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January 09, 2020, 08:38:37 AM
I think the idea is to attract new fans to the franchise game, i still remember the first T20 World Cup and India winning the tournament with a relatively young team and then they started IPL and it was a grand success and rest of the countries are trying to continue the same concept now and everyone knows the commercial success it can bring if the fans gets interested and every team is eyeing for that winning combination to attract more eyes to their franchise cricket.

The problem here is that every other board is trying to copy the IPL. But they fail to understand that they don't have such large market at home. For example, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board had launched a similar league a few years back. It folded after just one year, resulting in huge losses to the board. The Msanzi Super League (MSL) of South Africa is also in deep loss. Only a few such as the BBL and CPL are in profit.

@Vishnu.Reang copying IPL is suicidal because none of the leagues can match the salary that IPL players get, and if there’s no good salary on the table then no top player would like to come and play in those leagues. Second reason why other leagues are a big flop is because IPL plans it’s schedule in such a way that no major ICC tournament is on, which allows all global stars to participate in IPL and other’s leagues do not get such kind of luxury.
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January 09, 2020, 08:14:38 AM
T20 has become the soul of cricket as of now, viewership is very high therefore commercially it is a success. Every board wants it's team to win the T20 worldcup as well as cash in the enormous revenue. That is why you see more T20 games being played nowdays.

I would say viewership as the biggest weight factor out of all in emerging of lot of T-20 tournaments and series. The fact that it is the format that takes not too much times and delivers the best sports entertainment is something which keeps the audience glued to their seat/TV.
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January 09, 2020, 08:01:08 AM
I think the idea is to attract new fans to the franchise game, i still remember the first T20 World Cup and India winning the tournament with a relatively young team and then they started IPL and it was a grand success and rest of the countries are trying to continue the same concept now and everyone knows the commercial success it can bring if the fans gets interested and every team is eyeing for that winning combination to attract more eyes to their franchise cricket.

The problem here is that every other board is trying to copy the IPL. But they fail to understand that they don't have such large market at home. For example, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board had launched a similar league a few years back. It folded after just one year, resulting in huge losses to the board. The Msanzi Super League (MSL) of South Africa is also in deep loss. Only a few such as the BBL and CPL are in profit.
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January 09, 2020, 07:06:56 AM
T20 has become the soul of cricket as of now, viewership is very high therefore commercially it is a success. Every board wants it's team to win the T20 worldcup as well as cash in the enormous revenue. That is why you see more T20 games being played nowdays.
I think the idea is to attract new fans to the franchise game, i still remember the first T20 World Cup and India winning the tournament with a relatively young team and then they started IPL and it was a grand success and rest of the countries are trying to continue the same concept now and everyone knows the commercial success it can bring if the fans gets interested and every team is eyeing for that winning combination to attract more eyes to their franchise cricket.
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January 08, 2020, 09:51:04 PM
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My guess is that the selectors want them to play Ranji Trophy (4-day domestic competition in India) instead of the T20 series against Sri Lanka. They want to make sure that these players remain 100% fit for the longer format. For the shorter format, they have so many options (Shardul, Saini, Khaleel.etc), but that is not the case with the test format.
The concept of using different batsman for different format is possible according to the skill level of a player but if you are differentiating bowlers according to different format and that too fast bowlers this is the first instance i am seeing because if a player is able to perform well in Test they can perform the same in other formats too, may be India has more players and the competition is high and may be because of that players like Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are not in the shorter format .

