Sourav Ganguly admits IPL is ‘not easy’ for bowlers
The former Indian captain requested the BCCI to find balance between bat and ball
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has been nothing less than a nightmare for bowlers and Delhi Capitals' (DC) Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly admitted that the tournament is “not easy” for the bowlers.
Scoring 200 in an innings has become a norm in the IPL 2024 as teams are scoring even 230+ without much difficulty and, in several matches, the aggregate score crossed 450, which further proves that there is not much for the bowlers in the tournament while the batters are enjoying life to the fullest.
Flat pitches and Impact Player rule, which can bring an extra batter in the game, have created difficulties for bowlers and Ganguly asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to find a way to balance between bat and ball in the tournament.
“Not easy for the bowlers. They are being carted all over and that's one area that needs to be looked at in the future, the balance between bat and ball," Ganguly said ahead of Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians.
Earlier, stand-in skipper of Punjab Kings, Sam Curran, stated that cricket is turning into baseball after his side chased down 262 with eight balls to spare against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday.
The match between the Kings and the Knight Riders broke the record of the most sixes hit as well as the highest chase in a T20 match.
"Cricket is turning into baseball, isn't it? It was absolutely incredible," Curran said at the post-match presentation.
"Where do we [start]? Absolutely delighted with two points. Games like that are out of the world, but most importantly we've had a tough few weeks as a team [this was Kings' first win in five games] but we've really hung in there. We've taken teams down to the wire and, I think, forget about the scores... I thought we actually deserved victory."
Remember, Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 off just 48 balls with the help of eight fours and nine sixes and Shashank Singh’s explosive innings down the order propelled the Kings to a remarkable win.
Singh scored 68 runs on just 28 at a massive strike rate of 242.86, courtesy of two fours and eight sixes and made sure that his side emerged winners in their 262-run target chase.
Meanwhile batting first, KKR started brilliantly with their opening pair of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine combining for 138 runs before the latter departed after contributing 71 runs on just 32 deliveries.
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