ISLAMABAD: Pakistani cricket star Naseem Shah has said that two bouncers should have been allowed to an over to a fast bowler in T20 format. He thought that new rule should be introduced T20 matches.
In the cricket, a bouncer is a type of short-pitched delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler, which bounces once and then reaches the batsman at head-height.
ICC rules and bouncer
ICC has introduced several laws in the cricket to governing how frequently a bowler may bowl bouncers due to its potential danger to batters. Bouncers were used as part of a team’s intimidatory tactics, particularly by the West Indies during the 1970s to 1980s. However, in 1991, the ICC introduced a “one bouncer per batter per over” rule in order to discourage the use of pressure. The cricket body changed it to two bouncers per over in 1994. ODI cricket allowed one bouncer per over in 2001 while a one-run no-ball in case a bowler exceeded the limit.
In 2012 the ICC had increased the number of bouncers that could be bowled during a ODI to two per over. The number of bouncers per over permitted in T20s was kept to one.
Dennis Lillee, Brett Lee, Curtly Ambrose, Joel Garner and Shoaib Akhtar could bowl a fierce bouncer that would have batters hopping around protecting themselves in the face of pure aggression.
Shoaib Akhtar was the fastest bowler in the world, and his bouncers were some of the most testing in the cricket.
