Former West Indies T20I skipper Carlos Brathwaite who captained Manchester Originals in the inaugural edition of ‘The Hundred’ was really impressed with what ECB had done to make the shortest format more attractive.
According to Brathwaite, some rules of this 100-ball tournament really fascinated him and he feels that they might help "quicken" T20 cricket.
“The rules (in The Hundred) were interesting. The rules that I think will probably come into play into mainstream T20 would be the extra fielder comes into the circle if you are past the cut-off time.
I think that would give more of a team effort to get the overs in. I think T20 has got really, really slow. It was supposed to initially last less than three hours. Sometimes we've got T20s going on to four hours plus. So I think that will help quicken the game,” Brathwaite was quoted as saying by ESPNCriconfo.
The 33-year-old then went on to suggest some more rules which he found really interesting and could be implemented in T20Is as well.
“I think two overs from the same end is probably something that could catch on as well. Again, just for speed of play. It now means that you [switch ends] 10 times instead of 20. And the idea of not crossing if the batter gets out caught -- the new batter comes into bat. I think those three are ones that could potentially be implemented or phased into T20 cricket in the future,” the all-rounder concluded.
The right-hand explosive batsman who represents Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is unlikely to be a part of the team in the opening game against St Lucia Kings on August 27 as he is currently in isolation after a co-passenger on the flight from the UK to St Kitts and Nevis tested positive for COVID-19.
(With ESPNCricinfo Inputs)
