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[PICTURE] Unusually short boundaries at NSK during PSL 4 are really not on!

Let's be honest. International cricket is rarely played in Pakistan. The crowd want to see fours and sixes. But yes the boundaries should be pushed back a bit.
 
Sher Khan said:
Let's be honest. International cricket is rarely played in Pakistan. The crowd want to see fours and sixes. But yes the boundaries should be pushed back a bit.
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Sure they want to see boundaries but a boundary on every other ball is a bit of an overkill lol.
 
I remember Walton hitting two back to back sixes, the second of which should never have been a six I felt. It should´ve at most been one bounce to the boundary-rider! An utter insult to the profession that bowling is. As a viewer, I felt being cheated in the name of cricket.

I hope they fix this soon, for if it stays that way for the rest of the matches, many records are waiting to be broken.
 
Sher Khan said:
Let's be honest. International cricket is rarely played in Pakistan. The crowd want to see fours and sixes. But yes the boundaries should be pushed back a bit.
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Fans dont want to see sixes landing 30 yards in front of them Its always horrid watching sixes landing on the field rather than in the stands

Yes for security i can understand a bit of a gap between the stands n the boundary edge but 50m boundaries is a joke n not
Enjoayble whatsoever
 
Has a complaint petition neing launched? Does PCB gake accept fan feedback?
 
SensiblePakFan said:
They made the boundary on the east side even smaller :))):)))
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The boundary lengths today from one end: 70m straight, 68m cover, 60m point, 54m third man, 54m fine leg, 62m backward-square, 68m deepmidwicket.

please stop embarrassing yourself
 
Seriously [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] please try to convey this to the PCB authorities even the fans are not enjoying this.. They should extend the boundaries from the next game
 
Great boundaries, it's nice to see some sixes finally.

A brilliant decision by PCB.
 
ritzy_123 said:
Seriously [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] please try to convey this to the PCB authorities even the fans are not enjoying this.. They should extend the boundaries from the next game
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Just because you're not enjoying it doesn't mean all fans aren't enjoying it.
 
Honestly looks like an indoor cricket match. Absolute joke. No contest between bat and ball. I wonder if there is a security reason for this.
 
Chokli said:
Great boundaries, it's nice to see some sixes finally.

A brilliant decision by PCB.
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Nice, so when you can't hit sixes in required minimum boundary dimensions, bring them in to the level of under 12 cricket.
 
I don’t mind boundaries being short but they shouldn’t be this short. At some parts of the ground the boundaries are as low as 57 metres. That’s way to low.

I would be happy if they atleast push the boundaries around 5-10 metres back, so it doesn’t look that bad. Right now we can clearly see 20 metres of space between the boundary and the stands in some parts of the field.
 
Hawkeye said:
Nice, so when you can't hit sixes in required minimum boundary dimensions, bring them in to the level of under 12 cricket.
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They are good sized boundaries. Stop watching if you have a problem.
 
MMHS said:
It doesn't work that way. If a batsman knows that he needs to clear 50 metres, it gives his lots of confidence - even top edges & miscues will go for six, but there will be many solid hits which will easily clear 75 metres. Same batsman, put the boundary at 65+ metre distance, he won't attempt majority of the shots and he'll play lot, lot more on grass.

It's a T20, therefore hardly matters, but whenever there is option, boundary should be at 70 metres level. Wickets, even Test wickets can be absolute batting belters, but bowlers deserve fair chances against miscues & top edges.
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These people deserve those long Dubai boundaries with horrible pitches and dull 120 run matches.
 
Chokli said:
These people deserve those long Dubai boundaries with horrible pitches and dull 120 run matches.
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Tbf boundaries in Dubai and Sharjah aren’t that long. And the 120 scores have more got to with the pitches.

I’m sure we can still get good high scores in Karachi if the boundaries are a little bit longer because the pictches are better for batting.

The main reason I’m against tiny boundaries is because the PSL is a professional cricket league and if we want the PSL to compete with the best leagues out there we will need the cricket to be high quality as well. The short boundaries make the league look very cheap and low quality.
 
Chokli said:
Just because you're not enjoying it doesn't mean all fans aren't enjoying it.
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You can say this but if it's not an issue then this issue would not have been highlighted everywhere.. I saw this issue on social media, on our channels as well as experts are saying this that this is injustice with the bowlers.....!!

When the matches were in Dubai Abu Dhabi and Sharjah everyone enjoyed as well so I'm sure people will enjoy a bit of balance between bat and ball
 
the boundaries should be between 70-75 meters. NSK has a good batting pitch & lightning fast outfield. We'll still see scores between 170-180 with normal sized boundaries
 
ritzy_123 said:
When the matches were in Dubai Abu Dhabi and Sharjah everyone enjoyed as well so I'm sure people will enjoy a bit of balance between bat and ball
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no they weren't, they were complaining about the pitches.
 
