ICC retains Duckworth-Lewis system in favour of rival VJD method – Cricket News Update
After reviewing the proposed VJD method, offered up by an Indian engineer as an alternative to the Duckworth/Lewis rule which is currently employed for international matches, the International Cricket Council’s cricket committee decided to retain the present system in favour of the new one.
“The committee unanimously agreed that there was no evidence of any significant flaws in the D/L method nor did the committee believe that any improvements could be offered by the VJD method,” read a statement by the committee, which was headed by former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clive-Hubert-Lloyd-c51327 and met recently in London.
“Therefore the committee decided to continue with the D/L as the preferred method of calculating target scores in reduced limited overs matches.”
The method, used to calculate revised targets in One Day international and T20 matches when play is interrupted by rain, was devised by English statisticians Frank Duckworth and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-Robert-Lewis-c45084.
The method was first employed on an international level in 1996, its need having been felt after a 1992 World Cup semi-final between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in Sydney. The South African team required 22 runs off 13 balls before rain interrupted play. As per World Cup rules, the target was revised and became a ridiculous 21 off 1 ball after the match resumed.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803, has proposed an alternative to the D/L method, which has often been slammed for being unfair, with many critics claiming it tends to favour the side batting second.
The alternative method, known as the VJD system, has been supported by former Indian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Manohar-Gavaskar-c91863, and has been in use in all Indian domestic cricket games (except the Indian Premier League) since 2007.
However, the ICC Cricket committee termed the method flawed, and maintained that there was no need to replace the D/L system, which was working fine.
The rejection prompted Jayadevan to write to ICC president, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625’s responsibility to “provide the best available system to the cricket community”.
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