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Aussiechimp t1_jdzgmsr wrote

Reply to comment by redditmaleprostitute in South Africa chase down West Indies in record-breaking T20 international by nolesfan2011

I'd rather see fast bowlers steaming in with three slips and a gully and batters struggling than guys belting every ball out of the ground

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redditmaleprostitute t1_je4qkqk wrote

  1. Only fast bowlers can do that, as you yourself stated.

  2. They can still utilize the slips while being hit sixes cuz unlike batters they don’t need several overs to get settled.

Both of us can have what we want except you really want complete bowler domination. Several early wickets in the first innings can decide the entire game, which is something I would rather not have.

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Aussiechimp t1_je770yx wrote

I also like to see spinners on a turner with 4 in close. Just feel T20 is too short and wickets don't have enough value

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redditmaleprostitute t1_jecrgds wrote

I disagree. Wickets do have value in T20 but I get what you are trying to say, it’s just that, when faced with the choice, I would defo choose to see sixes being hit all around the park instead of 3 wickets in the first over triggering an unstoppable storm of boredom for the entirety of the remaining game.

I remember when t20 was shown no interest at all and didn’t seem to fit in well with other formats of cricket. Now, I believe it’s a lot more balanced with cricket entertaining fans of all tastes.

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Aussiechimp t1_jed00x3 wrote

Yep, to each their own. To me T20 is kind of an irrelevance in that I don't follow ateam, so dont care who wins and I don't think I've ever watched a full game of it. Whenever i have watched any it just seems to consist of sixes being slogged over cow corner or edges going for 4. I do think some of the fielding improvements and development of new batting techniques have been interesting though

Plus none of my friends or kids have an interest, but I'm happy for those who do follow it

On the other hand I've regularly watched every ball of a test match and can remember certain matches vividly - because I care about the result

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