Comments on: Happy 1st Birthday NP.com!

By: Prasad

Prasad — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:50:40 +0000

hmm… the main reason for them to bring this change is to rule out any kind of predictability of the ODI matches.. like the dominating Aussies…
moreover,as u said the captain should play a vital role plus team strategies.. lots of discussions should go before the match begins…. lets wait and see what happens..

By: Neeraj

Neeraj — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:22:57 +0000

Yes Prasad really interesting, especially the second rule of 20 overs field restriction. But one thing will be there for sure, now the captaincy will play a bigger and more significant role in the game since both the rules are upto the captain of a team when he should try what?:smile:

I guess the rule of 12 players will be acceptable for all but I doubt the second. But any case, defintely spectators will see a big change in ODI matches and it’s going to be fun

By: Prasad

Prasad — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:45:29 +0000

Hey Neeraj… the new ODI rules.. they r really interesting..
two rules have come.. and will take effect from next month..
one- a team can have 12 players, 11 + one as substitute in a match.. he can come and replace any one player on the field any time… after that the replaced one can’t come back..
two- there will be 20 over field restriction instead of 15 ovrs as of now.. This 20 is split up as 10+5+5 in which the first 10 should be bowled initially itself, then the rest 5 + 5 any time the captain feels in the rest 40 ovrs..

these rules will be under observation for the next 10 months and after that they’ll decide whether to keep it or not..
but, this is going to make ODI really interesting..
isn’t it neeraj?

By: Poonam

Poonam — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 05:15:17 +0000

Thanks Manish. You did come back at a great time:!: Just in time for the OBM. More details on Wednesday.

By: Manish

Manish — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:31:43 +0000

Happy bday to NP.com… anyways.. when is the blog meet.. lemme know .. i would join that.. i think i came right in time from india…:)

By: Manpreet

Manpreet — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:22:08 +0000

Neeraj, I’m at home in Delhi these days!! Will tell u more at OBM this weekend :)

By: Neeraj

Neeraj — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:09:00 +0000

Yup Manpreet for sure, It’s just the beginning:smile: by the way where are you in these days? Give us some updates about you.
Prasad you were talking about the new ODI rules, can you tell me in brief what they are? we can take that offline if it goes into deep details, no worries:rotfl:

By: Manpreet

Manpreet — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:02:30 +0000

Congrats….!! :) :) :)

Happy B’day to NP.com!! :-)

abhi to shuruat hai… this site shud be up for many more years to come… right? :)

By: Neeraj

Neeraj — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:25:26 +0000

Thanks to you all for the good wishes:smile: I have seen most of you urging me to write post more often. Definitely its going to happen, atleast after this August, when I will be in the US because then after I really want my life to be much more organized and balanced in terms of work and personal priorities:smile:. As of now I have not been good at all in this:sad:.

Definitely the treat is due but its a better idea for me to have all treats together at one time and that’s going to be at the time of wedding and surely it will be a bumper treat for all of you:smile:

By: Poonam

Poonam — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 05:14:58 +0000

Thanks Anat. I hope the same that Neeraj writes more. Sab bolenge toh shayad sunega..mere ko toh nahi sunta.