The poor attendance at the opening match of the 2023 cricket World Cup at Ahmedabad on Thursday has reignited the concerns over the future of ODI, 50-over format. A few influential cricketers are on record as saying this could well be the last tournament of a series that started 48 years ago, and of which India has won two. This would be a great pity because no other game offers so many variations on the theme. Cricket stands alone in that respect. Its non-linear nature is enough to...