Critics argue that Test Cricket would die & would be replaced by a
more swashbuckling form of game (20/20).Recently the likes of Ian
Chappell,Peter Roebuck and the entire Australian media accused M.S.
Dhoni of being the prime culprit & there was widespread criticism of
his 8-1 field setting on the third day of the Nagpur test.
Stats revealed that Aussies were only able to score something like 172 runs in the entire day's play & termed it as "disgusting leadership" which made the game boring & insured that most of the stands were empty.
But is it Dhoni's job to insure that people who just understand one language of game (bang-bang)don't lose their interest in test cricket? Purist would argue that sometimes the non scoring battles are just as exiting. Personally my best memories in tests comes from the Melbourne test in 1999 on the 2nd day post lunch session, where i witnessed three greatest in the battleground. Mcgrath & Warne versus Sachin.There wasn't an abrupt rise in scoring rate but Cricket was at its immaculate best.(Sachin did score a century in that inning,i think 119.)
We should also realize that there exist some people known as cricket administrators whose job is to protect & promote the game.There is also a Marylebone Cricket Club (M.C.C.) whose job is to protect the spirit in which the game is played & make desirable laws. If an eight-one field is such an offence then make laws against it.If BCCI people issue ticket for entire 5 days play & not on individual day basis then its not Dhoni's fault.If the new stadium is situated 20 kms off the stadium its not Dhoni's fault.
He was simply 1-0 up in the series & was asking Aussies to seize the initiative & hold the bull by the horn.What is wrong with that? Further he wasn't even asking his bowlers to bowl a negative line like Nassar Hussain did in bangaluru. Administrators have pricing strategies at their disposal to prevent shutting of doors on fanatics of game & still make reasonable revenues.First these issues should be addressed and then should we try to blame cricketers who are playing within the legal guidelines of the game.
Stats revealed that Aussies were only able to score something like 172 runs in the entire day's play & termed it as "disgusting leadership" which made the game boring & insured that most of the stands were empty.
But is it Dhoni's job to insure that people who just understand one language of game (bang-bang)don't lose their interest in test cricket? Purist would argue that sometimes the non scoring battles are just as exiting. Personally my best memories in tests comes from the Melbourne test in 1999 on the 2nd day post lunch session, where i witnessed three greatest in the battleground. Mcgrath & Warne versus Sachin.There wasn't an abrupt rise in scoring rate but Cricket was at its immaculate best.(Sachin did score a century in that inning,i think 119.)
We should also realize that there exist some people known as cricket administrators whose job is to protect & promote the game.There is also a Marylebone Cricket Club (M.C.C.) whose job is to protect the spirit in which the game is played & make desirable laws. If an eight-one field is such an offence then make laws against it.If BCCI people issue ticket for entire 5 days play & not on individual day basis then its not Dhoni's fault.If the new stadium is situated 20 kms off the stadium its not Dhoni's fault.
He was simply 1-0 up in the series & was asking Aussies to seize the initiative & hold the bull by the horn.What is wrong with that? Further he wasn't even asking his bowlers to bowl a negative line like Nassar Hussain did in bangaluru. Administrators have pricing strategies at their disposal to prevent shutting of doors on fanatics of game & still make reasonable revenues.First these issues should be addressed and then should we try to blame cricketers who are playing within the legal guidelines of the game.
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