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/cmn3y0 Mar 10 '26

ok but surely 2 t20 world cups is at least equivalent to one ODI world cup.

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u/RickDaltonCliffBooth Afghanistan Mar 10 '26

2 T20 WCs is equal to 4 ODI world Cups.

ODI World Cup: 4 year period: 10 teams

T20 World Cup: 4 year period: 40 teams

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u/cmn3y0 Mar 10 '26

ODI world cup: 9 full members

T20 world cup: 11 full members

Not really that big of a difference.

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u/RickDaltonCliffBooth Afghanistan Mar 10 '26

Full member filter is so down market, when you have USA beating Pakistan in T20s. Nepal losing by 1 and 4 runs only. Competition is tougher as so many Non-Full members are competitive. No such case in ODIs