Afghanistani leg-spinner Rashid Khan has suggested that BBL should allow one bowler to bowl two overs from one end in order to speed up proceedings and resolve the issue of slow over-rate in the Australian Big Bash League.
He backed it by saying that the Hundred has successfully implemented the procedure and that the game moves forward quickly in the new English tournament.
“Bowling two overs from one end, it is so good as it does not take that much time. It makes it easier as a fielder as well, that you don't keep changing and it's much much quicker. That's what I think this (100-ball) format is all about – everything happens quickly, it doesn't take so much time.
I think if it's in other formats as well, it won't be a bad idea. It’ll help you bowl the overs very quickly and reduce the time. People watching, they love to watch more cricket faster and faster rather than it taking so long. It’s a pretty good idea,” Rashid, who represents the Adelaide Strikers in the BBL said to cricket.com.au.
Furthermore, Rashid said he would also like to see some of the rules from the Hundred being implemented in the T20Is as well. He feels that it would make the contest between batters and bowlers more even in international games.
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Rashid explained: “In The Hundred, you can use the longer boundary for 10 balls and the shorter one for five balls before changing bowlers for the second set of five deliveries. It makes it a fair game for the bowlers as well. I would love to see those rules in T20s also. As a professional player, you have to be ready and you have to react very quickly, rather than taking so much time. You must have plans A, B, and C and just go and apply that, rather than thinking a lot to change in the field during games."
"As a captain, you have to think about all those things, the timing and getting things right. It makes cricket faster and faster. I think it's a pretty good idea. You just don't waste time. As a player, you shouldn't do it in any format. If you waste time, these rules mean you lose a player and I think that’s something good,” he added.
Rashid Khan will turn up for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second phase of the IPL from September-October in the UAE.
