Ian Chappell column: The fifty-over debate
Updated On: 20 June, 2010 08:47 AM IST | | Ian Chappell
There'll be a fifty over-a-side World Cup played on the sub-continent in early 2011. It'll be complete with powerplays and restrictions on field placings and the number of overs delivered by a bowler and one team will bat during the day and another at night
There'll be a fifty over-a-side World Cup played on the sub-continent in early 2011. It'll be complete with powerplays and restrictions on field placings and the number of overs delivered by a bowler and one team will bat during the day and another at night.
However, what form the World Cup of 2015 in Australia and New Zealand will take is anyone's guess. For a game that's supposed to be gasping for breath, the fifty overs-a-side version is generating serious debate and much of the speculation is emanating from Australia.
The animated discussion has occurred because of the perception that since the dramatic arrival of T20 cricket, the longer Limited Overs version is mundane. The main charge levelled atu00a0 ODI's is that the middle period of an innings is so predictable that if you nod off, read a book or repair to the bar in that time, the only thing you'll only miss is the exercise provided by participating in the Mexican wave.u00a0
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