Switchblade Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Quote https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-slow-over-rate-unfair-substitutions-mohammad-kaif-5657149/ Calling for umpires to have a look at this dubious practice, Kaif said, “Against DC vs KKR game, Russell went out and Rinku Singh was brought on. Piyush Chawla bowled out his quota of four overs and left the field. This is a well-thought process that the fit and agile players remain on the ground while slower ones are sitting out.” “We saw in the last game against KXIP also, Punjab doing the same thing- Sarfraz Khan did not come out to field the entire game. We thought the ball hit his gloves and then it was told its an injury. I do not know where he was injured, the umpires would know that. But this is a new method being used by teams. Teams are being smart and making this sort of changes which is not right, according to me,” he remarked. “We will talk to the umpires about it before the match against SRH,” Kaif added. Kaif wants the game to keep flowing and said too much time is wasted on strategising. “Too much planning leads to delays,” he said. “There are long meetings before the game and then time is wasted on strategising field positions. This, in turn, confuses players and bowlers. It is better to leave them with a clear mind. Suddenly you can’t have ten people advising the player,” he explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 What exactly is his grouse? That other teams are being smart with their substitutions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 He is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehardpacer Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I feel they should have substitute rules like in football.The old super sub rule was interesting.Just because it hurt the precious Buddhe players ego,the rule was discarded.Lots of players just sit idle on the dug out.Let them come to the party. beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 21 hours ago, Mariyam said: What exactly is his grouse? That other teams are being smart with their substitutions? His grouse is that teams can't play witj 12-13 players. If the player is not worth the risk because of bad fielding or rickety old knees...then don't take the risk and bench the player. Don't use two for one ...it is called cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Unfortunately like before, teams can't afford to have professional fielders like you... Real McCoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcastic Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, The Dark Horse said: Unfortunately like before, teams can't afford to have professional fielders like you... Is that a complement or a belittlement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, sarcastic said: Is that a complement or a belittlement? Bit of both Honestly apart from that natwest series, he didn't contribute anything in batting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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