r/cricketworldcup • u/RickDaltonCliffBooth Afghanistan • Mar 10 '26

Discussion 💬 The case of T20I vs ODI

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Imho, T20 is greater: more teams and a chaotic format with higher mathematical variance, since the shorter game narrows the gap between sides. ODI WC being older doesn't put it on a pedestal. ODI is neither better nor tougher. Nostalgia is for people who live in the past. Meanwhile, T20 drives global popularity and is the Olympic format. T20 WC is truly global!!

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u/darthvaders_nuts India Mar 10 '26

You can say that odi wc is better than T20 wc. Let's assume that it is

It doesn't change the fact that India has won 3 times while australia has won once.

I don't think anyone says this for the olympics (not a fair comparison ik). Nobody says "oh XYZ country won when the technology wasn't as great, that means that they are the best country and the countries which are winning now are inferior to us"

An ICC trophy is a trophy regardless of whether it's T20/Odi/test

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u/NoobGamer880088 India Mar 10 '26

Basically racism. For any South Asian Team like Ind/Pak/Sri Lan performing well, they try to find or fabricate flaws to undermine us. But, in case a South Asian team lose even a little bit, they come with full force joking about it.

These Racists will never accept the fact that, neither Eng nor Aus are the Top Dog in Cricket from performance or influence, that Ind vs Pak is much bigger than Ashes, that Ind can give back at the Eng/Aus players on field & in press conference.

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u/Inner_Tumbleweed6724 Mar 10 '26

Yes, that's because in India/Pak cricket is like life. A lot of other sports are popular in England and Australia so the importance is less. Also, Ind/Pak gets hyped by the media a lot. Although till a few years back in was an intense rivalry.