Ranji Trophy in need of change
Makarand Waigankar, writing in the Hindu , feels the quality of cricket played in the Ranji Trophy will only improve if some significant changes are introduced
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Makarand Waigankar, writing in the Hindu, feels the quality of cricket played in the Ranji Trophy will only improve if some significant changes are introduced. He suggests league matches be played at neutral venues to avoid possible manipulation of pitches in favour of the host team, and that each innings be reduced to 90 overs to make games more competitive.
An ideal solution could be for the league matches to be played at neutral venues too. The BCCI curator’s committee could oversee the preparation of the pitches and we could expect good standard pitches as the onus will then be on the pitch committee.
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To make the Ranji Trophy more interesting, each innings should be restricted to 90 overs only. A bonus point for number of centuries and five-wicket hauls could make the teams play with more planning and responsibility. And we would get to watch quality cricket.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo