Why are IPL games so high-scoring this season?

[@purnabhishek]

I have a better suggestion. Let's ditch bowlers completely and install bowling machines. That way both teams would have 11 batters and we can realise 400+ scores in a T20.

[@jaskaranratra5592]

Let's also modify the batters. The batters can be machines that have an 80% chance of hitting a six. More thrill! No Cricket!

[@sln7839]

Not possible. When bowling machine is used, it’ll be more accurate and batsmen would score less.

[@mithunsreenivasan]

Display the speed and the length before the delivery, so the batsman can prepare themselves for 400.

[@cricketwithzulqarnayn]

Machines can bowl upto 160 kph with pin point accuracy. Batters will sh*t in their pants 😆

[@cricketwithzulqarnayn]

Machines can also bowl big spins at a high pace. How on earth batters can cope with it?

[@mithunsreenivasan]

Better option is to use vicky tennis ball. Less chances of injuries, no helmet needed. Rest the same as if today: No swing, No seam and the bowler cant grip it. 500 possible.

[@BHARATH-qu8mp]

I'd like to know why a batting pitch is called "good pitch" by commentators and pitches and seaming conditions that assists bowlers called "slow", "pacey", "seaming conditions" etc.?

[@navjeevannj286]

good question ❤

[@Varu470]

So truee

[@SingNostalgiaWithAmogh]

If you talk of Tests, even KANPUR2021 or say SA pitches except last CAPETOWN one or BRISBANE2023 one, except these, most others were appreciated. And the 2023FINAL was absolute horrible one, because ball was clearly keeping low and slow, which is DEFINITELY not intended for WC knockouts especially Final ☹️😊

[@sushreyomisra3261]

To be fair, I have seen the language changing in intelligent cricket conversations. A good pitch is broadly defined as one where the pace and bounce off the wicket is consistent and trustworthy. A bad pitch is one which introduces randomness once the ball comes in contact with it. Wickets which offer help for pacers or appreciable turn and bounce for spinners who actually give it a rip are still called good pitches.

[@SanketRoy_27]

Last year in PSL where sides were reaching 250 and were even chasing them we Indians trolled them heavily but now when it happened in the IPL this year we're called it revolutionizing T20 cricket 😂. Total hypocrisy 😢, if batters are getting better in their skill then let them prove it on bowling friendly pitches and we'll see how this so called T20 revolution continues 😉....

[@cricketwithzulqarnayn]

Agreed... respect from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@malamsingh1944]

Who the hell is calling it "revolution" !?

[@dr.dharmesh.bhadja]

Shorter boundaries... One six I assumed by Virat was 62 meters. It is like anyone with a swinging arms here and there can hit. Lines are getting blurred between really talented skilled batsman and just muscular random hitter.

[@failuretolaunch4571]

Dew is another massive thing. The team bowling 2nd is at a real disadvantage.

[@vignesh1065]

Dew was less of a factor this year. The subcontinent always has heavy dew

[@Newname-u7y]

Kohli scored 760+, Rohit scored 600, Shreyas 500, Rahul 450, Gill 400 runs in the 2023 wc -> When you already know that India lost the 2019 WC semifinal buz ur lower order batsman didn't get the chance to bat in pressure situations. And here your lower order players like Jadeja n Surya scored less than 100 runs before the final and didn't face pressure situations. U r asking them to score big runs in the WC final where they batted once or twice in that one and half month tournament, that too in the dumbest situation. Once Rohit said he wants shardul to get a chance to bat, which means u r already aware of the threat. Then also u didn't address it. And you let the players score their personal 'milestones' rather than "Making" a way to play the lower orders and bowlers to bat atleast in few matches to keep the team healthy. The motto of 2023 WC was to tell that Dhoni approach was wrong ( Rohit chose aggressive approach) but ur players didn't hit a single boundary from 97 balls in the middle overs whereas 4 overs bowled by 2 part time bowlers. And u couldn't be able to control ur partner at the other end who was planning to score century buz he scored 20 runs less in the semifinal. Every fan knows that Rohit was the aggressor in PP, that player played his favourite shot n got out for 4. Getting out is not a problem, the problem is did u played according to ur role given. At the last, what people will tell you is that look how many runs Kohli n Rohit scored, whereas 329 runs from a player was enough to win the trophy in that 137 came in the final. Then what are these stats telling us, this is WRONG. Most of the league matches u have to get OUT to keep ur team Healthy. This is Basic.

[@Traveeyy]

Let me give you a small reminder who are trolling Travis Head, he played WELL on only 3 matches in the 2023 WC, 1 was the first match vs NZ (100+runs), 2 was semifinal vs SA (40+runs), 3 you already know. And his average in test cricket is poor too but he scored 180+ runs in the WTC final. He dropped so many sitter catches in his career and you know which one he took. He is not a STAD PADDER

[@utsavdasgupta8489]

Along with the pitches there is also a correlation of between the amount of runs and how hot and dry it was during April.

