Do you know how the game changed from 60 to 50 overs in ODI? How did the rules change?
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how ODIs changed from 60 to 50 overs: There are three formats in present-day cricket. Test, ODI and T20. Test cricket is played for five days. Whereas in ODI, there are innings of 50-50 overs which last for about 6 to 7 hours. Whereas in T20, there is a game of 20-20 overs which is most popular today.
In ODI cricket, earlier the game was played for 60-60 overs.
New Delhi: There are total three formats in the game of cricket. Test, ODI and T20 International. Initially there was a test which is played for five days. In 1971, the first four days of a Test match played between Australia and England in Melbourne were washed out due to rain, after which the match was completed on the last day and from there ODI cricket was born. Initially, each innings of ODI was played for 60 overs.
The first two World Cups were also played in the format of 60-60 overs, but what happened that it had to be changed from 60 overs to 50 overs. Actually the story behind this is very interesting. In the initial phase, most of the ODI matches were played in England. England was also the host of the first two World Cups, but as soon as there was talk of organizing ODI matches outside England, the overs had to be reduced.
What was the reason for reducing 60 overs to 50 in ODI?
Let us tell you that in England, daylight lasts for 15 to 17 hours during summer. That means the day is longer. In such a situation, if 120 overs had to be bowled in the match, there was no problem and the game was played in broad daylight. For this reason, initially there was not much concern about flood lights, because ODIs used to end in one day, but after the 1983 World Cup, India and Pakistan got joint hosting of this tournament.
The days are shorter in India and Pakistan than in England. In such a situation, it was not possible to play 120 overs in a day. For this reason, it was decided that if the match has to be finished in a day then it will have to be played in 50-50 overs. In such a situation, in Asian countries, if the match started at 9 in the morning, it would be completed before dark.
ODI is now played under floodlights
With the reduction in overs, cricket continued to progress. To popularize the ODI format, with time, it started being played under flood lights and now most of the matches are played in day-night, which starts at 1 pm in India.
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