Chennai, September 09: India’s cricket coach Gary Kirsten today gave a thumbs up to Sachin Tendulkar’s idea of splitting the one-dayers into four innings of 25 overs each to revive the format, saying the senior batsman’s proposal should be given a thought.
“It is a good idea. I know it has been suggested before somewhere down the line,” Kirsten told reporters here.
Tendulkar had suggested that ODIs be split into four innings of 25 overs a side to negate the luck factor associated with winning the toss and bring some excitement to the format which is fighting for survival in the face of the Twenty20 storm.
Kirsten said the the option can be explored.
“I think what he is doing is that he is just opening it up to see the different options that could be brought about in the one-day game.
–PTI