Some say it is struggling for relevance. For some, it seems a matter of the top dogs don't care, so why should we?
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But now comes a chance to wash away those concerns as Peter Siddle and Dan Christian prepare to lead a Prime Minister's outfit boasting players eyeing next year's Twenty20 World Cup.
And when it comes to the top brass? They don't get any higher than a Prime Minister who would come roaring in off four steps from the pool end in search of a wicket or two if he was asked.
ANU skipper Dan Leerdam might have some company when he runs the drinks out to the Prime Minister's XI during their clash with Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval next week.
It comes in the form of Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Don't believe it?
Morrison became the first PM to attend rugby league's Prime Minister's XIII fixture last week and he made his appearance one to remember.
A barefoot Morrison made his way onto the paddock to run water and a kicking tee to players.
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Rugby league legend Mal Meninga loved it, and it might be just the tonic the game's cricket counterpart needs.
The bulk of Canberra's cricketing fraternity turned it back on the Prime Minister's XI last summer with 1824 filtering through the gates. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr maintains the contest has a place in an increasingly crowded cricket calendar.
"The opportunity for the [PM's XI] is how we reimagine it," Barr said.
"I think the timing, the nature of the team and if it's on a weekday early in the season, it has to be night-time.
"I think we have to recognise it's no longer an event people would take an afternoon off work because there are all of the other events there.
I think there is a way of reimagining it. I don't know if it's going to be an event that gets 15,000 people every year, but there is still a place for it in the Canberra cricketing calendar.
"It just needs to be cleverly placed to maximise its impact. A mix of legends, up and coming players, local players."
Barr has just about got his wish with a pair of veterans sharing the captaincy role for a side boasting a raft of domestic stars and young guns looking to make their mark.
"It should be good fun. I've captained a little bit, but co-captain, I've never done that before," Siddle said.
"It will be interesting to see how we do that, but he's the more experienced one so on-field he can take control, I'll just toss the coin.
"I'll toss the coin and if we win it looks good, and if we lose, it won't matter because they would have called heads or tails, so I can't lose."
So how does Christian feel about being handballed the tough stuff?
"He's just told me that now, I didn't know that's how we were going to do things," Christian said. "It's a bit of a weird one, I've never played in a game where there has been co-captains.
"Sidds and I have known each other for a long time and played a lot of cricket together for Victoria, so I'm sure it will be easy to throw ideas off each other as we go along.
"To have guys like Sidds, Chris Lynn, Ben Cutting, Chris Green, Fawad Ahmed, guys now specifically playing Twenty20s, it's fantastic."
PRIME MINISTER'S XI
Thursday, October 24: Twenty20 tour match - Prime Minister's XI v Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval, 7.10pm. Tickets from Ticketek.
Prime Minister's XI squad: Peter Siddle (c), Dan Christian (c), Chris Lynn, Jason Sangha, Fawad Ahmed, Daniel Fallins, Djali Bloomfield, Ben Cutting, Jordan Silk, Chris Green, Harry Nielsen, Dan Leerdam (12th man). Coach: Jason Gillespie.