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South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada has shared his thoughts on the balance between bat and ball, stating that cricket can also be referred to as a batting sport.
The 29-year-old pacer, who is currently representing Gujrat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 18th edition, shed light on the playing conditions in cricket during an interview with the Indian news outlet.
On a question regarding high-scoring games in the IPL, Rabada stressed that too much imbalance in the game could take the fun out of the sport.
“The game has to progress somehow, but I don’t think it can just get too flat, like every single game. It would take the fun out of it,” said Kagiso Rabada.
“You know, then you might as well call our sport Batting and not Cricket. I have no issues with a few records being broken, that’s fine, ” he further remarked.
Kagiso Rabada admitted that high-scoring games are enjoyable, but low-scoring games also hade their value.
“High-scoring games are good, but so are low-scoring games. But you can’t have it tilting either side too dramatically, there needs to be a balance that is maintained between bat and ball, ” he said.
The right-arm pacer commented on the use of two new balls in ODI cricket, mentioning that scoring for the finishing batters had become easier in the last phase of the innings.
“It has made it easier for batters in the death overs. The two new balls were introduced to level the playing field in the Powerplays because of flatter wickets.”
“I do think, especially, in the last phase of the ODIs, the finishing batters back in the day had to be more skilled because of reverse swing on offer. It’s now easier for batters with two harder balls, they can just swing through the line. It’s much harder to hit a softer ball,” he concluded.
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