| Match 43 of DLF IPL Season 2 is on between two of | | | | the air and changing its trajectory at the last minute. |
| the most evenly contested IPL teams - Deccan | | | | Obviously, fielders then have a problem adjusting. |
| Chargers and Delhi Daredevils! IPL matches held in | | | | Most cricketing experts believe that catches have |
| South Africa this year, due to compelling political | | | | been dropped because most players are at the end |
| reasons in India, have seen an even tussle between | | | | of their cricketing season. With the T20 World Cup |
| the ball and the bat, for most matches. Had all the | | | | fast approaching, players wish to preserve |
| catches been taken though, the war would clearly | | | | themselves. This has some merit, but how can you |
| have been won by the bowlers! | | | | explain catches been dropped by someone who is |
| 90 catches dropped (Easy, not so easy and the | | | | making a comeback and has not played a lot recently. |
| tough ones) in 43 matches, says it all. If this | | | | Who will talk about the quality of lights? In some of |
| continues, by the time the tourney ends, IPL Teams | | | | the grounds like in Durban and Port Elizabeth, sighting |
| will easily aggregate about 100 plus catches dropped. | | | | a ball under the lights is a challenge on its own. About |
| The fact that some of these catches were sitters, | | | | 85% catches that have been dropped have been |
| waiting to be taken blindfolded and by some of the | | | | under the lights. If this was not a statistic to prove |
| best fielders of the world makes us sit and wonder, | | | | that playing under the lights in South Africa is |
| "Is something really wrong with the IPL Teams? | | | | double-edged, then what is. |
| The IPL Matches, just so you know are played in the | | | | Bottom-line - Cold conditions coupled with problems in |
| winter season in South Africa. This is the time when | | | | sighting the ball should be the major reasons why so |
| it gets really cold especially in grounds like the Super | | | | many catches in this year's IPL T20 have been |
| Sport park, Centurion and the Kimberley Park. When | | | | dropped. Professional cricket players can't mention |
| the wind blows in this part of the world, it just does | | | | these as excuses, and that's why as a Cricket |
| not blow, it howls. This results in the ball swirling in | | | | analyst, I am making these points. |