Just out of curiosity i want to ask you guys what do you think about covered criket stadiums? Is there a possibility that these could be the future? I understand that permanently covered stadiums are obviously not practical as pitches need a lot of sunlight for preparation. But some sort of infrastructure where the sheds can be opened and closed. This obviously will be pretty costly but would be worth the cost for sure.
Covered stadiums do solve this problem but it also presents different challenges as well. These stadiums are costly. Australia built one back in 2000s and the cost was around $300 Million. You can imagine how much it would cost now, a conservative estimate should be around Billion dollars. Not every board can afford it, even BCCI.
Having said that if these stadiums host multiple sports throughout the year then there is a chance this idea could work because you don't want billion dollar stadium only hosting 5 matches every year (15-20 events should cover the cost)
For sunlight issue, drop in pitches looks okay.
His overall economy rate is 8.17, which is considered very good for those who ball at the death overs(T-20).
Chris Jordan (T-20 Specialist) : 8.72
Dwayne Bravo (T-20 Specialist) : 8.12
Haris Rauf :8.7
Shaheen Afridi :7.52
Jasprit Bumrah : 6.62
Trent Boult : 7.86
Anrich Nortje :7.16
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And in the Indian context let's look at these numbers when they ball at the death overs. He marginally outbowled even Bumrah.
What you're saying makes sense logically, but he was disappointing during critical moments which is why I feel that he is a bad bowler. Siraj, Umran etc are better in comparison during these critical moments.Chris Jordan (T-20 Specialist) : 8.72
Dwayne Bravo (T-20 Specialist) : 8.12
Haris Rauf :8.7
Shaheen Afridi :7.52
Jasprit Bumrah : 6.62
Trent Boult : 7.86
Anrich Nortje :7.16
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And in the Indian context let's look at these numbers when they ball at the death overs. He marginally outbowled even Bumrah.
Umran is just 4 international matches old (3 T-20 and 1 ODI) so he has a long road ahead of him. Well, Siraj won't make it into T-20 squad tbh.
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