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Should ICC's mandatory overs rule for 5th day of Tests be changed?


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ICC should just do away with the mandatory overs rule. They should play all Test Matches fully. People pay to get tickets and broadcasters pay for television coverage. Everybody should get their moneys worth by having a full day's play, however likely a draw is. In recent history, England bowled out SL in less than 25 overs, so how can captains decide when a result is likely and when it's not? When ODIs and T20s cannot be abandoned when the result is a foregone conclusion, why Tests? With so much rain interruption, it just doesn't make sense to abandon cricket due to such stupid rules, that are misused. It ruined a fascinating Test match for me...:angry_smile:

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Out of the drawn matches, how many have a possibility of having a result going into the final hour on the last day? 1 in 50 maybe. The current rules are working fine. There are more results now compared to any other era. Why would you like to tinker with the laws then?
Umpires along with captains should decide whether to walk off or play. Only when umpires feel the results are not at all possible, they should ask the captains...Captains themselves deciding is not working because they are happy walking off most of the time. Happens very often in Indian domestic circuit.
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Yesterday was actually absurd. As all 3 results were still possible ' date=' yet they just walked of the pitch. Something not right there[/quote'] Absolutely. Felt sorry for all the people that turned up. Felt disappointed in India, with a chance to put some fear into England by showing we're going for the kill, we stepped back away from the challenge
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Out of the drawn matches, how many have a possibility of having a result going into the final hour on the last day? 1 in 50 maybe. The current rules are working fine. There are more results now compared to any other era. Why would you like to tinker with the laws then?
Because matches like the 3rd test between India and WI end as a draw despite all results being possible just because captains want to play safe. The decision should no longer rest with captains. Going off for poor light was another decision that was taken away from the captain. This one should also be taken away. Let the people who pay get their money worth of cricket action.
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Because matches like the 3rd test between India and WI end as a draw despite all results being possible just because captains want to play safe. The decision should no longer rest with captains. Going off for poor light was another decision that was taken away from the captain. This one should also be taken away. Let the people who pay get their money worth of cricket action.
And how has that helped? In the 2nd test, one one of the days we had bright sunshine moments after play had been suspended for the day. On the other hand when it was with the batsmen, we had Dada and Sachin batting in near darkness on that amazing day at Leeds in 2002 or England winning a test at Karachi when it was nearly dark. This is one off example where practically a result was possible but the captains thought differently. On most other occasions, when tests are drawn, by the 3rd session on the final day you do know which way the game is moving and all people wait for is some individual milestone. As the above post suggests, would you watch part timers bowl way outside off stump or leg stump to complete those 15 mandatory overs?
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also if its a draw and no play has been lost due to rain. and batsman have piled runs. Then for last mandatory hour should be replaced by new game. Curator should be dragged to the pitch, stripped and stationed where stumps would be. The teams take turns to hit the curators stump, whoever does it, wins the test match. :--D

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And how has that helped? In the 2nd test, one one of the days we had bright sunshine moments after play had been suspended for the day. On the other hand when it was with the batsmen, we had Dada and Sachin batting in near darkness on that amazing day at Leeds in 2002 or England winning a test at Karachi when it was nearly dark. This is one off example where practically a result was possible but the captains thought differently. On most other occasions, when tests are drawn, by the 3rd session on the final day you do know which way the game is moving and all people wait for is some individual milestone. As the above post suggests, would you watch part timers bowl way outside off stump or leg stump to complete those 15 mandatory overs?
Of course it has helped. It has made the game fair. If light is bad for the batting side, it is equally bad for the fielding side. As far as negative bowling goes, umpires can call those deliveries wide. These days, umpires are very strict against negative bowling. There have been numerous instances of teams chasing quickly in 4th innings of Tests. Negative bowling doesn't work against top quality batsmen.
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What would it achieve? Bowling side will bowl part timers and batting side will play out the 15 overs - listening to Dhoni's post match interviews would be more exciting than that.
So be it. Let's see if they can play those 15 overs. Let's see if WI can defend their total. Let the game be played fully. Why give captains the option to decide? If you want this option in Tests, then why not give them this option in ODIs also... say a team chasing needs 60 runs off the last 60 balls with 5 wickets in hand.. tight game. Give the captains the option to call off the game and "settle" for a tie. I'm sure many captains would settle especially if the match was inconsequential. But this would be ridiculous for the game. Why these double standards for Test matches then? Let's have a full game and let the better team win.
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