| Cricket does not allow full substitutions though it is a | | | | them to gain strength for the finish. |
| long game, whereas Soccer or Hockey or even | | | | What then could be the possible recourse?There are |
| Basketball allow substitutions. Being a team game, it is | | | | many possiblities: 1. Allow captains to name |
| a game of strategy, and being long it depends on | | | | super-substitutes after the toss and decision. 2. Allow |
| continual physical endurance of all eleven players. A | | | | players to go in and out of a team of 14 and only 11 |
| new rule was experimented in 2006 however, it is | | | | take field. Captains would need to name the batsmen |
| presently not in play. It allowed for a Captain to | | | | at the start of batting (an interesting angle would be |
| name a super-substitute before the toss and call the | | | | to restrict the total number of batsmen to 8), and |
| super-susbtitute in the second innings. This rule | | | | declare bowlers at the start of bowling (again the |
| favours the team winning the toss, which gives a | | | | number of bowlers to be restricted to 6) 3. Like |
| second advantage to the team winning the toss, | | | | bowlers, batsmen could be called midway of his |
| besides the toss itself. | | | | innings and sent back later. This would allow captains |
| Cricket does allow for a fielder to come in for | | | | to seed stablizers if there is a sudden collapse and to |
| another player but in that case both the players are | | | | seed blasters if there is no acceleration happening. |
| handicapped, the player coming in cannot bat or bowl | | | | This would make for interest strategy, though it'd be |
| or keep wickets, whereas the player going out | | | | a statistician's nightmare (but games are made for |
| cannot also do the same immediately on coming | | | | spectators not statisticians) 4. Coaches can be |
| back. This affects the ability of Captain to really | | | | allowed access to Captains (and vice versa) midways |
| strategize and make unique game plans. | | | | so that strategizing makes the game more attractive. |
| Also, in cricket players need an excuse to go out, | | | | It may be recalled that Bob Woolmer presumed that |
| and it becomes a matter of debate whereas running | | | | this is perfectly ok before Hansie Cronje's ear piece |
| substitutions in hockey allow for the coach to | | | | was discovered!I would like more comments on the |
| strategize and keep important players back to allow | | | | possibility of handling substitutions in a better manner. |