The Australia left-hander, who hasn't played an ODI since 2019, says the format is very much third in the pecking order, with Test cricket continuing to lead the way
Usman Khawaja has lent his voice to the growing animosity towards one-day international cricket in the wake of Ben Stokes' retirement from the format.
The England World Cup-winning allrounder and Test captain says it was "unsustainable" for him to balance all three formats.
As the ICC prepares to unveil the Future Tours Programme for the next cycle it appears increasingly likely that something will have to give in the schedule, particularly given the increasing prominence of franchise competitions.
Earlier this month, Cricket South Africa pulled the men's team from their scheduled ODI series in Australia next January to ensure they can stage a new T20 league.
And Khawaja, who last played a white-ball match for Australia in the 2019 World Cup against South Africa, believes the 50-over game might have to be sacrificed.
"My own personal opinion - I know a few of the guys are very similar - you've got Test cricket, which is the pinnacle, you've got T20 cricket, which obviously has leagues around the world, great entertainment, everyone loves it, and then there's one-day cricket," he said.
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"I feel like that's probably the third-ranked out of all of them.
"I think personally one-day cricket is dying a slow death...there's still the World Cup, which I think is really fun and it's enjoyable to watch, but other than that, even myself personally, I'm probably not into one-day cricket as much either."
Khawaja last month signed a new deal with Brisbane Heat and was appointed captain ahead of the 12th edition of the men's Big Bash League.
Expected to be part of Australia's Test series against West Indies and South Africa in November, December and January, the 35-year-old doesn't believe the modern-day player can play all three formats but sees no challenge to the five-day game as the premier format in the sport.
"The majority of people I talk to still love Test cricket," he said.
"It's my favourite format. Think Test cricket still has a very strong presence so don't really see that going anywhere.
"Think both [Tests and T20] can be quite easily balanced, but then you ask yourself the question does one-day cricket give."
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