NEW DELHI: Amid an explosion of T20 franchise cricket, diminishing target audience pastime within the 50-over layout and packed scheduling forcing giant gamers to pick out and make a selection codecs, ODI cricket is going through a combat for survival.
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Friday weighed in on diminishing pastime within the ODIs pronouncing that layout indisputably has change into monotonous and is ‘heavy’ at the bowlers.
“It’s getting monotonous, without a doubt. The current format, which has been there for a while now is two new balls (per innings). When you have two new balls, you have kind of eliminated reverse swing.
“Even despite the fact that, we’re within the fortieth over of the sport, it is simply the 20 th over of that ball. And the ball most effective begins reversing across the thirtieth over. That part is lacking as of late as a result of two new balls. The present layout, I think, is heavy on bowlers,” said Tendulkar.
“Right now, the sport is changing into too predictable. From the fifteenth to the fortieth over it is dropping its momentum. It’s getting uninteresting.”
Tendulkar opined, that while there was no harm in retaining the 50-over format, teams should alternate between batting and bowling after every 25 overs, as that would give the opponents level-playing ground and take toss, dew factor and other conditions out of the equation.
“So, each groups bowl within the first and the second one part. Commercially too it’s extra viable as there might be 3 innings breaks as an alternative of 2.”
Three of the Border-Gavaskar Tests between India and Australia recently ended inside two-and-a-half days, leading to a massive criticism of pitches, but Tendulkar said it is part and parcel of cricketer’s job to play on different surfaces.
The batting maestro also appealed felt that in order to keep the primacy and attractiveness of Test cricket intact, one shouldn’t look at in how many days the match ends, but instead the focus should be on garnering more eyeballs.
“We want to perceive something that Test cricket must be enticing and it must no longer be about what number of days it lasts, 5 days or no matter. We (cricketers) are supposed to play on other surfaces; be it a bouncy observe, a quick observe, sluggish observe, turning observe, swinging prerequisites, seaming prerequisites with other balls,” opined Tendulkar on Sports Tak.
He also said that at a time when the ICC, MCC and other cricketing bodies are talking about making Test cricket entertaining and the No.1 format, there was no harm in matches ending in three days. Besides, touring teams should not think that they will get featherbeds and they should make thorough preparations.
“When you excursion, there aren’t simple prerequisites. You want to perceive what is going down, assess the entirety after which get started making plans issues. For me, crucial issue is the type of floor that we play on as a result of that’s the center of Test cricket. .
“All the guys, including the ICC, MCC, etc, we are talking about Test cricket. How Test cricket can continue to be the No.1 format. So, if we want that, then we need to have something for the bowlers because bowlers ask a question (off) every ball and the batter has to answer that. So, if that question itself is not interesting enough, how are you going to have more eyeballs.
He indicated sports should be result-oriented and everyone should go home knowing “who received, who misplaced”.
“We must no longer be troubled an excessive amount of about collection of days. I think it must be whether or not the fit used to be thrilling sufficient or no longer. Nobody needs to return house no longer understanding who has received and who has misplaced,” added Tendulkar.
He also said there was no harm in giving the new ball to a spinner if the surface was so demanding.
“Instead of a quick bowler bowling a gap spell, why can not a spinner be bowling a good looking spell. It’s only a other more or less floor we’re taking part in on and that are supposed to even be difficult sufficient for batters to move available in the market and specific themselves.. .if anyone has batted neatly, he will get runs, easy.”
SHOULD SALIVA BE ALLOWED AGAIN?
Tendulkar advocated that with the Covid-19 pandemic history now, the ICC should reverse its rule on disallowing the use of saliva to shine the ball.
“I’m no clinical skilled however I believe it must (saliva) be again as a result of its took place over 100 years. Guys have used saliva and not anything drastic has took place. A few years in between have been difficult and rightly in order that determination (to prohibit use of saliva to shine the ball) used to be taken, however now it is (Covid-19) at the back of us,” opined Tendulkar.
Asked if he sees himself becoming a BCCI administrator in the future, Tendulkar said, Maine itni zyada fast bowling nahin ki hai (I have never bowled so fast ever)… because (ex-BCCI president) Sourav (Ganguly) still considered himself a fast bowler,” mentioned Tendulkar in jest.
