KKR Vs PBKS: The condition of the bowlers has turned worse in the 17th season of IPL. Actually scoring 180 to 200 runs in T20s is considered a huge target. But in this season it is not suitable for any corner.. It is a pathetic condition that they cannot save at least 300 runs. The pitches are small, the humidity is favorable, the conditions are good and the batters are having a blast as a result. The bowlers are wailing. Hyderabad team has already recorded huge runs of 287/3, 277/3 in this season. Punjab chased down Kolkata's target of 262 with ease in the match at the prestigious Eden Gardens on Friday. As a result, former cricketers and analysts feel sorry for the pitiful condition of the bowlers. “Once upon a time, players only played the ball on the off-side, which went over the off-and-middle stick. From there, the batsmen grew to the point of hitting the ball wide out of the stump over fine leg. Due to this, the situation has changed to the point where cricket is only for batsmen,” comments former cricketers.
It was like that back then
During the Prudential Cup tournament, the match limit was 60 overs. A score of 240 in those overs was considered dependable. In the final, West Indies failed to score the 183 runs set by India. In those days, if the team batting first scored 250 runs in 60 overs, they would win easily. The highest score of 334 in 60 overs shows how slow the players were. After that the 60 overs were reduced to 50 overs. A score of 250 in 50 overs was considered the most ridiculous score. But slowly it reached 300 mark. South Africa's chase of the 434-run target set by the Australian team at the South African venue created a sensation at that time. “They scored another 15 runs less,” South African player Jacques Kallis commented after winning the match. Once the England team scored 470 in a 50 over match, the Australian team breathed a sigh of relief that they still did not score 500. After that the 50 over match also started getting boring for the fans. Even the managers got detached.
In short format..
The 50 over match has become a shorter format. Reduced from 50 to 20 overs. Everyone thought that hitting 160 in that 20 over match would be great. But, it slowly reached 180 and then 200. Even reaching 225.. it has become very common to crack it easily. But if you look at 241 in order to chase down the target of 277 runs, 262 in order to chase down the target of 287, and 261 runs in the most easy way, the cricket casta batsmen has become para diez.
Rules should be changed
Senior cricketers are demanding to change the rules in the background of the flood of runs.. Especially the tweet made by Indian senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has become interesting in cricket circles. His tweet saying “somebody save the bowlers” is sparking a debate. To this, another bowler Chahal gave a stick emoji as a reply. Mohammed Siraj also avoided the batsmen from making huge runs and designing the grounds in such a way. Legendary players like Sunil Gavaskar are also requesting to increase the boundary distance. At the same time, the fans are also expressing their displeasure with the batsman's attitude in cricket, which is like a gentleman's game. Fans are of the opinion that cricket is fun only if there is a proper fight between the bat and the ball rather than a one-sided game.
