A dull Champions Trophy so far
The Champions Trophy was a tournament that the ICC was touting as the saviour for 50-over cricket but it has been pretty dull cricket so far, writes Mike Haysman in supercricket.co.za .
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
The Champions Trophy was a tournament that the ICC was touting as the saviour for 50-over cricket but it has been pretty dull cricket so far, writes Mike Haysman in supercricket.co.za.
How two pitches that are a mere 40 kilometres apart can be so different in nature escapes me. When batting at the Wanderers, first and foremost on the striker’s mind is survival and that is far from ideal. Cricketers want to play one day cricket on true, consistent tracks so that natural skill levels can be expressed to the maximum. What they have had during this event has stifled flair and in some cases elevated ability. So far, with the semi final stage looming, we have only had one close encounter and that was on the last day of the minor round and that is not a recipe for success.
Nishi Narayanan is a staff writer at ESPNcricinfo