New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday urged the BCCI to find some way to strike a balance between bat and ball, highlighting the plight of bowlers on flat decks in the ongoing Indian Premier League and the impact on the extra batsman. was put. Player.
The pitches so far in the latest edition of the IPL have been a batsman's paradise, with power-hitters all over the place, with teams crossing the 200-run mark with ease.
"It is not easy for the bowlers. They are being put all over the place and need to focus on the balance between bat and ball in the future," Ganguly said ahead of Delhi Capitals' match against Mumbai Indians.
Starting from the current season, the IPL governing body allowed bowlers to bowl a maximum of two bouncers in an attempt to restore parity between batting and bowling.
Some have identified the 'Impact Substitute Rule' as one of the reasons for the imbalance of high-scoring matches as teams are now essentially playing with an extra batsman which gives them the freedom to go hard on the bowlers. Due to which the score of 230 reaches 260-270. ,
Capitals have scored more than 400 runs in the two matches played here on their home ground.
Last week at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, SRH scored 125 runs during the powerplay. Opener Travis Head scored a stormy half-century in 16 balls and played a sensational inning of 89 runs in just 32 balls.
Ganguly said, "Our batting is also strong, we have given 400 runs but have also scored. The wicket here is very good, it is a batting friendly wicket."
The former BCCI chief is not alone in expressing concern for bowlers, with the great Sunil Gavaskar previously calling for bigger boundaries
The pitches so far in the latest edition of the IPL have been a batsman's paradise, with power-hitters all over the place, with teams crossing the 200-run mark with ease.
"It is not easy for the bowlers. They are being put all over the place and need to focus on the balance between bat and ball in the future," Ganguly said ahead of Delhi Capitals' match against Mumbai Indians.
Starting from the current season, the IPL governing body allowed bowlers to bowl a maximum of two bouncers in an attempt to restore parity between batting and bowling.
Some have identified the 'Impact Substitute Rule' as one of the reasons for the imbalance of high-scoring matches as teams are now essentially playing with an extra batsman which gives them the freedom to go hard on the bowlers. Due to which the score of 230 reaches 260-270. ,
Capitals have scored more than 400 runs in the two matches played here on their home ground.
Last week at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, SRH scored 125 runs during the powerplay. Opener Travis Head scored a stormy half-century in 16 balls and played a sensational inning of 89 runs in just 32 balls.
Ganguly said, "Our batting is also strong, we have given 400 runs but have also scored. The wicket here is very good, it is a batting friendly wicket."
The former BCCI chief is not alone in expressing concern for bowlers, with the great Sunil Gavaskar previously calling for bigger boundaries