[@Traveeyy]

Let me give you a small reminder who r trolling Travis Head, he played well on only 3 matches in the WC, 1 was the first match vs NZ (100+runs), 2 was semifinal vs SA (40+runs), 3 you already know. And his average in test cricket is poor too but he scored 180+ runs in the WTC final. He dropped so many sitter catches in his career and u know which one he took. He is not a STAD PADDER

[@bobbybose2379]

Let ODI and Test be faithful to bowlers..Don't make T20 a boring game...

[@sailpotdar9444]

Just a suggestion to reduce the impact sub-rule. there should be an extra over or two for a given bowler who is bowling good on the given day of the match not particular to Spinner or Seamer

[@shyjum1]

Agree on all the points.. just need to add the shorter boundaries, stronger bat and batsman to the list.. you have sixes coming of the bottom of the bat/edges and reverse hits 😳

[@adarshs6200]

Let's be honest. An average cricket watcher doesn't care about the balance between bat and ball. TRP is directly proportional to the number of sixes. And it is only going to get more ridiculous with every season. 250 is the new 200.

[@swastikranjan713]

You are undermining cricket watchers in my opinion. There could be a few people who might like video game type scores but most people don't. Most fans like scores of 140-180. If 200 becomes a normal then the sport will lose its charm too soon

[@raghavagarwal2518]

​@@swastikranjan713no an average cricket watcher as he writes would still like boom boom.

[@nilanjanbhattacharya4963]

Disagree completely. Just look at Mitchell Starc’s ball to Travis Head in the qualifier 1. A random 6 isn’t more thrilling to watch than that.

[@ritwikghosh7743]

I believe in a country like India, there are many who understand the depth and nitty gritties of the game. May be we are not big experts, but cricket is a holistic experience for many like us, who enjoy every event of the game. Be it a great outswinger leaving the bat or a tor crushing Yorker or a spinner getting vicious turn to knock over the stumps or a brilliant run out or a game changing save in the field. It's not just about watching sixes for cricket fanatics like us. So yes, may be for those who don't have proper understanding of this beautiful game's nitty gritties can have only fun in watching sixes, but they don't make up the only audience of the game. The audience got to be educated about the game so that they can love and experience every moment, rather than destroying the game just to pacify them. I hope you get my point.

[@adarshs6200]

Ah..the cricket tragics have arrived again, thinking they are the 'average' Indian cricket audience and that the beauty of the game should matter than money. Even if 10 million of us appreciate the nuance of Mitchell Starc's out-swinging, in-seaming dismissal of Travis Head, the IPL exists for the sole purpose of filling BCCI's coffers by pandering to the other 990 million+ who would rather see 300 being scored. A simple comparison of the TV ratings of the WTC final vis-a-vis some irrelevant league-stage game in the IPL is enough to show where the future of cricket is headed. I'm surprised it hasn't morphed into a T10 competition yet.

[@azmanshaikh93]

Add to that list "small boundaries on grounds" .. Why can't we have grounds like Australia where you have >80m boundaries.. We can push the advertisement boards back and it can have huge impact

[@Adam00_01]

Satta company ke logon ka swag hi alag ha👍

[@chennakeshavathunga4695]

Smaller boundaries too adding to the misery

[@azaan_14]

There used to be a time 240-250 was a good total in ODIs, now its not even a defendable total in t20s on absolute flat tracks. Personally, I dont want to see a batter scoring 100 off 25 every game, i dont want only one bowler like Bumrah in a 10-team 20-man squads to have a decent economy rate where no one comes even close to that one guy. This kind of pitches only makes batters more vulnerable when the ball is swinging in a test match perhaps or when its a sluggish surface like the ones in this world cup 2024. batters should be able to negate through the tough conditions and should the bowlers in flat tracks and there should a good mixture of surfaces throughout a tournament, not like this ipl. Bumrah was the MVP of IPL 2024. and the pitches in this t20 world cup were good, commenting the morning of the final

[@SingNostalgiaWithAmogh]

A question to which I DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER ☺️ This question may look simple, but needs lot to know of every icc events knockout since 1975 or so ☹️😊 All readers here, try without searching up anywhere. HARSHA SIR obviously won't need to search anything except his encyclopediac memory lane 😊 Who is the first ever Indian to score century in the knockout match of the icc event ??? ☺️

[@ritwikghosh7743]

Guessing without looking up anywhere. Is it Dada in 2003 WC semi final against Kenya?

[@SingNostalgiaWithAmogh]

@@ritwikghosh7743 No boy, but you're close ☹️😊

[@SingNostalgiaWithAmogh]

@@ritwikghosh7743 Arey bhai, had it been GANGULY, then he has already scored century in CHAMPIONS TROPHY FINAL 2000. This is one of the great clues for you ☺️

[@ritwikghosh7743]

​@@SingNostalgiaWithAmoghOh, we'll I considered only World cups, that way I got the correct answer though😅 With your clue, I guess it's got to be a game in 1998 Champions trophy. It was a knockout format so the one Indian who got the first century should be the answer. I'll admit it, I don't know, no point of guessing wrong 😅 I'll look into Google and find it😊. But a great trivia from you, never really thought about this.

