ICC should leave it to the fielding team to choose two new balls or persist with one ball in ODI's

[Savak]

This is to make the contest b/w bat and ball much more fairer in this era of 300 plus scores, short boundaries, big bat sizes.

The 2 new ball rule has killed the careers of Malinga, Gul, Wahab Riaz. These guys with reverse swing on offer were completely different bowlers and were not easy to dispatch for 70-80 runs in every game.

Plus it will also make it a touch harder to get spinners away easily as well.

The ICC should make it optional for the fielding side whether they wish to have 2 new balls or 1 ball.

This way a team with good new ball bowlers can then decide to opt for 2 new balls whereas a team which has good spinners or fast bowlers who can reverse swing the ball can decide to opt for 1 ball.

I strongly believe that this will play a role in reviving the fortunes of some of our bowlers and even spinners in ODI Cricket. Hassan Ali was using reverse swing beautifully in the test series but is unable to get any reverse swing in ODI cricket and he becomes 10% of the bowler without it.

But can the ICC do this?

 

[DRsohail]

ur suggestion is good...

 

[badsha001]

Its a proven fact that white ball doesn't last 50 overs...

 

[Titan24]

This is to make the contest b/w bat and ball much more fairer in this era of 300 plus scores, short boundaries, big bat sizes.

The 2 new ball rule has killed the careers of Malinga, Gul, Wahab Riaz. These guys with reverse swing on offer were completely different bowlers and were not easy to dispatch for 70-80 runs in every game.

Plus it will also make it a touch harder to get spinners away easily as well.

The ICC should make it optional for the fielding side whether they wish to have 2 new balls or 1 ball.

This way a team with good new ball bowlers can then decide to opt for 2 new balls whereas a team which has good spinners or fast bowlers who can reverse swing the ball can decide to opt for 1 ball.

I strongly believe that this will play a role in reviving the fortunes of some of our bowlers and even spinners in ODI Cricket. Hassan Ali was using reverse swing beautifully in the test series but is unable to get any reverse swing in ODI cricket and he becomes 10% of the bowler without it.

But can the ICC do this?

I completely agree with you. Its like they have taken a complete cricketing skill out of the game which is reverse swing and art of playing it. Now all the 50 overs are monotnous as ball does nothing from start to end.

Logic ICC and former players give is that they want more fours and sixes because it attracts more people.

Rather than creating ability in players to hit fours and sixes against reverse swing, they chose the easy way out.

Even if the ball doesnt last they can always use the other ball which is same overs old like they used to do in older days.

 

[aloo paratha]

Its a proven fact that white ball doesn't last 50 overs...

Can do what they used to do before. If I remember correctly a poster said they used to use 2 balls until a certain then stuck to one till the end of the innings. They can use 2 new balls until the 30th over and then persist with 1 ball from then on, fielding team can choose which of the 2 they want to use(choose the one better maintained for reverse swing)