Tuesday 31 March 2015

Conventional cricket

In my view, conventional cricket is the best form of cricket. But it is not the way in which cricket is played these days. Batsmen just focus on slogging rather than accumulating runs, playing proper cricket shots. The core quality of cricket is being ruined by the unconventional play. With new rules like the introduction of the two new balls, just four fielders being allowed outside the thirty yard circle, it has become much easier for the batsmen to score runs. The elegant stroke play is not there anymore. For instance, during the recently completed world cup, the monstrous 400 mark passed twice. This world cup was a nightmare for the bowlers. So what I suggest is that the ICC should rethink their strategies on new cricket rules and focus more on protecting the beauty of cricket.

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