I have to disagree here. In test matches, it is the wicket taking ability that matters. So the selectors may prefer bowlers with better strike rate, such as Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma. On the other hand, in the T20 matches discipline counts a lot. Bowlers with average speed in excess of 140 kmph may find themselves at a disadvantage in T20 format and it is usually the medium pacers who are preferred there. But I agree that the spin bowlers don't have such limitations.
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January 08, 2020, 06:06:49 PM
Earlier, test matches used to be mandatory for any bilateral series. But now the priority is being given to T20 matches, as they suit both the sides (the players as well as the board). A few years ago, a typical tour would have included anywhere from 3 to 5 test matches and a bilateral or triangular ODI tournament. But now T20 matches have become more frequent and the number of test matches have gone down. People don't have time to watch test matches and therefore the boards don't earn much if they schedule too many test matches.
With the T20 world cup coming up it is quite natural that all the cricket boards are preferring T20 matches in their bilateral series and it shows that all the teams are really looking forward to send the best team for the world cup and it is fascinating because of the commercial success T20 had after its inception and many small teams are coming up because of the T20 format in the past ten years .

T20 has become the soul of cricket as of now, viewership is very high therefore commercially it is a success. Every board wants it's team to win the T20 worldcup as well as cash in the enormous revenue. That is why you see more T20 games being played nowdays.
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January 08, 2020, 06:03:23 PM
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My guess is that the selectors want them to play Ranji Trophy (4-day domestic competition in India) instead of the T20 series against Sri Lanka. They want to make sure that these players remain 100% fit for the longer format. For the shorter format, they have so many options (Shardul, Saini, Khaleel.etc), but that is not the case with the test format.
The concept of using different batsman for different format is possible according to the skill level of a player but if you are differentiating bowlers according to different format and that too fast bowlers this is the first instance i am seeing because if a player is able to perform well in Test they can perform the same in other formats too, may be India has more players and the competition is high and may be because of that players like Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are not in the shorter format .

With India batsmen were never an issue, it is the bowlers that they might want to test. Bowlers tend to suffer a lot from injuries and the best way to test them will be playing them in a longer format. I agree ranji matches are the best source of  finding those talents.
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January 08, 2020, 02:08:33 PM
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My guess is that the selectors want them to play Ranji Trophy (4-day domestic competition in India) instead of the T20 series against Sri Lanka. They want to make sure that these players remain 100% fit for the longer format. For the shorter format, they have so many options (Shardul, Saini, Khaleel.etc), but that is not the case with the test format.
The concept of using different batsman for different format is possible according to the skill level of a player but if you are differentiating bowlers according to different format and that too fast bowlers this is the first instance i am seeing because if a player is able to perform well in Test they can perform the same in other formats too, may be India has more players and the competition is high and may be because of that players like Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are not in the shorter format .
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January 08, 2020, 12:27:07 PM
Earlier, test matches used to be mandatory for any bilateral series. But now the priority is being given to T20 matches, as they suit both the sides (the players as well as the board). A few years ago, a typical tour would have included anywhere from 3 to 5 test matches and a bilateral or triangular ODI tournament. But now T20 matches have become more frequent and the number of test matches have gone down. People don't have time to watch test matches and therefore the boards don't earn much if they schedule too many test matches.
With the T20 world cup coming up it is quite natural that all the cricket boards are preferring T20 matches in their bilateral series and it shows that all the teams are really looking forward to send the best team for the world cup and it is fascinating because of the commercial success T20 had after its inception and many small teams are coming up because of the T20 format in the past ten years .
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January 08, 2020, 08:33:34 AM
I have one doubt why Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are not part of ODI and T20 tournament for India as i have not seen them in the team even if Jasprit Bumrah was injured in the recent series and India was experimenting with new bowlers rather than picking Ishant Sharma nor Umesh Yadav. In the case of Mitchell Starc he was not playing in the Ashes because the selectors thought he was not that important in the Test and when he was given an opportunity after that he bowled really well and now he is a pick in the Test format.