Chokli said:
they are good sized
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Wow, now that's a retort!

You can keep calling them that, but that only highlights your naivety or maybe head-in-sand syndrome.

Either way, you like the dimensions, good for you. Some don't and they'll call it out.
 
messed up PSL big time, never thought that PSL will be hurt the most by its own
 
srh said:
messed up PSL big time, never thought that PSL will be hurt the most by its own
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While it takes away the critical balance between bat and ball, Its hard for me to be too critical of the PCB while keeping the reason for the decision in mind.

This doesn't make for great viewing or high quality cricket, but sadly that's a reality that we have to deal with for the time being.
 
look at the current 2 stooges on crease taking so much advantage of short boundaries :facepalm: who will take PSL score seriously after this Karachi fiasco?
 
Good news finally!!

Danny Morrison just announced on commentary he spoke to PCB big wigs and after tonight they will extend the boundaries for the eliminators/final match.
 
danney Morrison in commentary just confirms that boundary will be adjusted before next round.
 
Makes a mockery of the initiative to have shortened boundaries for the round-robin fixtures then.
 
mon858 said:
Good news finally!!

Danny Morrison just announced on commentary he spoke to PCB big wigs and after tonight they will extend the boundaries for the eliminators/final match.
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Did it really take a commentator reaching out to PCB to get the dimensions right? Speaks volumes of the competency of those that run the board!
 
Snowflake said:
Wow, now that's a retort!

You can keep calling them that, but that only highlights your naivety or maybe head-in-sand syndrome.

Either way, you like the dimensions, good for you. Some don't and they'll call it out.
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stick to the uae leg of the PSL if it bothers you so much.

it's fine for t20s, if it was odis then it be a different story.
 
This is great news!

The smallest side of the ground should be around 65 metres minimum. We can still get a lot of sixes and high scores with slightly longer boundaries

Like I said before, small boundaries aren’t the issue, extremely small boundaries are.

People here always talk about the PSL being the best league in the world after the IPL. If we really want people to consider the PSL to be among the best leagues in the world we can’t have comically short boundaries. 50 metres is way too short for any form of professional cricket.

We can still have sixes and high scoring matches through producing good batting pitches which pakistan is fully capable of doing.
 
j_kazmi said:
This is great news!

The smallest side of the ground should be around 65 metres minimum. We can still get a lot of sixes and high scores with slightly longer boundaries

Like I said before, small boundaries aren’t the issue, extremely small boundaries are.

People here always talk about the PSL being the best league in the world after the IPL. If we really want people to consider the PSL to be among the best leagues in the world we can’t have comically short boundaries. 50 metres is way too short for any form of professional cricket.

We can still have sixes and high scoring matches through producing good batting pitches which pakistan is fully capable of doing.
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Heard Danny Morisson saying during commentary that boundaries would be longer for qualifier, eliminators & final.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
Danny Morrison: 'They will make the boundaries bigger for the playoffs.'
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Wonderful news. I hope they really do this. You want runs scored, fair enough, make a batting track, have a quick outfield; all of that is fine and pretty mainstream, but making a mockery of the dimensions of the boundary, to this extent, just makes it worse than school cricket.

Anyway, let´s wait and see now.
 
Chokli said:
stick to the uae leg of the PSL if it bothers you so much.

it's fine for t20s, if it was odis then it be a different story.
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Again with the suggestions. Why are you so defensive about the PSL? People can critique but still watch the tournament. It is not one or the other.

Yeah, fine for you, not for others.
 
ChTab said:
Heard Danny Morisson saying during commentary that boundaries would be longer for qualifier, eliminators & final.
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DHONI183 said:
Wonderful news. I hope they really do this. You want runs scored, fair enough, make a batting track, have a quick outfield; all of that is fine and pretty mainstream, but making a mockery of the dimensions of the boundary, to this extent, just makes it worse than school cricket.

Anyway, let´s wait and see now.
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Snowflake said:
Again with the suggestions. Why are you so defensive about the PSL? People can critique but still watch the tournament. It is not one or the other.

Yeah, fine for you, not for others.
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Can anyone please post the screen shot of Boundary lengths of UAE leg of PSL?
 
Good news from Danny.

Like [MENTION=138958]Khan12[/MENTION] said, hopefully the increase is not mere 1 meter.

Minimum should be 65 meters, any side.
 
Snowflake said:
Again with the suggestions. Why are you so defensive about the PSL? People can critique but still watch the tournament. It is not one or the other.

Yeah, fine for you, not for others.
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because people complained about low scoring matches before and now when we're getting high scoring matches, they're still complaining.
 
Why can't they make the boundaries around 70 meters, that should be ideal for a t20 game. I remember back in the days australian grounds had 80 meter boundaries, sixes were rare.
 
