15 Ideas that Revolutionalized the Game of Cricket

15 Ideas that Revolutionalized the Game of Cricket: Uni-dimensional parameters and stereotypes are the biggest hurdle to the independent prospering of any sport. Cricket, by every standard has been rather fortunate on this count. Over the years there has been no shortage of innovations which have eventually changed the game for the better. What seemed to be potential risks have turned out to be masterstrokes. For much too long a great degree of tradition and a sense of history were seen to be at loggerheads with such ideas but with changing times and a new class of cricket audience coming to the fore, they gained widespread public acceptance. Let us have a look at 15 such ideas which changed the way cricket was to be looked at.

15 Ideas that Revolutionalized the Game of Cricket.

1. The introduction of limited Overs Cricket:

At a time when test cricket was the pinnacle of the game this was a thought that came as a bolt from the blue. Given the degree of tradition associated historically with cricket, this wasn’t to be received with open arms immediately. But with time it eventually became the reflection of a change in guard and attitudes. What followed were cricket world cups and the huge commerce they brought with them. Cricket was never going to be the same thereafter.