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The sun could soon be setting on the 50 over game

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Filed under: Cricket, Cricket World Cup, Matthew Hayden, One Day Cricket, Shane Warne, Sport

Matthew Hayden says 50 over cricket is as cooked as a BBQ snapper. In the mind of Shane Warne, it’s as over as his marriage, though he believes it should be resuscitated every four years for the World Cup. 50 over cricket, that is.

The farcical finish to the 2007 World Cup could be a sign that we have entered the late evening of 50 over cricket's life. Pic: AP.

Even Cricket Australia is reducing next year’s domestic one day cricket program, after tinkering heavily with the format this year, in the surest sign yet officialdom is downgrading its commitment to one day cricket. That, after it did away with the 12 match triangular series two years ago in favour of a more streamlined summer international 50 over program.

The fact is, 50 over cricket is a game being squeezed out of existence.

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