The solution to hopeless ODI chases: a towel

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Indexed  March 1, 2010

One of the big criticisms of ODI cricket is that games often tend to meander aimlessly, especially when the chasing side has a hopeless total to achieve.Such a situation happened in the third ODI between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad towards the end of the Indian innings, chasing South Africa’s massive 365.Robin Jackman posed an interesting question in commentary: shouldn’t ODI cricket have the equivalent of a towel to throw in when the cause is lost, rather than playing out the overs with singles to long off?We’ve all sat through numerous chases that go nowhere, the result being a foregone conclusion, and I’ve certainly wishe...   See the complete post here