Another run feast over.600+ runs scored like a joke.Bowlers butchered around the park.Where has the good old competition between bat and bowl gone? Its not like I have something against boundaries being hit or balls disappearing out of the ground but its happening with such regularity now that it seems more like a computer game.You are reminded of EA Cricket and Brian Lara cricket where after a few initial embarrassing games we find the right timing and shots to hit 6 on every ball. International odi cricket is also heading that way soon. Soon people will get no thrill when a batsman hits a six ..it will be more like..ok so whats new ? Every year icc meets to save cricket by making it more interesting but it ends up making it more favorable for batsman.All the changes in cricket have been killing bowlers. Protective gears , Bowling limits ,Fielding restrictions , bouncer limits , powerplays , free hits ..they are just endless and to top them all now the batsman can decide when he wants to take the powerplay . I read the following future of cricket in a cricinfo comment and surely cricket might go this way

2010: The batsmen can set the field for 10 overs.

2011: Bowling zones will be introduced. 2 squares will be placed on the pitch (by the batsmen, of course) and if the ball pitches outside the square its a no ball followed by a free hit.

2012: Fielding zones will be introduced. Each fielder will stay in a circle of radius 4ft and one of his feet should stay in the circle when he fields the ball.

2013: No 2 consecutive balls will have a speed difference of more than 10kph.

2014: The bowler should mention which way the ball is going to swing/spin.

2015: All the bowlers in the world commit suicide. 11 Batsman make up the team and face a bowling machine instead.

Empower bowlers ...Save Cricket !!