Comments on sharing some simple but STRAIGHT POINTS...: We want Justice!!

i can already see some batsmen fainting by just th...

2008-05-06T16:12:00.000+05:30

i can already see some batsmen fainting by just thinking of it ;-))

and no helmets or vital protection gear for the ba...

2008-05-05T18:08:00.000+05:30

and no helmets or vital protection gear for the batsmen... let' see who will have the courage to take a wild swing.

yup SB!!my heart breaks when i see miss hits going...

2008-04-29T15:57:00.000+05:30

yup SB!!

my heart breaks when i see miss hits going for fours and sixes...

but as you said it...i am sure the game will evolve and become more even and interesting....

Yes, it does stale...the same thing spread over 50...

2008-04-29T14:12:00.000+05:30

Yes, it does stale...the same thing spread over 50 overs becomes a classic innings.

My mom, well over 70, now knows who Mahroof is! And that he is from Lanka!

It's a bit like when astroturf came into hockey and the rules of the game were changed to favor speed.

Hocket became boring then initially, till players learnt to mould basic skills of grass to the pacy astroturf.

Now, I'm certain that if you were to watch hockey on natural turf, it wouldn't be all that exciting, unless players are adept at playing on it. It will appear like a slo-mo replay.

Something similar is happening in cricket.

I think your suggestion of pushing the boundary back to normal will solve most of the problems and make it a more even contest. At least mishits will not go for six or four.

Then, there could be a limit on the amount of wood in the bats. Heavy ones make it easy for even an edge to go for a six over the keeper's head!

SB!!T20 is the launch pad cricket need to be globa...

2008-04-29T13:58:00.000+05:30

SB!!

T20 is the launch pad cricket need to be global sport...and its definitely converting viewers into fan as is yours respected mother...and must say mine too, besides she is smart she catches all soaps action in afternoon ;-))

all i wanted to highlight that if hitting sixes and fours becomes routine affair than it will stall...hence the suggestions...

Just push back the boundaries to their original di...

2008-04-29T11:50:00.000+05:30

Just push back the boundaries to their original diameter and things will be very different.

But you must remember, this is a specific format...just like the modifications would also make it...just another specific format till ennui sets in there as well.

The viewers being catered to are slightly different. My aged mother is quite enjoying the sixes and IPL action. She has better idea of team standings than I and many more details which I have missed. She updates me when I return home.

IPL has replaced her daily soaps and makes her clap her hands in glee whenever a 6 is hit or a wicket is taken rather than all that sadness with the stupid soaps of treachery, betrayal and everything mean in mankind.

TRI...that too... :)

2008-04-28T11:35:00.000+05:30

TRI...

that too... :)

SP,I can imagine the faces of Lee, Steyn,etc... I ...

2008-04-28T11:28:00.000+05:30

SP,
I can imagine the faces of Lee, Steyn,etc... I like the grin that i can see on their faces.. ;)

TRI...this is good suggestion...i can even see som...

2008-04-28T11:20:00.000+05:30

TRI...

this is good suggestion...
i can even see some batsmen face turning pale ;-))

VManytime mate!! :)

2008-04-28T11:19:00.001+05:30

VM

anytime mate!! :)

Q...Asif and McGrath is the most lethal combinatio...

2008-04-28T11:19:00.000+05:30

Q...

Asif and McGrath is the most lethal combination of bowling in IPL...

NC...indeed...MI have bee gig let down so far...OK...

2008-04-28T11:13:00.000+05:30

NC...

indeed...MI have bee gig let down so far...OK sachin is not there...but even then...they have been pathetic to be modest...

SOM...you are not serious...aren't you?

2008-04-28T11:12:00.000+05:30

SOM...you are not serious...aren't you?

Allow more than one bouncer an over, probably 3 at...

2008-04-27T23:09:00.000+05:30

Allow more than one bouncer an over, probably 3 at max.

Remove bowling restriction - bowlers should be abl...

2008-04-27T14:18:00.000+05:30

Remove bowling restriction - bowlers should be able to bowl as many overs as their captain wants. That should even out the pro-batsman bias.

SP, I'm stealing this idea from you and moving it to mine, when I find time. :)

Bowlers like McGrath, Warne, Kumble, Asif have sho...

2008-04-27T13:36:00.000+05:30

Bowlers like McGrath, Warne, Kumble, Asif have shown that good bowling can restrict batsmen.

I reckon the bowlers have to become smarter and pick up their games. Maybe learn a trick or 2 from the names mentiond above.

don't waste everyone's weekend with the rc and mi ...

2008-04-27T00:11:00.000+05:30

don't waste everyone's weekend with the rc and mi games. Instead makes RR play a t20 game against each other. Warne captains one and coaches the other.

SP, we used to play indoor cricket with 'one drop ...

2008-04-26T19:03:00.000+05:30

SP, we used to play indoor cricket with 'one drop one hand' catch rule, which means you can take a "catch" even after the first drop (and before the 2nd drop), provided it's taken single-handed. I think time is ripe to put that into use.

two overs to make runs...SA !!???i think its takin...

2008-04-26T13:46:00.000+05:30

two overs to make runs...SA !!???

i think its taking things too far...wired i would say... :)

ya sp-agree. want one more change. every player sh...

2008-04-26T13:43:00.000+05:30

ya sp-agree. want one more change. every player should be given two overs to make runs. if he gets out, let some some deduction from total score. and who make max run or take max wickets out of two teams, should be rewarded MOM.

yup OTT, if the boundary remains short as it is......

2008-04-26T13:29:00.000+05:30

yup OTT, if the boundary remains short as it is.... ;-))

Two sixes = one six

2008-04-26T13:26:00.000+05:30

Two sixes = one six