These choice quotations show the obvious sense of frustration that is being felt in the bowling community for the one sided stacking of all the chips in favor of batsmen in the current T20 tournaments. In the ICL this was not as evident as in the IPL, because of the wide variety of unsporting(to the bowlers) grounds in the latter tournament compared to the fewer grounds, generally even for both ball and bat in the ICL. Added to this was the lower quality of the fielding in the IPL
because of the large number of prima donnas(read, established ODI and test 'stars' of the Sourav Ganguly mold) in the IPL.

The solutions are in my view nearly obvious. Given the short nature of the T20 match, at least one bowler should be provided with the warewithal to run through the side. The only way he can do it is to be given some time to attain the fluidity in his bowling. It takes probably two overs for a bowler to attain line and length and once he does he has just two overs to show his mettle.

He is generally changed at the end of two or three overs if he is doing well, to keep him as a card in the death of the innings.When he re-starts his bowling at the death, he has to again get back his fludity, that might take him two overs to do again.

I suggest that at the beginning of each match, one bowler can be designated as a strike bowler: that will enable him to bowl a maximum of, say 8 overs. The balance of 12 overs should be bowled by others, with a maximum of four overs for the other bowlers. Thus, the side can concentrate on at least two or three bowlers of quality (with one or two all rounders) with the potential of being strike bowlers.

The bowlers so designated, at the beginning of the match, as a strike bowler, can either complete his spell in one go or have two or three spells at the option of his captain. Further, bowlers should be allowed to bowl at least two bouncers per over and bowl one ball going down the leg side and not be no balled, so long as the ball pitches on the stumps.

This might even out the playing field for both bat and ball. The purpose should NOT be to make it easier for batters to belt the ball all over the field, but to make it a true contest of skills.

I have said my bit, the question is WHAT DO YOU THINK ?