Stephen Fleming.
Tony Lewis, one of the men behind the Duckworth-Lewis method that is used to sort out rain-hit cricket matches, revealed recently that he often receives hate mail.
Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings coach, could be sending one too one of these days. The former New Zealand captain slammed the D/L method early on Tuesday morning after CSK's seven-wicket loss.
“There's a real anomaly in Duckworth-Lewis, it is rubbish for Twenty20,” said Fleming. “It shouldn't be around for T20… it killed the game today.”
Chennai was 65 for two after nine overs when rain stopped play. And when the game resumed after about one-and-a-half hours, it became a 17-over affair with the defending champion making 131. And under the D/L method, Kochi needed to score 135, which it achieved without much fuss.
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