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When batsmen like Australia's Travis Head and West Indies' Andre Russell, who gave a new direction to batting in IPL, will be seen playing in the T20 World Cup to be held in West Indies and America next month, the supporters will hope that these batsmen once again dominated, but the situation of piling up runs will not arise in the World Cup. The biggest reason for this is that the impact player rule has not been implemented in the World Cup. Kolkata Knight Riders' fast bowler Mitchell Starc admitted that there is a rule of impact players in IPL but not in the World Cup, the captain will have to rely more on his all-rounders. The management can no longer keep its batting all-rounders at number eight like in IPL. Starc said that big scores will not be made in the T20 World Cup due to one less batsman.
The pitch has become slow and flat
Shivam Dubey was used extensively by Chennai Super Kings as an impact player during the IPL. Since he has contributed a lot with the bat, he will have to be successful with the ball as well to secure a regular place in India's playing XI in the World Cup. The decline in pitches in New York has made the role of bowlers more important. The pitches in New York and the West Indies will be different in many ways from the pitches used during the IPL. An experienced curator said that the West Indies no longer has the kind of fast and bouncy pitches that it used to have in the 80s or 90s. Now the pitch has become flat with a slow decline on which the ball stops a bit.
The figures for Windies' venues are opposite to those of IPL
The average run rate in IPL 2024 was 9.56 which is the highest ever in the history of the tournament. Also, the average score has been 180. The average first innings score in Hyderabad was 230. West Indies' ground record against IPL is quite different. The average score in T20I is 123 in Antigua, 138 in Barbados, 124 in Guyana, 115 in Trinidad. The average T20 score in St. Vincent is 118 and the highest is 139 in Gros Islet. Looking at these figures, it is very likely that bowlers will dominate batsmen in T20 for at least a month.
The role of spinners will become important
Only Florida has experience of hosting high profile cricket matches in the US. New York and Texas are hosting games for the first time. Drop-in pitches have been laid at the new venue. In the initial matches, the teams will review the pitch and other conditions. Due to some dry ground, the surface of the ball will become rough quickly, which will cause the ball to spin more. In the IPL, the ball used to shine for a long time due to the green outfield. Spinners can dominate the batsmen by using low bounce in addition to spinning the ball.