Duckworth-Lewis Method is rubbish says the Supergiants coach Stephen Fleming
Stephen Fleming the Rising Pune Supergiants coach expressed his unhappiness over the Duckworth-Lewis Method which came into play in a rain-affected game against Kolkata Knight Riders, Fleming termed the (D/L method) which is there in the game for year’s as rubbish.
“Duckworth-lewis Method is rubbish”, said Fleming as the Post match press conference started on Saturday. His actual quotes were “As soon as you get to D/L method, the game is over. We were on our way to 134-140. We were looking for 25 runs in the last 3 overs. The track was turning. We knew it will be a difficult chase with our spinners, but as soon as D/L came into play, it was pretty much game-over for us.
Fleming’s main concerns were : Duckworth-Lewis is not made for T20 cricket and it’s not suitable to the game and repeated efforts to change this rule has not worked.
He said: “I’ve been saying that for years. The others have said it as well, but there’s no point carrying on too much about it. There’s no willingness to change. It’s not made for a T20 game. It’s just ridiculous really and until it’s addressed you just hope the sky doesn’t open.We would have scrapped to 135-140, and if someone had played really well we could have gone to 150. The spinners that we’ve got, it would have been a difficult chase. As soon as we came to know the target with all the rain and wet ball, we knew it was impossible for us. he concluded”.