New Delhi: Star India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed concern over ODIs future pots Rohit-Kohli era. He believes ODI cricket could lose its charm and struggle to attract fans after the 2027 ODI World Cup. Speaking on Ash ki Baat he said that while Test cricket will always find its audience and T20s will continue to excite fans ODIs may find it difficult to sustain their relevance.
Ashwin highlights decline in ODIs since 2019 World Cup
Ashwin also pointed out that since the 2019 World Cup teams have been playing fewer ODIs each year with several high-profile players choosing to retire from the format to extend their Test and T20 careers.

I am not sure about future of ODI after 2027 World Cup. I am a little worried about it. Of course I am following Vijay Hazare Trophy but the manner in which I followed SMAT I am finding slightly difficult to follow Ashwin India’s second highest Test wicket-taker of all time with 537 scalps said on his YouTube channel Ash Ki Baat.

Also we need to know what audience wants to watch. I feel Test cricket still has space but ODI cricket I truly feel (it) doesn’t have the space said Ashwin who also took 156 wickets in 116 ODIs.
Ashwin pointed that Kohli and Rohit draw crowds
Ashwin emphasized that players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have the ability to draw crowds to stadiums and television screens even during domestic competitions but warned that once they step away the future of ODI cricket could look bleak.

Look Rohit and Virat came back to Vijay Hazare Trophy and people started watching it. We have known that sport is always bigger than individuals but at times these players (Ro-Ko) need to come back to make the game relevant he observed.

Vijay Hazare Trophy (national one-dayers) of course is a domestic competition that not a lot of people follow but they did (so now) because Virat and Rohit were playing. Even then what happens when they stop playing ODIs? he wondered.