While listening to the Australians playing South Africa in the first test, I noticed Sarwan made 291 and West Indies 9/749. This was only a couple days after Younis Khanmade 316 for Pakistan against Sri Lanka and Pakistan 6/765.
I looked up on Cricinfo and found that the rate at which sides scored more than 700 runs prior to the year 2000 was eight innings out of 5349. Since 2000, there have already been eight such innings out of 1573.
So the rate has more than tripled.
Also, this decade has produced the highest ratio of test triple centuries.
Prior to first test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Karachi, only one Test match in history had both sides scoring over 600 in an innings. It was an Ashes Test in 1964 (which ended in a draw). Now, with the Karachi Test (draw) and the Barbados Test, that total is at three.
If Test cricket is going to continue to produce these high scoring matches, there will come a time when a side will just bat all five days. And with these lifeless wickets, the great Test batsmen will average more than 70, not 50, which is considered the benchmark of greatness.
I wonder what Bradman would think if he was still alive.
It’s time for the ICC to step in, otherwise the history of Test cricket will be destroyed.
Build your own fantasy cricket team and put it to the test with Draftstars daily fantasy competitions. Pick your match, pick your team and watch the points roll in to take out cash prizes on each match. What are you really gambling with? Set a deposit limit.
Australian fast bowling great Jason Gillespie has been named head coach of Pakistan's Test team, as the nation overhauls its coaching department ahead of…
Will Jacks got RCB past the 200 target set by Gujarat with four overs to spare.
With Rajasthan needing 25 off 17, both batsmen ended up at the same end but the bowler dropped the throw from his teammate -…
A six-laden, 27-ball 84 from Jake Fraser-McGurk to continue his outrageous debut IPL!
Johnny Bairstow has hit his way back into form with a 45-ball century as he steered his side to a record-breaking win, easily chasing…
It seems franchise cricket has forgotten about the great battle between bat and ball. In fact, this season in the IPL there is no battle at all.