My guess is that the selectors want them to play Ranji Trophy (4-day domestic competition in India) instead of the T20 series against Sri Lanka. They want to make sure that these players remain 100% fit for the longer format. For the shorter format, they have so many options (Shardul, Saini, Khaleel.etc), but that is not the case with the test format.
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January 07, 2020, 10:22:47 PM
The Australian summer cricket series is strange this year as now that all the test matches are over, Australia now travel to India for a ODI series and then travel to South Africa for a T20 and ODI series and then come back to Australia to play New Zealand in an ODI series. And after all this they then travel to New Zealand to play in a T20 series and all this in just 2 months which is crazy. I've never seen anything like this as the Australian summer ends at the end of February so it doesn't make sense to me. 

Earlier, test matches used to be mandatory for any bilateral series. But now the priority is being given to T20 matches, as they suit both the sides (the players as well as the board). A few years ago, a typical tour would have included anywhere from 3 to 5 test matches and a bilateral or triangular ODI tournament. But now T20 matches have become more frequent and the number of test matches have gone down. People don't have time to watch test matches and therefore the boards don't earn much if they schedule too many test matches.
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January 07, 2020, 06:46:04 PM
The Australian summer cricket series is strange this year as now that all the test matches are over, Australia now travel to India for a ODI series and then travel to South Africa for a T20 and ODI series and then come back to Australia to play New Zealand in an ODI series. And after all this they then travel to New Zealand to play in a T20 series and all this in just 2 months which is crazy. I've never seen anything like this as the Australian summer ends at the end of February so it doesn't make sense to me. 
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January 04, 2020, 12:19:26 AM
I have one doubt why Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are not part of ODI and T20 tournament for India as i have not seen them in the team even if Jasprit Bumrah was injured in the recent series and India was experimenting with new bowlers rather than picking Ishant Sharma nor Umesh Yadav. In the case of Mitchell Starc he was not playing in the Ashes because the selectors thought he was not that important in the Test and when he was given an opportunity after that he bowled really well and now he is a pick in the Test format.

Perhaps the selectors want to limit the bowlers such as Sharma/Shami/Yadav to test matches, and for some of the important ODI matches. For some time now, they have been experimenting with inexperienced bowlers for the T20 format. Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini are some of the pacers who got the opportunity recently. But none of them could perform consistently against the top sides.
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January 03, 2020, 03:31:12 PM
One advantage with the Indian bowling lineup is that they are not over-dependent on any one bowler. For example, when Jasprit Bumrah was injured recently, the other bowlers (Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav) were able to step in and fill the vacuum. The same can't be said about the other teams. New Zealand looked pathetic when Trent Boult couldn't play because of injury. The same was the case with Australia, when Mitchell Starc was ruled out for most part of 2019.
I have one doubt why Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are not part of ODI and T20 tournament for India as i have not seen them in the team even if Jasprit Bumrah was injured in the recent series and India was experimenting with new bowlers rather than picking Ishant Sharma nor Umesh Yadav. In the case of Mitchell Starc he was not playing in the Ashes because the selectors thought he was not that important in the Test and when he was given an opportunity after that he bowled really well and now he is a pick in the Test format.
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January 03, 2020, 11:01:46 AM
It is a true statement that India does have the best bowling line up in the history of Indian cricket as all these fast bowlers are capable of troubling any world class batsman around the world and especially when they travel abroad in green pitches they will be more potent if they are able to land the ball at the right areas and if the bowlers can sort their fitness issues then they have the best bowlers in world cricket.

