ODI cricket as we know is going to change completely. Very soon.

Not since the days of Kerry Packer has one-day cricket been at the cusp of such a major revolution. 40 years later, the ICC is set to table the plans at its annual general meeting later this month. The move is expected to come into force from 2019, reported the Telegraph. Coming on the heels of the move to introduce a two-tier format to Test cricket with relegation and promotion between them, the move is set to revolutionize the sport forever.

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Teams are free to organize matches outside the 36 ODIs, but these would not count towards the scoring for the league .

2. Associate nations, have for some time, been knocking at the doors of International cricket, and have been denied a chance. That may change with the ICC looking to broaden the elite level to 13 – Afghanistan, Ireland, and Scotland may be the ones to enter the league in 2019, said the Telegraph.

The move is believed to provide one-day cricket with much-needed relevance even as odd voices have been calling for the scrapping of the “middle-ground” format while retaining the T20 and Test formats. This could also help generate higher revenues from tickets and broadcasting rights which have seen a slump in recent years.

The plans will be tabled at the ICC’s annual conference at Edinburgh around the end of June, reported the Telegraph.

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