The purpose of coronavirus lockdown is to provide safety to people and save their lives. But the cricket administrators afford to turn a blind eye about the safety of the cricketers.
ICC Should Do More For The Safety Of Cricketers
They have suspended all the cricket events both international and domestic in order to stop the spread of the dangerous virus. But their responsibility does not end there.
They need to do more especially about saving the lives of cricketers and for their well-being. They need to act soon before any tragic incident happens and invoke them to take any action.
And this pandemic lockdown period can be the best time for them to show that they care about the safety of players beyond these dark days.
The ICC should understand that the old unwritten traditions of cricket are being left for the sake of easy results.
Because of that the lives and bodies of the players are put in danger as they are not properly equipped with ways to handle the threat.
There was an unwritten rule that bowlers should not deliver bouncers at fellow-bowlers when they come for batting particularly at the tail-enders.
For instance, the legendary West Indies bowler Malcolm Marshall who intimidated many batsmen with his bouncers never bowled one at Dilip Doshi or Abdul Qadar.
But gradually these conventions were disowned. There was this unsettling incident when Anil Kumble’s jaw was broken by a bouncer from Mervyn Dillon at Antigua in the West Indies during the 2002 series.
Tail-enders At Risk From Bouncers
The steep pace along with the blistering pace of fast bowling is dangerous especially to the tail-enders as they lack the correct technique to fend them off.
The cricket bodies should pay attention to the well-being of tail-enders considering the fact how often the top-order batsmen get hit by bouncers.
We should not get to the situation where the bowlers while batting gets hurt and are carried off the field covered in blood.
ICC could well use these lockdown period to come up with ways to protect the lower-order batsmen. Otherwise, Phil Hughes-fate awaits some tail-enders .
