Ottoman
First Class Player
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2013
- Runs
- 3,186
With the advent of T20 cricket many batsmen have developed new cricketing shots such as the Dil-scoop, the reverse sweep, Dhoni’s famous helicopter shot, or sweeping a fast bowler. These shots are effective but they are not the beauty of cricket. Slogging in cricket is just like a painkiller in medicine. It provides a temporary solution, but can never cure the problem.
Then there are Players like Chris Gayle, Maxwell, Finch, Warner who can literally murder someone with the ball as they hit it with tremendous power & force.
Kumar Sangakarra, Michael Clarke, Mahela Jaywardene & Mohammad Yousuf’s departure from international cricket is a heavy blow for the cricketing generation whose mouth waters when they see an elegant drive being played. These players were perhaps from an endangered species of cricketers as such sheer skill is not in production anymore. Maybe we have been the last one to witness such class and elegance in a game of cricket.
The T20 format is the main culprit for causing this decline in cricketing talent, as a sweet connection to the ball is all you need to excel in it & ICC has also helped this by making rules that support this brutal hitting, recent change of rule to award a free hit for every no ball & Batting paradise pitches in World Cup 2015 shows that ICC is in favor of this. Various T20 leagues have also helped in this cause as they are giving young & upcoming opportunity to play this brand of cricket & achieve fame.
Cricket is not the only sport that has fallen victim to this trend.
Hockey, Pakistan’s national sport on paper, too has become dominated by violent slashes of the ball and carefully pre planned strategies to avoid opposition defenders as the game has become more fast & power based. Gone are the days when one man would simply outclass the opposition team with his intricate dribbling and swift turns.
Football has managed to cling onto its appreciation for skill with the likes of players such as Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo, who can dodge defenders with their elegant skills and precisely-executed moves. However, power has also seeped into football, as skill alone is not a determining factor for a successful player anymore.
Cricket is going through adolescence. Test cricket, which is thought to be the most revered format, is very quickly losing viewership as people, fans & ICC now wanted to see more & more sixes & fours being hit.
What you guys think about this, is this just a phase where power hitters are making hay, or is power hitting indeed the future of the game?
Then there are Players like Chris Gayle, Maxwell, Finch, Warner who can literally murder someone with the ball as they hit it with tremendous power & force.
Kumar Sangakarra, Michael Clarke, Mahela Jaywardene & Mohammad Yousuf’s departure from international cricket is a heavy blow for the cricketing generation whose mouth waters when they see an elegant drive being played. These players were perhaps from an endangered species of cricketers as such sheer skill is not in production anymore. Maybe we have been the last one to witness such class and elegance in a game of cricket.
The T20 format is the main culprit for causing this decline in cricketing talent, as a sweet connection to the ball is all you need to excel in it & ICC has also helped this by making rules that support this brutal hitting, recent change of rule to award a free hit for every no ball & Batting paradise pitches in World Cup 2015 shows that ICC is in favor of this. Various T20 leagues have also helped in this cause as they are giving young & upcoming opportunity to play this brand of cricket & achieve fame.
Cricket is not the only sport that has fallen victim to this trend.
Hockey, Pakistan’s national sport on paper, too has become dominated by violent slashes of the ball and carefully pre planned strategies to avoid opposition defenders as the game has become more fast & power based. Gone are the days when one man would simply outclass the opposition team with his intricate dribbling and swift turns.
Football has managed to cling onto its appreciation for skill with the likes of players such as Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo, who can dodge defenders with their elegant skills and precisely-executed moves. However, power has also seeped into football, as skill alone is not a determining factor for a successful player anymore.
Cricket is going through adolescence. Test cricket, which is thought to be the most revered format, is very quickly losing viewership as people, fans & ICC now wanted to see more & more sixes & fours being hit.
What you guys think about this, is this just a phase where power hitters are making hay, or is power hitting indeed the future of the game?
because there was no trend of smashing and bats were much smaller.
