, the sheep gets injured, and then you don’t get any wool. You are in the process of killing a hen that gives a golden egg. Don’t do that. I would say organize tri-nation and quadrangular tournaments, where teams will have to create space in their home calendars, and the host nation should split the revenue,” Aakash Chopra concluded.