silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
In order to speed up slow over rates in cricket today, I think we should have a penatly that really hurts the team trying to slow the game down.
At the end of the day, if the referee says a certain side should have bowled five extra overs, then the opposition should get extra runs, at the rate of the most runs scored in an over in that innings so far.
Meaning, lets say India bowl slowly and at the end, they are five overs behind. WI scored 16 off one Pathan over, and that was their highest of one over...then WI would get a bonus score of 16x5= 80 runs.
That might be excessive, but even doing highest / 2 = 40 runs, its still significant. And unlike the match fee penalties, which isn't that much, this would really light a fire under the captain's collective behinds, and force them to play positively and get the overs in.
Who knows, maybe we can go back to the days of 17-18 overs/hour just to avoid this situation!
At the end of the day, if the referee says a certain side should have bowled five extra overs, then the opposition should get extra runs, at the rate of the most runs scored in an over in that innings so far.
Meaning, lets say India bowl slowly and at the end, they are five overs behind. WI scored 16 off one Pathan over, and that was their highest of one over...then WI would get a bonus score of 16x5= 80 runs.
That might be excessive, but even doing highest / 2 = 40 runs, its still significant. And unlike the match fee penalties, which isn't that much, this would really light a fire under the captain's collective behinds, and force them to play positively and get the overs in.
Who knows, maybe we can go back to the days of 17-18 overs/hour just to avoid this situation!