Duckworth Lewis rule?

Question

whats your view about Duckworth Lewis rule in cricket??

Answer 1

stupid cricket is a game of change a single over can change the outcome of the game this rule doesnt allow any sudden change

Answer 2

Statistics could be real stupid sometimes. But when it's out of control, what can you do? The unexpected stoppage of game is not planned. So people out there had to figure out something to carry on with a game to get a result when the time is short for the whole match.
They could do something like turn on the Floodlights to play for an extended period when the daylight is gone. But again playing under the lights refers to a difference in situation. It may not be fair for the team batting. Even may not be fair for the team fielding if they can't see the ball properly.
If they want to postpone for the day and play some other day then that costs money and you never know whether that day will be ruined by the weather as well. or it may be unfair in the sense as the pitch may not act same as the other day.
So nothing is fair to replace the original game. But you gotta keep moving and gotta finish the game.
They have tried to make Duckworth Lewis Rule as fair as they could. So Duckworth Lewis is not a bad option.

Answer 3

The D/L method of resetting targets in rain-affected one-day cricket matches has now been in use for well over two years and has been adopted for use in most test playing countries of the world. And it is the 'rain-rule' in use for the 1999 World Cup competition played in May and June and hosted by the England & Wales Cricket Board.

The method is the invention of Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis. Frank is a consultant statistician and editor of the Royal Statistical Society's monthly news magazine, RSS NEWS. Tony is a lecturer in mathematical subjects in the Faculty of Computer Studies and Mathematics at the University of the West of England, Bristol and chairman of the Western Branch of the Operational Research Society

The method that they have invented is simple to apply provided one is prepared to take a few minutes to understand its logic. The calculations can easily be performed using nothing more than a single table of numbers and a pocket calculator although a purpose built computer program is available to undertake the calculations accurately and quickly in match situations (see further information on this below). With a little practice, however, there is no reason why anyone should not be able to calculate the revised target and in quick time. The authors firmly believe that the method is simple enough for it to be adopted for use at all levels of limited-overs cricket. This article provides a summary of the way the method works.

Answer 4

I hate it, I mean, anything can happen in a match, nobody can decide it. For example, if a country needs 72 runs to win from 2 overs, the batsman could hit twelve sixes and win the game. Although it seems improbable, it is POSSIBLE. But the Duckworth Lewis method prevents all this, I hate it.

Answer 5

Its all bullshit. See these are thorns in the normal cricket rules. Anyway the days are changing from slow to fast to supersonic fast and hence all these rules and we have to live with them ofcourse the originality is lost.

Answer 6

Basically its TRAIN the RAIN Rule where you shorten the no. overs for batting.

Answer 7

It is too big to explain it over here. Refer following link for that.

http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ABOUT_CRICKET/RAIN_RULES/