Chokli said:
because people complained about low scoring matches before and now when we're getting high scoring matches, they're still complaining.
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Geez, dude! Again, it does not have to be one or the other.

It's a known fact that that the UAE pitches are not conducive to high scoring games. The pitches are slow and not ideal for T20, so the complaints are totally legit. That, however, does not mean that they should celebrate if the boundaries are pulled up to 54 meters!
 
Reminds me of the U16 game I played the other day... How does the thirty yard circle concept work with these boundaries? I get that its a T20 and fours and sixes are what the crowd want but a boundary which is in the 50 metres at one point is embarrassing for a professional league. Minimum boundary length should be 60 metres with straight boundaries at least 70 metres. NSK can still provide 180+ score with decent boundaries, after a few games 220+ scores can get boring, especially with 8 matches being played in one city consecutively...
 
Snowflake said:
Geez, dude! Again, it does not have to be one or the other.

It's a known fact that that the UAE pitches are not conducive to high scoring games. The pitches are slow and not ideal for T20, so the complaints are totally legit. That, however, does not mean that they should celebrate if the boundaries are pulled up to 54 meters!
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so always complaining
 
Chokli said:
seems like the opinion is always finding something to complain about
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Not when you have several people, including those officially commentating on the game, saying the same thing.

Also, I don't understand what complaining, just for the sake of it, will bring to these people. It's a legit concern but if you find these boundaries 'good sized', that doesn't mean that the concern is invalid.
 
Snowflake said:
Not when you have several people, including those officially commentating on the game, saying the same thing.

Also, I don't understand what complaining, just for the sake of it, will bring to these people. It's a legit concern but if you find these boundaries 'good sized', that doesn't mean that the concern is invalid.
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yeah they could be a bit bigger, i can't disagree on that... for me personally after those horrendous 120 run bore fests, this is a nice change.

sure but when you have low scoring games and people were complaining... the least they can do is enjoy when they finally get the high scoring matches...instead of just complaining again
 
Chokli said:
yeah they could be a bit bigger, i can't disagree on that... for me personally after those horrendous 120 run bore fests, this is a nice change.

sure but when you have low scoring games and people were complaining... the least they can do is enjoy when they finally get the high scoring matches...instead of just complaining again
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But these high scoring games are coming at the cost of ridiculously short boundaries. You can't fault people for asking for high scoring games with regular sized boundaries, can you? This is not a barter lol
 
Snowflake said:
But these high scoring games are coming at the cost of ridiculously short boundaries. You can't fault people for asking for high scoring games with regular sized boundaries, can you? This is not a barter lol
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which means they are never happy, lol... they want things their way instead of seeing the bigger picture.
 
Chokli said:
which means they are never happy, lol... they want things their way instead of seeing the bigger picture.
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Certainly does not mean that. Give them regular sized boundaries with pitches conducive to high scoring games, they'll be happy.

Also, asking for standard ground dimensions and T20 pitches is not trying to get things 'their way' :)))
 
Snowflake said:
Certainly does not mean that. Give them regular sized boundaries with pitches conducive to high scoring games, they'll be happy.

Also, asking for standard ground dimensions and T20 pitches is not trying to get things 'their way' :)))
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:))

we can agree to disagree
 
It's such a true pitch, despite the long boundaries QG is running away at 10rpo. We have missed this in UAE.



Infact you wouldn't even get true pitches like in Lahore, Pindi area which generally favour the bowlers more.
 
Boundaries have been pushed back about 5 yards all round as per Ramiz on TV
 
Syed1 said:
It's such a true pitch, despite the long boundaries QG is running away at 10rpo. We have missed this in UAE.



Infact you wouldn't even get true pitches like in Lahore, Pindi area which generally favour the bowlers more.
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Karachi was known for being the most balanced pitch back in the day.

It was always a good batting strip but the sea breeze assisted swing bowlers, whilst spinners have also played a key role.
 
My last wish as a cricket fan is to see an ODI being played with the white kit, one red ball. 90 metres boundary. A proper man’s game!
 
Markhor said:
Karachi was known for being the most balanced pitch back in the day.

It was always a good batting strip but the sea breeze assisted swing bowlers, whilst spinners have also played a key role.
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There should be more swing if the air is dense, cold and still.
 
Still an exciting match despite the boundaries being pushed back. Will be interesting to see how Islamabad do on slightly longer boundaries.
 
Finally, sense prevailed and the balance is restored. Well done to the PCB! It finally did look like a proper cricket match. A good match too mind you, a high-scoring affair.
 
Markhor said:
Karachi was known for being the most balanced pitch back in the day.

It was always a good batting strip but the sea breeze assisted swing bowlers, whilst spinners have also played a key role.
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Perhaps thats a reason why traditionally Karachi produced some of our better batsmen. The kind of domestic pitches we get specially in places like Pindi and Faisalabad smack in the middle of winter will make even good talented batsmen play like scared kittens.
 
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