[@SingNostalgiaWithAmogh]

@@ritwikghosh7743 Exactly. This can stump even experts like SUNNY RAVI or HARSHA, my idols ☹️😊

[@prakashunplugged747]

Love Your Analysis

[@Newname-u7y]

Everyone already knows t20 WC will be played on the sluggish pitches, but You played 8 T20i matches on a flat highway track. This IPL is also played on a flat track. Now tell me on what basis all these players are being selected in the Indian team, Moreover no one in the Indian team knows how to play in the semifinals n final buz in IPL all ur players make personal milestones before entering into the playoffs and In the playoffs they rely on Foreign players (batters) "all the time". 🚨 And WI pitches are subjected to WIND-factor.

[@Killmonger234]

The second half of the tournament hasn't produced 260 socres continously so its not only the impact player. The mindset of players has changed. Ash has mentioned about there was data that loosing wickets are nowdays not slowing the runrate it is evident that players and team management now focus on powerhitting rather than conventional anchor role, so even if impact player rule is removed we might get 220-230 scores one thing no one mentions is that if you are a high quality bowler this is best time to, every franchise in the world will spend so much for you just think if bumrah brought to auction 🤌🔥

[@kadichidu4171]

Administrators are the main reason for high scoring games making rules in favour of batsman, making flat pitches

[@L.I.T.H.I.U.M]

The first issue to solve is to remove the incompetent and unqualified secretary of the BCCI. He has not earned that position and it's a shame for a country that's trying to be a cultural influence internationally. This is urgent!

[@sln7839]

Batsman are getting better in hitting with heavier bats.

[@050808yuyu]

Teams are weak due to additional 2 teams.. Bowlers are average.. Hence the high scores.. Super sub is not the main reason.. Decrease the number of teams again.. The scores will go down again..

[@malamsingh1944]

Didn't see any logic here. There are numerous factors, and this factor if in the list will be way too lower. Shorter boundaries, 8 batters in a line up due to impact sub, flat pitches, Due, etc. combined gives such high scoring seasons

[@merwyndantas6781]

I have one suggestion, this rule can help to change the equation abit, If instead of 4overs , 1 bowler can bowl maximum of 5overs This will lead teams investing more in bowlers and bowling sides will get a slight upper hand

[@naveenthoughts]

It give teams option to add one extra batsman. Go harder than now. 300 will be fare easy.

[@sumairniz1578]

Sir Pakistan ky World cup Squad py video banao. from Pakistan, Sindh

[@sachinchoudhary458]

Hi

[@laxmiprasadvella35]

Kohli is the same flat pitch bully....

[@Newname-u7y]

Let me tell u this. You already know t20 WC will be played on the sluggish pitches, You played 8 T20I matches on a flat highway road. This IPL is also played on a flat track. Now tell me on what basis all these players are being selected in the Indian team, Moreover no one in the Indian team knows how to play in the semifinals n final buz in IPL all ur players make personal milestones before entering onto playoffs and In the playoffs they rely on Foreign players ( batters) "all the time". You need Sunil Naren, you need Head, you need faf, you need TKC from RR to set the tone for the team in PP. Seriously 😳

[@AvanishKushal]

IPL sellout

[@RaviVazirani-fs6nz]

When will you accept that the sport of cricket we used to love is dead? Within the next 5 years I hope. IPL only survives because of the massive primetime TV vaccum caused due to shittier alternatives.

[@SanketRoy_27]

Most likely seems so as cricket is slowly and steadily narrowing down into a South Asian sport and soon in like 15-20 years it seems it'll exist only in India 🥲

[@L.I.T.H.I.U.M]

It won't die because it's objectively better than other sports. It's deep and it'll stay and will be watched by more and more countries. Shallow things die, things that are cartoonish/highlight-ish. That are instinctually good rather than requiring a higher intellectual maturity. Slap fighting will die, MMA won't. Vampire Dairies will die, Game of Thrones won't. Chetan Bhaghat will die, Dostoevsky won't. Similarly, Baseball will die, Cricket won't.

[@RaviVazirani-fs6nz]

@@L.I.T.H.I.U.M I agree with you. IPL is shallow mate. 👌🏼

[@SanketRoy_27]

@@L.I.T.H.I.U.M A 10 team World Cup is definitely Shallow

[@Archana-g3u]

How can you tweet the rohit form is concern in WC. Do you really know who is he. He is the best opener in the world. Mind your words nosie of cricket. Look your face before commenting on the beast rohit sharma. You simply dont sit in AC n comment fool

[@Prateek_editz18]

Best opener of India avgs 30 at strike rate of 130 in wc remember, he might play different this time bt not good till now

[@Archana-g3u]

@Prateek_editz18 just now, I saw that stats. It's really pathetic since 2012 his SR is 70 and average is 18 against top 6 teams in WC. Since 2012 it's really bad pathetic. Sorry for the above comments

[@Prateek_editz18]

@@Archana-g3u that's ok dude I am a big fan of him as well , he will play well no worries this rohit is different from the wc last year 🔥

[@harivatsaparameshwaran4174]

mindset like this is why team india doesn't win cups.

[@SanketRoy_27]

@@Archana-g3u Is this how you speak to someone like Harsha sir 🤨

[@mr.history1605]

your way of speaking seems so fake and made up. Although your obervations are good.