Cricket Australia starts using new One Day format
Cricket Australia has introduced its new One Day format. The new format would be introduced initially in domestic cricket and is planned to be launched globally before the 2015 World Cup.The 2015 World Cup is being expected to be hosted jointly between Australia and New-Zealand.
The new format is based on a concept of split innings with focus on specialized bowling and batting other than the all rounders. The new procedures would lessen the importance of all rounders in the One Day game. The proposed format includes four innings each consisting of 20-25 overs. The new format was first used in a match between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 at Darwin.
The new One Day format resulted in the popularity of T20 limited over matches that left the normal fifty over match in a dilemma. Even legendary cricketers differed widely about the future of fifty over matches and asked for a review. One of former greats, Imran Khan favoured the change in pattern of fifty over games. His statement in favour of change in the pattern of fifty overs was published in the Telegraph. He also warned of a new wave of materialistic cricketers after the success of the IPL.
Hence, the need for change was already felt. The new format introduced by Cricket Australia would appear like two T20 matches being played back to back. Darren Lehmann, the President of the Australian Cricket Association is highly optimistic about the changes and has stated that they would not affect Australian practice for the World Cup. It’s an effort to improve cricket and the changes would be introduced after reaching a consensus through lengthy discussions.
The innovations that may be included to enhance the interests of the game are that a batsman is allowed to have second innings after being dismissed in the first like baseball. There would be a minimum of four bowlers. Two bouncers have been allowed in the proposed new format, in the first five overs of each innings. Two fielders are allowed outside the inner fielding circle while a maximum of four during six to twenty overs.
Whether or not the new format would be able to revive the One Day format, which suffered massive decline with the advent of T20 cricket, remains a query.
Australian batsman Michael Hussey, who would be one of the vanguard players in the Australian squad for the upcoming World Cup, rejected the new format and urged cricket Australia to maintain its focus on the 50 over format. Hussey was more eager to prepare the Australian team for the World Cup events that would be played in the fifty overs format.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haroon-Lorgat-c61719, the Chief Executive of ICC is highly optimistic about one day cricket and its ability to attract large crowds. He refrained from making any comments regarding the new initiatives by Cricket Australia. However, he appreciated them and considered it to be an evolutionary process in One Day cricket. He referred to the initial 60-overs matches based on which the first three World Cup events were played that eventually evolved into the fifty over format afterwards. Hence, the Chief Executive ICC apparently seems to favour the initiative after analyzing the performance of the new format in Australia’s domestic cricket.
Another cricket giant, Ian Chappell strongly rejected the new format and declared it the result of unimaginative captaincy. He asserted that fifty overs cricket has its own charm and that needs to be maintained by the teams fighting each other. He blamed the captain’s defensive approach for loss of interest in fifty overs cricket.
Ian Chappell rejected any form of legislation to bear fruit in cricket. Rather he urged the selectors to be more critical in selection of imaginative captains. A captain who plays the game for a win would always strive for a competitive fight other than the one who plays to have a normal defeat. Evolutionary changes in any field depict progress and improvement. Cricket is no exception to progress and if the time has come for some changes, it must be appreciated provided the basics are not altered.
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