0 – 2 ▁to ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁and ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁one - day ▁tournament . ▁The ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁received ▁heavy ▁criticism , ▁but ▁still ▁made ▁a ▁health y ▁profit , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁P BL ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁AC B . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket ▁changed ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁many ▁ways . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁pun ishing ▁schedule , ▁cr ick eters ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁f itter ▁than ▁ever ▁before . ▁ ▁Night ▁matches ▁have ▁become ▁very ▁common ▁in ▁most ▁nations , ▁and ▁one - day ▁cr icket ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁followed ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁( though ▁this ▁is ▁being ▁threatened ▁by ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁cr icket ). ▁ ▁Play ers ▁became ▁full - time ▁profession als , ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁the ▁larger ▁cr icket ing ▁nations ▁are ▁very ▁well - pa id , ▁mainly ▁through ▁television ▁rights ; ▁broad c aster s ▁now ▁have ▁a ▁huge ▁say ▁in ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁traditional ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁Test ▁cr icket , ▁is ▁still ▁played ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁in ▁recent ▁seasons ▁has ▁challeng ed ▁one - day ▁cr icket ▁for ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁membership ▁of ▁a ▁Test ▁Cr icket ▁side ▁is ▁often ▁seen ▁as ▁being ▁more ▁pr estig ious ▁for ▁players , ▁due ▁both ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁challeng ing ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁format ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁turn