People for Ethical Treatment of Bowlers (PETB)

[dhobi_bhai]

Re: People for Ethical Treatment of Bowlers (PETB)

@TUMS

Hello, I am starting a new organization called People for Ethical Treatment of Bowlers. We all thought the Sri Lankans had introduced a new way of playing in 1996 when they brought their suicide attack approach to batting. Instead, they have killed off the fast bowler, that rare, temperamental breed that has such a short shelf life as it is.

The ICC, for the sake of not letting their game become a mockery, must re-establish the balance. The following steps need to be taken:

1. No more fielding restrictions.
2. 3 bouncers per over.
3. Remove the limit of 10 overs per bowler per inning.
4. Mandatory steroid testing of all batsmen.

Howdy,

Very interesting, in a good way, of course. But the above guidelines, I am afraid, will swing the balance too much in bowler's favor. There needs to be a shifting of equilibrium on both sides of the fence, rather than tilting over one side and making it significantly overweight. With that in mind, I'd recommend the following changes:

1) Allow fielding restrictions for at least ten (10) overs, if not keep it the same at fifteen (The single utmost reason why at least one pinch-hitter is selected in every team, and for the reason quality openers who can place the ball past the rope like it was shot out of a cannon, all for the above reason alone).

2) Three bouncers an over is an overkill, in my opinion. Two an over is just perfect. After all, how many bowlers have we seen in the present scene have the capability (or an ability, rather) to bowl bouncers in the death overs? The list will be very far and the names will come up very few, since most of them try to go for full-length deliveries and yorker-lengths. Two bouncers an over is, and should be, the limit (from my point of view).

3) Removing the limit of ten overs per bowler per innings will effectively result in increased stress in bowlers, resulting in frequent injuries alongwith match pressure. If this is implemented, the captain will try and make sure that the best bowlers in the side bowl a large number of overs that what they used to before, hence, pain and stress will found its way to be a common symptom in almost all bowlers who are put in such situations.

4) Agreed!

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Additions:

5) Remove the Power-Play rule completely. Scrap it out of the textbook.

Please feel free correct my thinking and/or thought process. :)