People have almost overdosed on cricket: Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh [Source: Twitter]

Former Australian great Steve Waugh has expressed strong opinions on the state of cricket in the present day. The former skipper believes that people have almost "overdosed" on cricket with the never-ending fixtures of international and domestic franchise leagues. Waugh stated how cricket is very hard to keep track of by the fans.

Steve Waugh on the state of cricket

“There’s a lot of cricket it’s hard to follow, as a spectator its very hard to keep up with it. (The) three one-dayers against England seemed a bit insignificant really, I mean what were they playing for? There wasn’t a big crowd, I think the public has almost overdosed on cricket.” 

“You want the special series to be iconic like the Ashes or against England, it’s hard to follow the Australian side because every time they play they have a different team on the field,”

“For the fans and spectators, it is hard to make a connection because you’re not sure who is playing, I don’t know whether it’s anyone’s fault but you need that consistency in the Australian side."

“You want to know who’s in the squad every game, you want to be following it closely and it’s really hard to do that right now,” 

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