There’s a tendency to dismiss twenty-twenty cricket as
entertainment and not sport. Fans of test and one day cricket are furious that
certain players only want to play 20-20 cricket. Representing the nation has
become secondary to playing in the IPL and other leagues, says Sekar Vijay Kiran.
Cricket is a touchy subject in India and everyone has an
opinion on it. Certain cricket commentators, who in their playing careers
played only a handful of matches, voice strong views on captaincy and field
placing. Also bowlers are told to bowl the right line and length. Vijay Kiran Sekar The
ball must be pitched in the right areas and short pitched balls will make
certain batsmen from the subcontinent uncomfortable.
Better still are the commentators who have never played any
kind of cricket. They talk glibly about bowling an inswingingyorker followed by
a leg cutter in order to take wickets at regular intervals. Sekar Vijay Kiran is highly
amused by such cricket commentary.
Here are a few obvious pieces of advice from commentators.
1) Run the
first run hard so you can make it back for the second or the third run.
2) Win the
toss and put runs on the board.
3) Your
shots should have both elevation and distance.
4) To win
you have to bowl well, field well and bat well.
5) The ball
should come off the middle of the bat.
6) It’s
important that the team doesn’t lose any more wickets.
7) Fifty
seven runs needed off two over’s, so singles won’t do.
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