tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post1915290136979424223..comments2024-03-25T12:45:19.459+05:30Comments on Cow Corner: The future cricket 4 (Half-and-half)Geetha Krishnanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10739776363421722745noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-72821846421346140032008-05-18T16:15:00.000+05:302008-05-18T16:15:00.000+05:30Gurooji - I don't know enough about the rules of b...Gurooji - I don't know enough about the rules of baseball, but may be you're right.<BR/>As for the names, yes, these two are quite ordinary, but there is one name that, on deeper examination is just as bad. Which is the Bangalore team. The moment you say Challengers, aren't you implying that you are never the champion?Geetha Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739776363421722745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-29483030313182279982008-05-18T13:59:00.000+05:302008-05-18T13:59:00.000+05:30But isn't the Twenty-25 that you propose an obviou...But isn't the Twenty-25 that you propose an obvious precursor of baseball, in a sense?<BR/>And I think Chennai Super Kings can battle it out with the Mumbai Indians for the worst-named team in the league...Guroojihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298739577485334247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-64099450959375261212008-05-05T16:30:00.000+05:302008-05-05T16:30:00.000+05:30geetha...you have right to remain silent...coz any...geetha...<BR/><BR/>you have right to remain silent...coz anything you write can be held against you...even on rainy day...<BR/><BR/>;-))straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-12164658368425498642008-05-05T15:16:00.000+05:302008-05-05T15:16:00.000+05:30Straight Point - like I said in my earlier respons...Straight Point - like I said in my earlier response to Robin and RamG, I am just having fun writing these posts. Everything else is incidental. As for simplicity and its importance in sport, I reckon I'll save that thought for a rainy day.Geetha Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739776363421722745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-37003580646647897902008-05-05T12:42:00.000+05:302008-05-05T12:42:00.000+05:30the popularity of any game depends on how simple i...the popularity of any game depends on how simple it is to follow by mass...<BR/><BR/>though your ideas are thought provoking but work against this very norm...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-21656932569163959602008-05-05T00:21:00.000+05:302008-05-05T00:21:00.000+05:30Thanks, Alan.Robin / RamG - I agree with both you....Thanks, Alan.<BR/>Robin / RamG - I agree with both you.<BR/>Considering how the ICC and its cohorts are playing with the game, it really is difficult to predict what the next change will be. I am just having fun with these ideas - the best thing to happen to the game would be that nothing changes in the fundamentals of the game.Geetha Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739776363421722745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-11166176963580885402008-05-04T18:54:00.000+05:302008-05-04T18:54:00.000+05:30Geetha,No other sport has had so many varieties ru...Geetha,<BR/>No other sport has had so many varieties running. Th problem is that T20 and ODI have most things - so it’s logical that market forces will kill ODIs. What will save Test matches will be the cries of anguish from bowlers all around for some sanity! (I fervently hope!)<BR/>I don't think the structure of the five-day format needs to be altered. What needs to be done is just have a two-tier structure—India, England, Australia, and South Africa form the top-tier who play among themselves on a home-and-away basis, and the second tier has Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Pakistan, and West Indies who play on a home-and-away basis. You could have a five-year cycle after which the relegation and promotion can happen. This will make Test cricket more spaced out and the quality of cricket will improve. But ICC votes on all such issues, so keep your bowling fingers crossed!RamG Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767009176210942232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-60003752989614884032008-05-04T11:49:00.000+05:302008-05-04T11:49:00.000+05:30Yeah.. your ideas surely adds the strategic elemen...Yeah.. your ideas surely adds the strategic element to the game.. But for a game to be successful, it has to be simple to understand.. I don't think bringing rules like this makes Cricket very complex takes it out of the popularity region of the common man.. <BR/><BR/>- RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419796947474491456.post-8626839115693751122008-05-04T10:04:00.000+05:302008-05-04T10:04:00.000+05:30Well, I say keep the ideas coming! We seem to foc...Well, I say keep the ideas coming! We seem to focus on the number of overs and fielding restrictions as the ways to 'change' the game but, as you've shown, there are lots of innovative ways to make limited overs cricket more intriguing.<BR/><BR/>The best things about your ideas is that they prolong uncertainty of outcome and deepen the strategic element.<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth - I am not on the ICC :-)), I like them. Keep them coming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com