So, we all are curious to know what Doeschate said about IPL’s Future.
On Friday, amid the mayhem of 42 sixes and 37 fours, the bowling effort became a footnote. Fits why Ryan ten Doeschate said ‘Anti-skill Bowling’ could be the future of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
In a match where 523 runs were scored – a record for Eden Gardens – in the most successful T20 run chase ever. Sunil Narine bowled 12 dot balls in a 24-ball spell. This is at a time when the dot-ball percentage per inning has shrunk to 31.3, the lowest ever in IPL.
IPL 2024: Doeschate & Dasgupta On Same Plate
“The way batting is going across the competition, it never looks like they are taking a step back. It is a pretty new phenomenon,” said Ryan Ten Doeschate, KKR’s assistant coach, after the sobering eight-wicket defeat.
It is what people seem to want, said Deep Dasgupta. “I have done a bit of asking around and the sense I got is that people like it so long as it is competitive, in the sense that both teams are doing it,” said the former India wicket-keeper and IPL commentator.
Dasgupta and Ten Doeschate agreed that the impact substitute has increased teams’ appetite for risks. The “extra batter in the shed” is helping teams go “hard” throughout the innings, said Ten Doeschate.
IPL Bowling History
“The game’s almost unrecognizable from 10 years ago when we used to play. Then, if you got 160 you felt like packing your bags because you felt you had won the IPL game. Now you need 160 before the 13th over to be in with a chance to get a big score.”
And though the average score in both innings has reached never-before highs of 190 and 177 in 2024, Ten Doeschate said it was difficult to fathom a team overhauling a score of 261/6 in IPL.
“Let’s not make Friday’s game the benchmark. That was a combination of some poor bowling and extraordinary batting. There have been one-dayers where teams have scored 400 but that is still not normal, is it?” said Dasgupta to Doeschate.
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