Is the Under-23 BCCI revamp a death knell for ODI archetypes?

As ODIs celebrated the landmark of 5000 Men’s internationals in 2026, the BCCI affected a format change at the domestic U-23 level that could alter its landscape forever. 

The Men’s State U-23 Trophy and the Vizzy Trophy, an inter-zonal university competition, have been transformed from 50 to 20 overs.

Even as the 2027 ODI World Cup beckons, this change is symptomatic of one-day cricket’s existential crisis.

Bilateral series that lack context, vanishing audiences and competition with the razzmatazz of T20 cricket mean that ODIs are on the backfoot, even if its World Cup remains cricket’s most prestigious trophy still. 

We speak to Naman Agarwal, ex-News Editor at Wisden, who interviewed cricketers and coaches across the length and breadth of India and conducted extensive research into the far-reaching implications this format change at a crucial developmental rung could have on India’s ODI aspirations. 

Read his investigation into BCCI’s revamp of Men’s U-23 cricket:

https://thewhiteglove.in/is-the-under-23-bcci-revamp-a-death-knell-for-odi-archetypes/

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