ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Saturday a 13-member squad for the three One-day Internationals in the Dhaka Bank Cup Series against Bangladesh later this month.
[quote author=SeanM link=topic=91810.msg580193#msg580193 date=1407618925]
Do people still watch ODI's? can't we just cancel everything else and stick to 20/20? its so much more fun to watch...
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Yeah they do. And I do. ODIs are far better than T20s. T20s are just slogathons - there's no sensible batting or need for any sort of tactics (not much anyway) in most cases. ODIs - there's need for pacing, tactics etc.
Besides purely from a commercial point of view - more ad breaks = more $$.
And as for the squad - it's pretty strong squad they're sending. Should be interesting.
Has the Bangladesh squad been announced? No Shakib though, that's a turn off WHY SHAKIB WHY
[quote author=Kyle link=topic=91810.msg580207#msg580207 date=1407638803]
Yeah they do. And I do. ODIs are far better than T20s. T20s are just slogathons - there's no sensible batting or need for any sort of tactics (not much anyway) in most cases. ODIs - there's need for pacing, tactics etc.
Besides purely from a commercial point of view - more ad breaks = more $$.
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I agree. Each format of the game offers a completely different skill set. T20s are great for the casual fan but it would be like suggesting all football matches be reduced to penalty shoot outs or all baseball games turned into home run derby's.
As for the 13-man squad, I've not seen much of Kirk Edwards at the t20 level. His numbers don't look that inspiring. Is he a worthy inclusion?
[quote author=The Chairman link=topic=91810.msg580182#msg580182 date=1407610100]
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Saturday a 13-member squad for the three One-day Internationals in the Dhaka Bank Cup Series against Bangladesh later this month.
-WICB
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WTH ....thought the NEW Selection panel has THIS task >
WHY SHAKIB WHY