BBL 2020 | Canât seem to get my head around the new BBL rules, expresses Shane WatsonÂ
Shane Watson has expressed that he is amazed by the people who are trying to fix what is not broken and he canât seem to get his head around the new BBL rules. Usman Khawaja agreed with Watsonâs opinion and insisted that the BBL rule changes will make an already complex game even more complex.
On Monday, the BBL announced three new rules in an attempt to make the league more entertaining, namely âPower Surgeâ, âX-Factorâ and âBash Boostâ. This move was motivated by the fact that the tournament hasnât been financially lucrative in the recent seasons, where they have struggled to appeal to the fans with the absence of many Australian stars. While it is yet to be determined if the rules will a success, former Australian player Shane Watson has expressed his views against the changes.Â
Shane Watson, who recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, insisted that the BBL didnât need to make those changes and it would end in a âmisguided attempt to re-invigorate the tournamentâ. He added that he is amazed at the people trying to fix what is not broken and he canât get his head around the new rules.Â
âI read today that the BBL is introducing these new gimmicks, such as the âPower Surgeâ, the âX Factor Playerâ and the âBash Boostâ in a misguided attempt to re-invigorate the tournament. I just canât seem to get my head around why there are people out there who are trying to re-invent the wheel when the wheel was not broken. It just had hit a little rocky ground, in which some really simple measures that were already put in place, would create a slipstream back to the very top again,â Watson said as quoted by cricket.com.au. Â
Watson stated that these âScience Experimentsâ will increase the complexity for everyone involved as it has not been tested at the lower levels.Â
âThe complexities that these new âScience Experimentsâ are going to create for the viewers, let alone the players and coaches, when none of these have been tried and tested at lower levels, have really taken the wind out of my sails,â he said.Â
Agreeing with Watson, Khawaja too was sceptical about the new rules, insisting that cricket is already a complicated game for the newcomer and we shouldnât complicate it further.
âSo had a day to think about new BBL rules. My biggest issue is that the BBL is all about (and great at) getting new people involved whom have never played,â tweeted Khawaja on his official Twitter account. âBut the rule changes complicate whatâs already a very complicated game (for newcomers). Shouldnât we be going the other way around?â Khawaja said. Â
It would be interesting to see if the new rule changes are able to help the tournament in terms of getting eyeballs or else they will have another problem to handle on their hands.Â