IPL, T20, ODI and Tests
I would like to give feedback on how we can ensure that each Player in the Squad gets to play equal number of matches to ensure more participation of talent, to encourage healthy competition among the players and also helps to balance the workload within a given tour. For (e.g) Let's there are 16 member's in a squad on an international test tour of 5 matches we can ensure each player gets to play at least 3 matches this ensures that all of 16 members' gain experience and are ready to play inter-national competitive cricket. This can be achieved by taking up this matter with the ICC and make it a mandatory rule to ensure that both the teams provide equal opportunity for every member in the squad and gets to play almost equal number of games. Similar rules can be adopted for ODIs and T20s as well to ensure that every player in the squad gets a good amount of cricket in a tournament. For (e.g) When a Squad or team wins lets' say World Cup tournament by playing just 11 or 12 members in the squad all team members enjoy the victory and cherish the moment. However, the contribution factor from the rest of squad members would not be felt as each member would feel great when there was a moment in the tournament where they had contributed towards the teams journey in lifting the Tournament Titles. If we encourage and ensure every member in the squad plays equal numbers or matches when the number of matches / no of players yields a whole number like (48/16 = 3 matches) and in case the calculation doesn't yield a whole number like (40 / 15 = 2.67) each player gets to play at least two matches and remaining 8 matches the team management can play player as they feel appropriate.
Similarly, rules can be passed within the BCCI and can be tried out in the National Tournaments, National Leagues, State Leagues etc. The feedback from the players and coaching staff can be taken as input and presented to the ICC governing council for adoption of such a rule or policy to give a fair amount of chances for each member of the squad.
If for some reason we don't like the above idea for (e.g) the Wicket keepers role might be challenged because he couldn't be rotated. Then the squad can include an additional wicket keeper batsman.
Then, I suggest let's take this approach,
The Team players are classified as Batsman, WicketKeeper, Bowlers and Bowling All Rounders.
We know that the team selected for any International matches usually is composed of 14 players,
The Breakup in current scenario is Batsman, WicketKeeper, Captain, All Rounders and Bowlers.
Rule 1.
I would suggest that all 14 Players should be allowed to play the match in a tournament.
Rule 2.
The team composition should clearly list players classified as "BATSMAN", "CAPTAIN" IS A ROLE OF LEADERSHIP SKILL AND NOT CLASSIFIED BASED ON CRICKETING SKILLS, "WICKETKEEPER", "BOWLER", "BOWLING-ALL-ROUNDERS" and "BOWLING-ALL-ROUNDERS".
Rule3.
The team composition shall be equally distributed between "BATSMAN" AND "BOWLERS", excluding wicket keeper, a bowling all rounder would be basically considered as a "BOWLER"
Rule 4.
In a squad of 14 members the distribution would be 7 Batsman, 1 wicket keeper and 6 Bowlers.
Rule 5.
All team members in the squad would be allowed to play all matches in the tournament. That would mean instead 10 wickets the match or innings would come to an end when 13 wickets are taken by the opposition team.
Rule 6.
The Team Playing order with respect to Batting and Bowling have to be mentioned. The Bowlers and Bowling All rounders would be given more priority, weightage, to complete their quota of overs.
Rule 7.
The Squad members identified as Bowlers have to share the responsibilities to complete maximum allocated quotas of overs in the match. For (e.g) in a 50 over match 2 of the "BOWLERS" would have to mandatorily bowl 9 overs, the other bowlers 4 of them could bowl 8 overs each including the bowling all rounders. In case of Batting all rounders they would be allowed to bowl only 50% of a bowlers quota in this case only 4 overs max per "BATSMAN ALL ROUNDER". That would mean the "Bowlers" or "Bowling all rounders" have to bowl the remaining 4 overs mandatorily. The exception is only allowed due to an injury to a bowler during the match and the umpires accordingly allow the changes.
Rule 8.
The Squad request for replacement of stand by players from their country to fly just on time and be match ready as needed in case of any injury during the tournament to a player.
Rule 9.
Only 11 Players would be allowed in the field while the team is bowling, whereas all of them are available in the squad to bat or bowl as needed by the team captain during the innings.
The idea behind the above suggestion is basically borrowed from FootBall and Hockey where the substitutes also play the game or almost the full squad plays the game based on their skill classification.
IN case of IPL I suggest that the following strategy is adopted,
1. Home State Players - 8 members, 4 members picked for match
2. International Players - 8 members, 4 members in picked for match
3. Non-Home State Players - 8 members, 3 members picked for match
For (e.g) in case of CSK, the home state players would mean TamilNadu, Non-Home Players would mean States of India other than TamilNadu
International players would mean the player of the internationals team as approved by the IPL Governing council.
And when the above classification and making all 14 players to play IPL matches would make it more fun?
The team selection during auction shall ensure that 1 wicket keeper is picked from HSP, IP, NHSP mandatorily. There is no restriction on picking batsman, bowlers, or all rounders otherwise.
The CSK Squad for a given match example would then comprise of 5 HSP, 5 IP, 4 NHSP making playing 14 for that match.
The above rules listed then could just fundamentally be the same for IPL matches as well.
The team selection or auction capital Budget would be fixed at a price say $50 million, then each category of players would be selected by a ratio of 2:2:1 or $20 million to HMP category, $20 million to IP category and $10 million to Non Home state Player. The balance in any one of this category can be used in another category with an upper limit of 5-10% of the overall budget.
The CSK representative would just buy Home State players at a price of their choice.
The Number of Teams in IPL could be increased to 12 to 24 . In case of 12 teams the same present scheduling pattern of IPL can be adopted. In case of 24 teams, 4 pools of 6 teams playing tournaments as listed below,
Play-off stage - All 24 teams play every year with no consideration of their ranking last year.
Play -Off stage
Each team in pool play each other twice once in home stadium and in away stadium,
League stage - top two teams from each pool qualify and makes it 8 teams who then continue the tournament in the present format of home and away league.
The Championship stage would involve the top 4 teams from League stage competing for the Trophy.
Hope the above suggestions bring a flavour, pride as each team now mandatorily has to include Home state players in the Auction and in the playing 14.
Hope BCCI and ICC positively consider the above request at the earliest and bring the change before the next auction cycle.
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