tiger_khan
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10 out of 10 to both wicket-keeper Haris and Agha (particularly Haris ) to stand up to the senior bowlers and not letting them control the referrals.
DRS has been abused by many senior bowlers for the last 3 to 2 years and its not good for the team. Bowlers have been forcing the previous captains to go for the LBW DRS when the deliveries were pitching like a foot outside the leg stump. Even when the bowl is pitched in line but is visibly higher than the stumps, bowlers have passionately asked the captain for referral on a regular basis.
It's extremely unlikely that the bowlers don't know the rules. Either the pressure takes over them or they are too selfish. I lean towards the latter.
The abuse is not limited to LBW. They have asked for caught-behind referrals when the ball is like 2 to 3 inches away from bat. Granted that sometimes the ball swings at the time when it is close to the bat, like it happened yesterday against BD when Rauf was bowling, but there have been repeated abuses in the past.
Same thing with a few senior batsmen who were dead in front of the stumps but thought it's mandatory to waste a DRS on themselves. Some of those batsmen are no longer in the T20 team. Either these batsmen don't know where their off-stump is or thy are selfish too. I lean towards the latter.
Overall, it's good to see that DRS are not being as wasted as they have been in the recent 2 to 3 years. Or at least are not being wasted as frequently (particularly by the bowlers). The credit goes to the captain and the wicket-keeper.
DRS has been abused by many senior bowlers for the last 3 to 2 years and its not good for the team. Bowlers have been forcing the previous captains to go for the LBW DRS when the deliveries were pitching like a foot outside the leg stump. Even when the bowl is pitched in line but is visibly higher than the stumps, bowlers have passionately asked the captain for referral on a regular basis.
It's extremely unlikely that the bowlers don't know the rules. Either the pressure takes over them or they are too selfish. I lean towards the latter.
The abuse is not limited to LBW. They have asked for caught-behind referrals when the ball is like 2 to 3 inches away from bat. Granted that sometimes the ball swings at the time when it is close to the bat, like it happened yesterday against BD when Rauf was bowling, but there have been repeated abuses in the past.
Same thing with a few senior batsmen who were dead in front of the stumps but thought it's mandatory to waste a DRS on themselves. Some of those batsmen are no longer in the T20 team. Either these batsmen don't know where their off-stump is or thy are selfish too. I lean towards the latter.
Overall, it's good to see that DRS are not being as wasted as they have been in the recent 2 to 3 years. Or at least are not being wasted as frequently (particularly by the bowlers). The credit goes to the captain and the wicket-keeper.
