Moeen Ali brands the ODI format as long and boring

Moeen Ali not a fan of ODIs anymore

England all-rounder Moeen Ali feels ODI cricket is under the threat of getting extinct in the next couple of years. 

Last month, Ali's team-mate Ben Stokes bid farewell to the 50-over format, to prolong his career in the other two formats.

The T20 leagues originating from South Africa and UAE have gradually become an important factor for the players when it comes to evaluating their careers in ODIs.

International Cricket Council (ICC) had introduced World Cup Super League as well to bring back the interest of the audience and the players to the ODI format.

It's almost like the long, boring one: Ali on ODIs

The 35-year-old thinks the ODI format is not sustainable at the moment, and is stuck between the soaring popularity of T20s and Test Cricket.

"At the moment it's not sustainable in my opinion. Something has to be done because I fear losing the 50-over format in a couple of years because it's almost like the long, boring one, if that makes sense. It's almost like you've got T20s, you've got the Test matches which are great and then the 50 overs is just in the middle - there's no importance given to it at the moment," said Moeen Ali. 

Ali fears more players will retire due to tight schedules

The Birmingham Phoenix skipper has warned the cricket fraternity that more players could be bidding farewell to ODI cricket due to the overlap in schedules. Over the last month, the likes of Jos Buttler, Joe Root and Stokes have all criticised England's white-ball schedule. 

The Three Lions featured in 12 white-ball matches against India and South Africa in a span of 25 days in order to accommodate other events. It is evident that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has put special emphasis on its showpiece event, The Hundred. 

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