DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 13: Usman Khawaja of Australia celebrates scoring his century during game five of the One Day International series between India and Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground on March 13, 2019 in Delhi, India. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Personally, I believe ODI cricket is dying slowly: Usman Khawaja . ‘Even myself, I’m probably not into One-Day cricket as much,’ Khawaja added.
Usman Khawaja, an Australian batter, believes that ODI cricket is “dying,” but that Test cricket has a “very strong presence.” He stated that the ODI is the third most popular format, and that it is dying slowly. He admitted that being an all-format player is difficult, but not impossible.
The Australian opener highlighted all of the travel away from home that an all-format player is expect to do. He admitted that, aside from the ODI World Cup, which he enjoys, he does not enjoy One-Day International cricket as much as the other two formats in international cricket.
“I feel like that’s probably the third-ranked ODI out of all of them. ” Khawaja said, according to ESPN Cricinfo. “I think one-day cricket is dying a slow death; there’s still the World Cup, which I think is really fun and enjoyable to watch, but other than that, even I’m probably not into one-day cricket as much as I used to be.”
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I don’t think Test cricket is going anywhere: Khawaja Usman
“Not impossible, but very difficult,” Khawaja said. “There’s so much traveling. You’re not at home if you’re playing all three forms of the game. Then there are the demands on your body, mentally and physically, and many of the guys may also be playing in the IPL.”
Over the last decade or so, Khawaja has been a regular member of Australia’s Test squad. He made his Australia debut against England in Sydney in January 2011 and has since played 51 Tests, 40 ODIs, and nine T20Is.
He was also a member of Australia’s World Cup squad in 2019, which was held in England. Khawaja has scored 5,570 runs for the Men in Yellow across formats, averaging 44.20, with 14 hundreds, 30 fifties, and a highest score of 174.
“The vast majority of people I talk to still enjoy Test cricket,” the 35-year-old said. “It’s my preferred format.” Test cricket is still very popular, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Think both [Tests and T20] can be easily balanced, but then ask yourself, “What does one-day cricket provide?”
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