Published>Tue, Jul 20 10 02:23 PM
Sydney, Jul 20 (ANI): Australian batsman Mike Hussey has strongly opposed cricket Australia's plans to change the oldest limited-overs format.
Cricket Australia's plans to convert the second half of the Ford Ranger Cup competition from two 50-over innings to four 20-over innings have been opposed in the name of tentative innovations.
CA chief executive James Sutherland has used his recent visit to England to brief a delegation of top Australian players, including Hussey.
The veteran revealed the feedback has been far from universally positive about the idea of recalling a star batsman for a second stint in the middle, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
"I don't think it's right because one of the great challenges about batting is you get your chance and if you get out first ball [you learn to] appreciate your wicket so much. If you know you've got a second chance it doesn't sit right with me," he said.
"It's more for the fans really [than the game], more for the entertainment value. If there's someone like a Chris Gayle who obviously draws a lot of people to the game if he does happen to get out first ball at least some of the population - certainly not our fielding team - will be happy that he'd get another chance. But I must admit it doesn't quite sit right with me."
Hussey's objection is that the changes to the 50-over domestic competition are being contemplated for the season leading up to the 2011 World Cup, even though the intent is to implement them once the squad for the sub-continent tournament has been decided.
Hussey, ranked the No.3 batsman in one-day internationals, said he was comforted that even though the dominant view of the players did not match the marketing-focused plans of CA that the administration was still factoring in their opinions. (ANI)
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