Wahab Riaz

The Hundred at hit? Time will tell | Dan Whiting

FORMER Australian captain Ian Chappell sensationally dismissed The Hundred this week in a column on ESPN Cricinfo. Now a respected journalist he wrote, “When I was a player, I believed there were two possible solutions to a problem and England always chose the most complicated one. They’ve done it again.
To overcome the perceived problem of a public not fully conversant with cricket they’ve concocted another form of the game – The Hundred. They’ve reduced by a mere 20 balls a format that was extremely popular with the players and the public”.
But is The Hundred offering us anything new? I...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login