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ODI rules - going back to the basics
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On review Richardson is right about the effect of the ODI rules. It does seem problematic in India - but outside of India those big scores aren't necessarily one off.
However i'd still want to rules to back to 1992-2005 set-up, for simplicity purposes.
On review Richardson is right about the effect of the ODI rules. It does seem problematic in India - but outside of India those big scores aren't necessarily one off.
However i'd still want to rules to back to 1992-2005 set-up, for simplicity purposes.
Everytime we see those insanely huge scores (and scores rattled off in super quick time) in the subcontinent, people talk about the death of ODI cricket, blah blah blah. Considering that ODI cricket is a major crowd puller in the subcontinent, I think we should go back to the old ODI rules if we want consistency across. But if not, then just revert back to the old rules for the subcontinent and keep it for other places (but that will bring the complexity on where the rules should be applied, and where not to).
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The rules from 1992-2005 were simpler and I can understand why people like the idea of going back to it but I also enjoy the idea of a powerplay. 5 overs, 2 players outside the ring and the batsmen trying to go at it and the bowlers trying to pick up wickets. That's awesome, especially when that power play can be taken at any point before the 40th or is it 35th now? Either way, it's supposed to encourage creative thinking in captains but 99% of caps just hold on till they HAVE to take the powerplay, kinda defeating the purpose.
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That is a next complaint about ODI's i never fully understood - the argument that captains under the old 15-over rule were not creative enough between overs 16-40?
It was always over-exaggerated IMO - very good ODI teams like AUS were creative during that period because they had more good bowlers - not all ODI teams had this luxury - so captains became defensive during the middle-overs, hence the use of part-time bowlers.
However if you give captains the simple luxury of allowing its best 2 or 3 bowlers to bowl more than 10 overs - it would allow captain to be more aggressive in the middle overs.
That is a next complaint about ODI's i never fully understood - the argument that captains under the old 15-over rule were not creative enough between overs 16-40?
It was always over-exaggerated IMO - very good ODI teams like AUS were creative during that period because they had more good bowlers - not all ODI teams had this luxury - so captains became defensive during the middle-overs, hence the use of part-time bowlers.
However if you give captains the simple luxury of allowing its best 2 or 3 bowlers to bowl more than 10 overs - it would allow captain to be more aggressive in the middle overs.
