Would you want to be a LOI bowler in modern era?

[Joseph Gomes]

If you wanted to be a cricketer, would you want to become a LOI bowler now? In the latest India vs England series 3 matches had over 2090 runs in total. That's more than 690 runs per game, and 345 per innings. You don't see 6 consecutive 325+ scores even in test match where you can bat for 5 days if possible.

If I wanted to be a cricketer I would never want to be a bowler, not only I would get thrashed everywhere all the time, but I would also have to take blame for doing bad in clinch overs. My average and economy rate would be trash unless I am Mitchell Stark. If I am a batsman I would get far more praise and accolades, and less blame for failures. Crowds don't clap when you bowl a good delivery, they cheer when you hit a boundary. The bias is real

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

f I wanted to be a cricketer I would never want to be a bowler, not only I would get thrashed everywhere all the time, but I would also have to take blame for doing bad in clinch overs.

If I am a batsman I would get far more praise and accolades, and less blame for failures. Crowds don't clap when you bowl a good delivery, they cheer when you hit a boundary.

The truth.

Imagine playing all modern ODIs on green mambas and rank turners and think how batsmen would fare in that case.

The opposite of it is happening now. Sadly the flat patta virus has spread to every part of the world.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

The truth.

Imagine playing all modern ODIs on green mambas and rank turners and think how batsmen would fare in that case.

The opposite of it is happening now. Sadly the flat patta virus has spread to every part of the world.

The most irritating part is apart from pitches being flat , the grounds are smaller. The edges are comfortably clearing the ground.

 

[R0H1T]

You can blame the ICC for that, at the time 2 new balls rule was introduced many including lots of posters here were in huge favor of such a change. But as we've seen in the test arena, the ability to play quality spin is at an all time low so we should be going back to just that one new ball. With 2 of them it's just an extended T20I with 50 overs a side, reverse swing is also non existent. Is it a surprise then that pace heavy teams like Aus, NZ, SA, Eng are doing better with these rules? I'm not saying that the ICC (maybe they are) is going the way of FIH but clearly sub continental teams, spinners in particular are getting a raw deal here!