Hatts off to the icc panels what a discrimination all white skins are exempted from any punishment...johnson styris incident was a clear example of atleast 2 match ban on the bowler but iso of that only 60 percent match fee as a fine....wow
I don't know what D/L method counts into account..they just decrease 7 runs..however they decrease 30 balls as well..it may be some complex statistical calculation but doesnt make any sense at all. Its time to replace it with some sensible method.
Re: D/L sucks
by naveen dhanerwal on Mar 07, 2010 06:39 AM
I think there is no alternative solution of this problem but a re-match option! Yesterday, Aussies got away because of this method, else it'd have been a different story.
Re: Re: D/L sucks
by narayanswamy nagarajan on Mar 07, 2010 09:24 AM
I'm sure both Duckworth & Lewis, were stoned on "pot" when they devised this stupid method. Don't you think the sensible method would've been to set the score exactly at what the aussies were on 45 overs and also maintain status-quo on all things equally, including power-play, except perhaps reducing the no.of overs to be bowled by 1 for the first 5 bowlers used. The "men" of the match award is well deserved by the 2 AHs, called Duckworth & Lewis!!! like "power-play" and other restrictions that was available to aussies are a couple of morons
Re: Re: Re: D/L sucks
by narayanswamy nagarajan on Mar 07, 2010 09:31 AM
correction sorry for not deleting the last the last two lines above from "like......to morons"
Re: Re: Re: D/L sucks
by Against Pseudos on Mar 08, 2010 03:51 AM
Nagarajan:
Sure. You ARE brilliant. :)
In case the match gets reduced to 20 overs a side, surely the chasing team should score what the previous team had scored at the end of 20 overs, never mind how many they scored in the remaining 30... eh? :)
Brilliant... that's the only word to describe your statistically genius mind.. :)
Most cricketers, who are not comfortable in conversing in English, go prepared for some standard questions that are asked to them when commentators chat with them during the awards ceremony. Inzamam was once asked a different question after Pakistan won the match, for which he was not prepared. He always had a standard response to the first question. But this time.....
Tony Greig: So Inzi, that's fantastic, your wife is pregnant for the second time!
Inzamam: Bismillah-e-Rehman-e-Rahim! All credit goes to the boys. Everyone work hard for it, especially Afridi. It was tight situation when he went in. Also Bob Woolmer keeping close watch on progress and giving instructions. It's all team effort. Insha Allah, we all will work together as a team, put in big effort and deliver good result all the time.