(With inputs from PTI)
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Friday weighed in on diminishing pastime within the ODIs pronouncing that layout indisputably has change into monotonous and is ‘heavy’ at the bowlers.
“It’s getting monotonous, without a doubt. The current format, which has been there for a while now is two new balls (per innings). When you have two new balls, you have kind of eliminated reverse swing.
“Even despite the fact that, we’re within the fortieth over of the sport, it is simply the 20 th over of that ball. And the ball most effective begins reversing across the thirtieth over. That part is lacking as of late as a result of two new balls. The present layout, I think, is heavy on bowlers,” said Tendulkar.
“Right now, the sport is changing into too predictable. From the fifteenth to the fortieth over it is dropping its momentum. It’s getting uninteresting.”
Tendulkar opined, that while there was no harm in retaining the 50-over format, teams should alternate between batting and bowling after every 25 overs, as that would give the opponents level-playing ground and take toss, dew factor and other conditions out of the equation.
“So, each groups bowl within the first and the second one part. Commercially too it’s extra viable as there might be 3 innings breaks as an alternative of 2.”
Three of the Border-Gavaskar Tests between India and Australia recently ended inside two-and-a-half days, leading to a massive criticism of pitches, but Tendulkar said it is part and parcel of cricketer’s job to play on different surfaces.
The batting maestro also appealed felt that in order to keep the primacy and attractiveness of Test cricket intact, one shouldn’t look at in how many days the match ends, but instead the focus should be on garnering more eyeballs.
“We want to perceive something that Test cricket must be enticing and it must no longer be about what number of days it lasts, 5 days or no matter. We (cricketers) are supposed to play on other surfaces; be it a bouncy observe, a quick observe, sluggish observe, turning observe, swinging prerequisites, seaming prerequisites with other balls,” opined Tendulkar on Sports Tak.
He also said that at a time when the ICC, MCC and other cricketing bodies are talking about making Test cricket entertaining and the No.1 format, there was no harm in matches ending in three days. Besides, touring teams should not think that they will get featherbeds and they should make thorough preparations.
“When you excursion, there aren’t simple prerequisites. You want to perceive what is going down, assess the entirety after which get started making plans issues. For me, crucial issue is the type of floor that we play on as a result of that’s the center of Test cricket. .
“All the guys, including the ICC, MCC, etc, we are talking about Test cricket. How Test cricket can continue to be the No.1 format. So, if we want that, then we need to have something for the bowlers because bowlers ask a question (off) every ball and the batter has to answer that. So, if that question itself is not interesting enough, how are you going to have more eyeballs.
He indicated sports should be result-oriented and everyone should go home knowing “who received, who misplaced”.
“We must no longer be troubled an excessive amount of about collection of days. I think it must be whether or not the fit used to be thrilling sufficient or no longer. Nobody needs to return house no longer understanding who has received and who has misplaced,” added Tendulkar.
He also said there was no harm in giving the new ball to a spinner if the surface was so demanding.
“Instead of a quick bowler bowling a gap spell, why can not a spinner be bowling a good looking spell. It’s only a other more or less floor we’re taking part in on and that are supposed to even be difficult sufficient for batters to move available in the market and specific themselves.. .if anyone has batted neatly, he will get runs, easy.”
SHOULD SALIVA BE ALLOWED AGAIN?
Tendulkar advocated that with the Covid-19 pandemic history now, the ICC should reverse its rule on disallowing the use of saliva to shine the ball.
“I’m no clinical skilled however I believe it must (saliva) be again as a result of its took place over 100 years. Guys have used saliva and not anything drastic has took place. A few years in between have been difficult and rightly in order that determination (to prohibit use of saliva to shine the ball) used to be taken, however now it is (Covid-19) at the back of us,” opined Tendulkar.
Asked if he sees himself becoming a BCCI administrator in the future, Tendulkar said, Maine itni zyada fast bowling nahin ki hai (I have never bowled so fast ever)… because (ex-BCCI president) Sourav (Ganguly) still considered himself a fast bowler,” mentioned Tendulkar in jest.
(With inputs from PTI)