The most awaited tournament ODI world cup is all set to begin in October this year in India. This will be the 13th edition of the premier tournament in the cricketing world, with India hosting it twice, this time fully, unlike in 2011.
Over the years, cricket has evolved giving space to technology, and rules that were adopted by the governing body of Cricket. Though Cricket is 113 years old, rules and technology are something that keeps on evolving for a better experience, bringing ease and comfort to the game.
If we sit down to make a meaningful comparison between today’s and old cricket, we would conclude that a lot of changes and innovations have taken place in today’s cricket such as the deployment of technology, quality accessories, better pitches and grounds, lighting, Infrastructure, and so on.
Even the most prestigious tournament, the World Cup has witnessed several innovations and formats with time. For instance, the first very world cup tournament, which was organized in 1975 happens to be of 60 overs per team. Which was reduced to 50 overs per team. The format as well as the number of participants also saw changes i.e., in the first world cup, a total of 8 teams participated.
Changes that the World Cup likely to see
In a report released by the most prominent publication, Wisden concluded that the world cup tournament after 2023 would be of 54 matches and have around 14 teams, expanding from 10 in the 2023 and 2027 ODI world cup. The 2023 and 2027 ODI world is likely to return in the super six format which was followed in the 2003 world cup.
The report concluded that the two groups would consist of 7 teams in each and the first 3 teams from each group would collide to form a super six format. The Super Six, which determines the semi-finalists, will have each of the two groups of three teams competing against one another.
