We don’t half get our knickers in a twist over rule changes in sport. The Big Bash Cricket League in Australia has announced three fairly bold new ideas for this year’s tournament.
Teams will be able to name two substitutes; there will be additional points awarded for the team that scores more during the ‘Bash Boost’, which is the first ten overs of the game; and there is a ‘Power Surge’ which essentially gives the batting team the option on when to attack more.
All of these rule changes are designed to encourage more attacking and exciting play yet, the announcement was met with widespread criticism.
Ex-Australian cricketer Brad Hogg called it “ludicrous” and added “you can’t tinker with Twenty20 cricket like this”. I am not a cricket
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