The debate over ODI Super League, former England captain said - this is very complicated

Former England captain Michael Atherton believes that the One Day International Super League of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is very complex.

Former England captain Michael Atherton believes that the One Day International Super League of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is 'very complicated' and the governing body should have developed a simple qualification system for the 2023 World Cup to be held in India. The ICC started the ODI International Super League on Monday, which will decide the teams participating in the 2023 Men's World Cup.

Host India and seven top teams will get direct entry to the World Cup. The Super League will begin with a series between the world champions England and Ireland starting on 30 July. Atherton told Sky Sports Cricket, "Whatever happens there is an argument, but it gets quite complicated because you try to connect the two systems together." He said, 'You had the ICC Global Competitions - World Cup, World T20 and Champions Trophy - and you are trying to relate it to the normal bilateral series which is part of the Future Tour Program (FTP), where each team has one- Plays against the other.

13 teams will participate in the Super League

There will be 13 teams participating in the Super League, including 12 full members of the ICC and the Netherlands. Netherlands won the World Cricket Super League 2015-17 and made it to the Super League. In the Super League, each team will play four series of three matches at home and four overseas.

The five teams who fail to qualify directly from the Super League will compete in qualifiers 2023 with five associate teams and two of them will qualify for the 10 teams World Cup to be held in India.

Teams will get*10 points*for winning

Each team will get 10 points for the win, while 5 points will be given for the tie, the match and the canceled matches. There will be no points for defeat. The teams will be ranked on the basis of the scores obtained from the eight series. Rules have been made to determine the position of two or more teams having equal points. Atherton, a 52-year-old former England batsman who scored 7728 runs in 115 Tests, said a slightly less complicated system would have made it easier for people to understand.

Strauss said - it is impossible to implement a smooth system

Former England captain Andrew Strauss, part of the ICC cricket committee, said that it is impossible to implement a smooth system and whatever the governing body does, it will have to face criticism. He said, 'It makes sense to try to find any spontaneous process, but it is not possible.' Strauss said, "We all talk of meaningless bilateral cricket which has no relevance and then when the ICC tries to combine everything with the World Test Championship, everybody says that the points system is very complex and then they (ICC) try Super League and they (people) say why they are doing this. The ICC has faced criticism from players like New Zealand captain Ken Williamson, who say the points system is not appropriate. On the other hand, Indian captain Virat Kohli says that more points should be earned on the victory over foreign soil in the World Test Championship.