The T20 format was first introduced in the UK around the turn of this century. Test cricket was quite strong and the 50-round format also worked well, although England had yet to win the ICC Trophy.
The 40-episode Sunday League is on and the UK authorities are looking for a way to attract new followers. Therefore, 20 more than one side have been tested on an empirical basis. It was a quick game – all done and completed in three hours. If memory suits me, I remember having a giant clock next to the scoreboard that moves back from 180 minutes to ensure that the game is over in three hours. I can’t recall what the fines or penalties are for the teams that don’t complete 20 passes in 80 minutes but I’m pretty sure there aren’t many teams penalized for overstretch.
At this season’s IPL, many captains were penalized for his team’s failure to complete the excess quota within the allotted time. However, that still doesn’t solve the problem as it is uncertain whether the captain pays out of his own pocket or the franchise pays on his behalf.
Either way it doesn’t work and we’ve found that only about every game will end in 190 minutes, including time spent on tactical breaks, which will end somewhere between 220 and 240 minute. Yes, there are two minutes for each wicket drop and there is time for the DRS, which can sometimes extend to about five minutes per referral and there are situations where the hitter requires a helmet when facing with a fast player and of course injury time, and so the game can sometimes last up to four hours. The cricket for most of the matches was activated and so no one really felt that the match was going to last continuously, but it was certain that something had to be done to avoid a late finish, especially for evening matches.
Only recently has a competition condition been introduced for ICC events, whereby if the 20th round does not start at a certain time, the fishing team must put an additional fighter within the 30 meter circle. . Not having an extra hitter on the sideline can make a big difference because hitters throw their racquets on every ball in the last few rounds and a lesser hitter on the touchline can mean is the difference between a hit or multiple runs added to the score. This has proven to be quite effective, and most of the teams at these events finished their 19th best ahead of time.
In the IPL, the umpires should be given more authority, especially to prevent the pointless behavior of substitutes running into the field with drinks even when the batter asks to wear a helmet or change. gloves. Instead of just delivering the requested items and getting the sweaty items back, there’s always drinking water plus some instructions delivered to the hitter and that adds to the delay. If there’s an excess line that the substitutes can’t cross once the game has started, that would be a big help.
Another area that can help speed up the game is the strategy timeout. The official timeout for the timeout is 150 seconds but by the time the next ball is thrown is like 240 seconds, so it is an aspect that can be controlled if the umpires are in their place after 130 seconds and then the player will have to return to the game. Yes, summer weather can take its toll and so rehydration is essential and the second half of the round is perhaps more important as that is where rounds can take off or flounder and so strategic inputs from the coaching staff are important. However, if it’s past 20 it’s possible to restart even at 180 minutes, that should help speed things up.
Speaking of speed, it was an absolute pleasure to see so many young fast guns in the IPL with top speeds of 145 km/h or more. With more exposure and experience, they will only get better and some even faster.
Yes, it’s the shortest form where they only play four times and usually don’t last long, but if well guided and uninjured, India’s quick bowling cabinet, where it’s been mostly empty for up to a decade back here, it will be full of tension and the selection committee will have a headache about who to exclude.
India has long been known to produce conventional drugs and now on the cricket field the country will have pitchers who can make the same medicine for the opposition as the players. Indian bats are usually received.
It would be a wonderful sight for a batman’s aging eyes to open wide.
