Rajiv Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Any changes in Tennis, Soccer or any NA Sport Is cricket the only one to try out new stuff
punjabi_khota Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Not North American, but badminton has been changed significantly. Until a few years ago, each game was played till one player reached 15 pts but you could get a point ONLY on your serve, and so games could stretch very long (with lots of serve changes). Now that restriction is not there and games finish within predicted time. Also introduced: colored clothing.
nikred Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Not North American, but badminton has been changed significantly. Until a few years ago, each game was played till one player reached 15 pts but you could get a point ONLY on your serve, and so games could stretch very long (with lots of serve changes). Now that restriction is not there and games finish within predicted time. Also introduced: colored clothing. Does that mean you score point on other players serve? When was this rule changed? I need to know, its very important. Its a question of $20. :mad:
Guest Hiten. Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 It is pretty stupid to "reinvent" the already established format or game. You cannot just assume that people are bored from a particular format just because they do not attend in mases. Scheduling and number of matches play a very big role in ensuring you get close to packed house in all the games. ICC should research on how to have a schedule that suits their pocket and the audience's. How can you expect Indian fans to show up to all the games, if India keeps playing every other day ? ICC should totally scrap international T20 (including World T20) and should find a window for IPL, because having World T20 not only undermines the event but it saturates people's excitement level. Each team must be alloted specific number of games (ODI's and Tests); for example: there should be not more than 2 tours for a country (5 ODI's and 3 test matches in itenary) and 2 home based series (again 5 ODI's and 3 test matches). This makes it 20 ODI's and 12 test matches per year for all the teams, including some dose of IPL. You have to ensure that you create some hunger in your fans' mind for you to attract them into empty stands.
punjabi_khota Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Does that mean you score point on other players serve? When was this rule changed? I need to know' date=' its very important. Its a question of $20. :mad:[/quote'] Yup. It doesn't matter who is serving. If you serve and lose that point, you lose your serve and the opponent gets a point.
panesarv Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I like the new badminton rules better than the old ones. According to me, they make the game more fair.
yoda Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Cricket itself has evolved. There were no ODIs initially, then were was only world cup, then we had other multi-team tourneys, day-night, etc. We had timeless tests, we had rest days in tests. There was no shot clock in the NBA (basketball) initially I believe.
nikred Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I think there is no sport in this world that has not been modified as time passed by. Alright I say it again. Parivartan Sansaar Ka Niyam Hai :P out b4 accused of being repetitive. :finger:
Guest Hiten. Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 We might as well divide the ODI's into 5 innings (per team and 10 overs in one innings) and call it Baseball while we are at it.
Zap_Brannigan Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Offside rule in football Designated hitter in baseball
Texy Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 carrom rules have changed as well.....no longer sipping tea in the rainy afternoon playing the sport at your own pace
Riley's Girl Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Rugby. The rules keep changing. This year slightly different rules were used in various competitions. Some of it were just to test possible permanent changes though. And nothing to change the face of the game as much as in cricket.
chanakya Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 soccer -- offside rules, extra time, golden goals, penalty shoot outs... basketball -- significant difference in rules between the NBA and international basketball :P
kabira Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Formula 1. Some crazy rules in qualifying rounds.
DomainK Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Its good for a game to evolve. No other game uses technology as much as cricket does.
fineleg Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Its good for a game to evolve. No other game uses technology as much as cricket does. On the contrary, there is a lot of technology in cricket that the audience watches. But the game itself needs to adopt more technology for umpiring decisions. They are too slow in adopting technology. There should be a "we've had enough of the umpiring charm" campaign :)
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