Sunil Gavaskar Urges ICC to Reconsider Wide Ball Rule for Bowlers in T20 Cricket
Sunil Gavaskar forced to reach out to Ganguly as T20 cricket becomes heavily lopsided: ‘C’mon Sourav, spare a thought’
Hindustan Times
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Sunil Gavaskar, former captain of the Indian cricket team, has called on Sourav Ganguly, Chair of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee, to reconsider the current wide ball rule in T20 cricket. Gavaskar argues that the game has become overly favorable to batters, and bowlers need more leeway to maintain balance in the sport.
- 01Sunil Gavaskar advocates for rule changes to support bowlers in T20 cricket.
- 02Current wide ball rule penalizes bowlers for bouncers that barely pass above the batter's head.
- 03Gavaskar suggests allowing a margin of one foot above the batter's head for wide calls.
- 04He emphasizes that skilled batters should be able to handle bouncers effectively.
- 05Gavaskar appeals to Sourav Ganguly to address these issues in the next ICC meeting.
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In light of the increasing dominance of batters in T20 cricket, Sunil Gavaskar has expressed concerns regarding the current wide ball rule, which penalizes bowlers for bouncers that go just above the batter's head. He argues that this rule unfairly handicaps bowlers in a format already skewed towards batting. Gavaskar suggests that the definition of a wide bouncer should be adjusted to allow a margin of one foot above the batter's head, which would give bowlers more freedom to utilize bouncers effectively. He has reached out to Sourav Ganguly, the Chair of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee, urging him to consider these changes at the next committee meeting. Gavaskar believes that skilled players should be able to score off bouncers that are just above their normal stance, thus restoring some balance to the game.
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