Six Times Cricketers Never Had Bright Things To Say About The Duckworth-Lewis System
Even Sunil Gavaskar wasn't in favour of the D/L method
The Duckworth-Lewis method might bless a cricket match with a result but it sure leaves at least one team scarred. If one side benefits, the other cries out hoarse for being served a remotely unjust result. We see matches change their course drastically soon after the Duckworth-Lewis system is applied after rain.
After having spent so many years in world cricket, MS Dhoni was recently asked his views on the opinion. Trust him, his quick-witted reply wasn't quite sweet.
This reminds us of the time when cricketers of repute did not have great things to say about the renowned, match-deciding system.
1. MS Dhoni - ''I don't think even ICC understands Duckworth Lewis."
2. Stephen Fleming - ¡°There's a real anomaly in Duckworth-Lewis, it is rubbish for Twenty20.¡±
3. Sunil Gavaskar - ¡°In all fairness ICC should have tried the Jayadevan method for a year, like they do with trial laws, and then decided."
4. Shaun Pollock - "The first time I saw a Duckworth-Lewis sheet - well, to be honest, I can't remember. Duckworth and Lewis certainly aren't on my Christmas card list."
5. Peter Randerson, Heathcoat Cricket Club - ¡°We had to make nine runs less than Exeter in 12 fewer overs, which is ludicrous."
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6. Eric Simons, South African coach - "We will approach the ICC to suggest umpires should carry the tables and make them available to both the batting and fielding side. Or perhaps they could be posted on the scoreboard."
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