The Board of Control for Cricket in India or BCCI has reportedly allowed bowlers to bowl two bouncers per over in the Indian Premier League-IPL 2024 Season, announced the franchisee authorities prior to the auction event in Dubai.
The fresh rule, which will make the contest between the bat and the ball more competitive, was efficiently tested by the BCCI in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a domestic T20 tournament in Bharat.
Expressing excitement over the change, Indian pacer Jyadev Unadkat told ESPNcricinfo, “I do feel two bouncers an over is very much useful, and I feel it’s one of those things which give the bowler an added advantage over batsmen.”
Because, for example, if I bowl a slower bouncer… the batsman in the previous case is sure that there’s no more bouncer coming. In this case, even if you bowl one slower bouncer in the first half of the over, you can still use one more (in the over). Someone who is weak against bouncers will have to be better at it and then it will give the bowler one more weapon in their armoury. So, I feel it’s a very small change with a huge impact and as a bowler I feel it’s very important to have that rule.”
Also in the death overs, you have one more option. So, it was becoming more of yorker-oriented (bowling) in death overs for fast bowlers… Even if you don’t bowl the second bouncer, the batsman still has that expectation that the bowler might bowl the second bouncer,” he said.
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