The veteran Indian spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin has acknowledged that there are certain concerns over the relevance of ODI cricket, saying that it is quickly becoming an extension of T20s. Ashwin was a guest on the upcoming show of the ‘Vaughany and Tuffers Cricket club podcast’ which is hosted by former English skipper, Michael Vaughan, and Phil Tuffnell. The Indian off-spinner said that ODI cricket needs to find its relevance in the current era on the show.

Describing the same, Ravichandran Ashwin said, “It’s a question of relevance and I think ODI cricket needs to find its relevance. It needs to find its spot.”

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The 35-year-old said that the beauty of the ODIs was the ‘ebbs and flows’ and bowlers used to have a say in the proceedings. Ashwin, who called himself a ‘cricket nut,’ acknowledged that he switched off the TV while watching a game at one point, which is actually scary for the ODIs. 

Ravichandran Ashwin explained, “The greatest beauty of one day cricket is sorry was the ebbs and flows of the game. People used to bide their time and take the game deep. The one-day format used to be a format where bowlers had a say. Even me as a cricket badger and a cricket nut, I switch off the TV after a point and that’s frankly very scary for the format of the game. When those ebbs and flows go missing, it’s not cricket anymore. It is just an extended form of T20.”

The veteran Indian spinner also opined that the game should go back to the old format where one new ball was used. Currently, two new balls are used during a match.

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Ravichandran Ashwin elaborated, “I think one ball is something that would work and spinners would come into the game to bowl more at the back end. Reverse swing might come back in, which is crucial for the game.”