Brad Hodge suggests 'Tennis like rule' to speed up play in cricket

The time that a cricket team takes to complete the stipulated quota of overs has hogged the limelight on several occasions. Whether it is Test match cricket or any of the limited-overs forms of the game, the over rate of teams has been a matter of scrutiny.

And now, former Australian cricketer Brad Hodge has come up with a solution to make sure that all the teams can finish their overs on time. Hodge reckons that the Big Bash League should adopt a countdown per ball method, just like they do in the game of Tennis.

Hodge also added that Cricket Australia displayed 40 seconds per ball on the scoreboard as well. Hodge concluded his tweet by asking the fans for their thoughts on this matter.

“After a quick discussion, BBL should adopt a countdown clock per ball to speed up play like tennis. Cricket Australia displayed on the scoreboard 40 seconds per ball? Thoughts,” tweeted Hodge.

You can see Brad Hodge’s tweet below

After a quick discussion @BBL should adopt a countdown clock per ball to speed up play like tennis @CricketAus displayed on the scoreboard 40 seconds per ball? Thoughts @7Cricket

— Brad Hodge (@bradhodge007) August 22, 2021

Brad Hodge played for the Australian side for close to a decade

Brad Hodge featured in 6 Tests, 25 ODIs, and 15 T20Is for the Australian cricket team. While he plundered 503 runs in Test cricket, he has amassed 575 runs in the ODI format of the game. Hodge also scored 183 runs in T20Is as well.

Hodge has also scored a double century for the Australian side in Test match cricket. He played his final international match for the Australian side in the year 2014.

The 46-year-old was also a part of the high-profile Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. The right-handed batsman played 66 matches in the IPL and scored 1400 runs at a decent average of 33.33 and a strike rate in excess of 125. The right-handed batsman also scored 6 fifties in his IPL career as well. Hodge played his final IPL match in the year 2014.

During his IPL career, Hodge represented three IPL teams. While he started out with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), he then moved on to the Kochi Tuskers Kerala outfit, before ending his career with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise.