At the time when one day format is losing it sheen the cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar has just come out with a new formula to revive ODI. Sachin Tendulkar has suggested at a function on 4th of September, 2009 that there is still scope for ODI not with standing the soaring popularity of T20 game. He felt that ODI of 50 overs can be revived easily by splitting the game into 25 overs of two innings, a strange idea that struck to him when he was in Sri Lanka last year. He was doubtful whether his suggestion would be acceptable.

In other words, the suggestion was nothing but making a kind of Test cricket of ODI game splitting into two innings of 25 overs each. A new kind of Test cricket in the offering, if accepted. 29th Coromandel Cements Tournament, conducted by Ernakulam Cricket club which is rated as one of the leading tournament in Kerala have decided to conduct this year final between State Bank Of Travancore, Thriruvanathapuram and Swantons cricket club , Ernakulam under the format suggested by the batting legend.

The final will be of 45 overs which will be split into two innings of 25 and 20 overs a side.