Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar (AFP Image)
Sachin Tendulkar suggested that ODIs have become monotonous as he also said that the use of two new balls per innings eliminates reverse swing from the game.
excellent batting Sachin Tendulkar Has suggested changes in ODIs that could bring the thrill back to the format. Tendulkar scored 18426 runs in 463 ODIs and hit 49 centuries and is widely regarded as the greatest batsman to have ever played the game. Meanwhile, the emergence of T20 cricket and the revival of Test cricket through the World Test Championship has put the ODI format on the backfoot. Many former cricketers and fans have suggested that ODI cricket has become a bit boring and needs a change to match the other two formats.
The Master Blaster suggested that ODIs have become monotonous as he also said that the use of two new balls per innings eliminates reverse swing from the game.
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“It is getting boring, without a doubt. The current format, which has been around for a while, is now two new balls (per innings). When you have two new balls, you have a kind of finish. There is reverse swing. Even though we are in the 40th over of the game, it is only the 20th over of that ball. And the ball starts to reverse only around the 30th over,” Tendulkar said at the India Today Conclave.
This veteran batsman said that from 15th to 40th over the game is losing its rhythm.
He said, ‘That element (reverse swing) is missing today because of the two new balls. I think the current format is heavy on the bowlers. Right now, the game is becoming a lot more predictable. It is losing its pace from 15th to 40th over. It’s getting boring.”
“So, both the teams bowl in the first and second half. It is also commercially more viable as it will have three innings breaks instead of two.”
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Tendulkar also feels that the use of saliva on the ball should make a comeback in the game.
“I’m no medical expert, but I think it (saliva) should come back because it’s been around for over 100 years. Guys have used saliva and nothing major has happened. A few years in between were challenging and rightly so the decision (to ban the use of saliva to shine the ball) was taken but now it (Covid-19) is behind us,” Tendulkar said.
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