A Different Game but still Enjoyable
I'm watching the World Cup of cricket highlights. In many ways the game is unrecognizable from what I knew as a kid. In the most literal way, the rules are different. I don't understand the rules about fielding placements. (There weren't any when I was active.) Batsmen now get a free hit after a no-ball. Video replay has removed doubt about behind the wicket catches, lbws, stumpings and runouts. The massive 50-over scores are just not comparable to the early days of one-day cricket. Yet there's some lovely stroke play to go with the slogging and some excellent bowling.