Ban bouncers?

Aaron bowled the 1st bouncer first ball of over 4 !!!!  .. crowd applauded !!

Ishant welcomed Watto to de crease with a ripper !!! .... LOL

the ugly english will run like a cheetah

I will give you this given the circumstances!


You, Australian Fan, did not heed Clarke's suggestion,did you?

no more bouncers to rated.  make mentally challenged and lazy fast bowlers wuk hard to learn to bowl fus' rather than to rely on intimidation

deh may get a reprieve if deh make ah good helmet that protects all the head that  is exposed to the bowler.  if no good helmet.. no bouncers.  period..unless allyuh like to mourn every now and den. :'( :'( :'(

A decision to ban bouncers would be a perfect example of “throwing the baby out with the water” or in another words, an extreme reaction. First of all, in terms of probability, it is far less likely for a batsman to get critically injured by a bouncer than a participant in a more dangerous sport like boxing, car racing and extreme sports. Therefore, banning a bouncer in cricket is akin to asking a boxer not to hit the face or ban all these sports.

Secondly, the design and material used in manufacturing helmets may be improved further, to enhance the safety of the batsman. I don’t think the game should be robbed of the excitement of a bouncer where the bowler attempts to soften the batsman with a well directed bouncer, whereas a capable batsman enjoys hooking it over the head of square leg or fine leg for a four or a six.

Cricket with the advent of the Twenty20 form of the game has come a long way with five-day Test matches to an instant thrill cricket. With the changes in pattern, it has become a batsman dominated game wherein apart from a seldom few, the tactic is to just have the bat and ball contact – and swing really hard. It is all about technique - cricket is about hand-eye co-ordination and reflexes.

There have been instances wherein all the above mentioned has suffered in one way or the other. Some spectators like an adrenaline bursting fast bowler come in full throttle and bowl a lethal bouncer and others prefer a sturdy batsman at the crease who will charge down the track to a fast bowler making a mockery of his speed, line and length.

Better safety measures should be taken wherein the quality of helmets, pitch reports, physical stature of batsman and many other aspects as well.

Already there is two bouncer per over rule. And may I quickly add that a career span of a fast bowler is much shorter than any other role – I may get brick bats for such a statement, but I have seen a lot of them suffering from back, hamstring and foot injuries of late.

ketchim say too many babies..he has a cutting neuter knife he walks with going all day 24/7
I like ketchinm..throw the baby out

With cricket being glorified since ages by its loyal fandom, I believe there won’t be any disagreement when it comes to protecting the players who bring the real shine to the sport. The older rules of reducing bouncers by hanging on the justification of ‘reduced commercial interest’ instead of ‘safeguarding players’ must have been the root cause of it wavering. Cricket Umpire, Harold Dennis, also known as “Dickie” Bird, and the like who encouraged this tactic must re-think their strategy of leaving it to the umpire to decide while the game is on. I seriously wonder the sheer ‘magic’ of their so-called decision of controlling the ball in action! One can’t expect all batsmen to clearly be ready for a bouncer and either go for the hook or safely duck. Somehow, hidden hostility between players and teams is being made legitimate through allowing bouncers. It’s high time that the authorities handle this issue with a tactical approach, safeguarding the best interests of the players.