One of the themes in our episode on team selection was how the change in playing conditions of ODIs had made selection hard. We dialed in on how the change in Powerplay rules, along with the two new balls at both ends, has reshaped in the cricketing contest in ODIs and thereby reshaped the way teams are being selected.

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Participants:

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

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Related:

Rule  changes in ODI cricket over the years - Lalith Kalidas and VS Aravind - Sportstar

How to watch ODI cricket - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview

How the ODI rule changes have affected run-scoring - S Rajesh - ESPNcricinfo

What we talk about when we talk about selection - 81allout podcast