Had it not been for the innovative tactics cricketers brought to the platter of the world cup, the game of cricket would not have evolved, become as exciting and thrilling as we know it today. Big events get the best out of players and cricket world cup, it is the epitome of grandiose and the king of all sports events.
That is the reason, why with every season, cricket world cup becomes more and more exciting because of the innovative tactics. So, here are the 3 innovative cricket world cup tactics that changed the game of cricket forever.
The Opening Blitzkrieg of Sri Lanka
As we see today the opening batsmen thrash the opposition, it sounds usual. But when it was first introduced in the game of cricket, it had left spectators awestruck.
Sensational batting – Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana
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Sri Lanka began it in the 1996 cricket world cup where the team’s captain Arjuna Ranatunga gave the openers Romesh Kaluwitharana and Sanath Jayasuriya full freedom to launch a blitzkrieg against the opposition.
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It changed cricket forever. So much so that, it is obvious now for any opening pair to smash the opening bowlers while field restrictions are on.
Birth of New Match Finishing Skills
Another innovation cricket world cups have given the game of cricket is subtle art of finishing a game, often in style. And the player who was destined to master it was MS Dhoni, the former Indian skipper. But the man who started it in the first place was the great Australian, Michael Bevan.
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His game-steering skills earned him the title, first finisher of the game. He batted all through the innings in a composed manner, giving other players freedom to go berserk.
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Come to the tailenders, he would build a partnership with them and bat till the end at an average of 52.80, as he did in the world cup of 1999.
Keepers Who Could Bat
It was not a priority back then to have in your team a wicket keeper-batsman. 2007 gave Australia yet another world cup win, but it was the cricket that most benefited from that world cup as it gave the game innovative tactic of keeping in your side a wicket-keeper who is prolific batsman as well.
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Adam Gilchrist is the face of that innovation as the legendary wicket-keeper smashed a matching winning 149 in 2007 world cup final against Sri Lanka.
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Rest of it is known to all as since then cricket has seen the birth of many legendary wicket keeper-batsmen, including MS Dhoni, Brendon McCullum, Kumar Sangakkara, and still counting.