The Board of Control for Cricket in India
or BCCI has reportedly allowed bowlers to bowl two bouncers per over in the
Indian Premier League-IPL 2024 Season, announced the franchisee authorities prior
to the auction event in Dubai.
The fresh rule, which will make the
contest between the bat and the ball more competitive, was efficiently tested
by the BCCI in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a domestic T20 tournament in Bharat.
Expressing excitement over the change, Indian
pacer Jyadev Unadkat told ESPNcricinfo, “I do feel two bouncers an over is very
much useful, and I feel it’s one of those things which give the bowler an added
advantage over batsmen.”
Because, for example, if I bowl a slower
bouncer… the batsman in the previous case is sure that there’s no more
bouncer coming. In this case, even if you bowl one slower bouncer in the first
half of the over, you can still use one more (in the over). Someone who is weak
against bouncers will have to be better at it and then it will give the bowler
one more weapon in their armoury. So, I feel it’s a very small change with a
huge impact and as a bowler I feel it’s very important to have that rule.”
Also in the death overs, you have one
more option. So, it was becoming more of yorker-oriented (bowling) in death overs
for fast bowlers… Even if you don’t bowl the second bouncer, the batsman still
has that expectation that the bowler might bowl the second bouncer,” he said.
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