One advantage with the Indian bowling lineup is that they are not over-dependent on any one bowler. For example, when Jasprit Bumrah was injured recently, the other bowlers (Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav) were able to step in and fill the vacuum. The same can't be said about the other teams. New Zealand looked pathetic when Trent Boult couldn't play because of injury. The same was the case with Australia, when Mitchell Starc was ruled out for most part of 2019.
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January 03, 2020, 10:30:57 AM
@Vishnu.Reang I wasn’t aware that there were pitches in India that supported fast bowlers, because I had always seen them play on spin friendly pitches. @ 7788bitcoin I’ll second that as India had always relied on their spin bowlers more, but in recent years under Virat’s leadership they have focused more on fast bowlers and this decision has shown promising results for them don’t you think?
It is a true statement that India does have the best bowling line up in the history of Indian cricket as all these fast bowlers are capable of troubling any world class batsman around the world and especially when they travel abroad in green pitches they will be more potent if they are able to land the ball at the right areas and if the bowlers can sort their fitness issues then they have the best bowlers in world cricket.
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January 03, 2020, 12:04:17 AM
There are a number of pace-friendly pitches in India, including international tracks such as Mohali and Dharmashala. But the problem is that these grounds are with the smaller state boards and they get international games only once every two or three years. Apart from them, more than 90% of the tracks which are used for domestic games are either flat or spin-friendly.
Not sure about pace friendly pitches in India but now they have good fast bowlers and every home series we expect a pitch that could help their bowlers and India never had good fast bowlers in the past as they solely depend on spinners but now there is a change in that concept and hence they can prepare green pitches too, no idea about the domestic tournaments and what wicket they are making as i am not following them.

One thing that all of us tend to ignore is that the Indian pace bowlers have performed consistently on flat subcontinental surfaces in the recent times. The pace bowlers from visiting teams have struggled to bowl on such surfaces, but at the same time Indian bowlers such as Sharma and Shami have performed in an exemplary manner. And also, their average speed has increased. Earlier, they used to bowl in the low 130s, but now the average speed is around 140 kmph. I think that this has made the difference in flat surfaces.
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January 02, 2020, 02:10:13 PM
All the new rules of the cricket favors the batsmen. Single bouncer in an over, fielding restrictions and now short boundaries would mean more and more hitting and more runs. Cricket will more look like a baseball soon if this continues. I think this is bad for the cricket because we love the fast and spin good bowling spells and it does not matter if less runs are scored. But his pure hitting on every ball, is not looking good for the cricket in the long run.
The rules that are changed by the ICC is because they need to attract the general audience while the cricket was lacking the audience they are expecting and the demands by the broadcasting partners and hence the ICC was forced to come up with rules that would aide the batsman and so is the reason we are seeing that there are more restrictions in a match and the boundaries are small than it was in the past, it is a commercial sport and all they look forward is to make money and the audience should change according to these public demand.
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January 02, 2020, 01:07:25 PM
There are a number of pace-friendly pitches in India, including international tracks such as Mohali and Dharmashala. But the problem is that these grounds are with the smaller state boards and they get international games only once every two or three years. Apart from them, more than 90% of the tracks which are used for domestic games are either flat or spin-friendly.
Not sure about pace friendly pitches in India but now they have good fast bowlers and every home series we expect a pitch that could help their bowlers and India never had good fast bowlers in the past as they solely depend on spinners but now there is a change in that concept and hence they can prepare green pitches too, no idea about the domestic tournaments and what wicket they are making as i am not following them.

@Vishnu.Reang I wasn’t aware that there were pitches in India that supported fast bowlers, because I had always seen them play on spin friendly pitches. @ 7788bitcoin I’ll second that as India had always relied on their spin bowlers more, but in recent years under Virat’s leadership they have focused more on fast bowlers and this decision has shown promising results for them don’t you think?.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/when-virat-took-over-ishant-sharma-explains-why-indian-bowlers-are-performing-better-under-kohli/story-iO44KPada72i9vT0bP9rGP.html
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January 02, 2020, 12:33:12 PM
There are a number of pace-friendly pitches in India, including international tracks such as Mohali and Dharmashala. But the problem is that these grounds are with the smaller state boards and they get international games only once every two or three years. Apart from them, more than 90% of the tracks which are used for domestic games are either flat or spin-friendly.
Not sure about pace friendly pitches in India but now they have good fast bowlers and every home series we expect a pitch that could help their bowlers and India never had good fast bowlers in the past as they solely depend on spinners but now there is a change in that concept and hence they can prepare green pitches too, no idea about the domestic tournaments and what wicket they are making as i am not following them.
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