One-day world league not appealing to England's Morgan

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to discuss a new league of 13 teams at their annual meeting in Edinburgh this month, with the top two finishers playing off in a final in a revamp of the ODI format, according to media reports.

One-day world league not appealing to England's Morgan

(Reuters)





However, Morgan said that the current 50-overs format was exciting for viewers, despite being threatened by the emergence of the Twenty20 cricket.

"I am not sure it needs it (the world league). Cricket is in a reasonable position at the moment," the 29-year-old told, who also captains England's Twenty20 side, British media.

"The Champions Trophy next year will highlight that, it is a great tournament whereby something is on every game. The World Cup goes on a lot longer," he added.

Dublin-born Morgan added that while he was in favour of growing the game in associate nations such as Afghanistan, Ireland and Scotland, scheduling fixtures in an already packed calendar remained a concern.

"It is interesting to see how the ICC get those games in ahead of different series when the schedule is already jam-packed but I am all for growing the sport," he added.

"The prospect of playing against associate nations more often and giving them as much cricket as possible is a really good way of growing your sport.

England play the first of five one-dayers against Sri Lanka in Nottingham on Tuesday.





(Reporting by Nivedita Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by John O'Brien)


Share

2 min read

Published

Source: Reuters



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world