I was thinking about the 973 record today and it’s actually wild how much has to go right for someone to even get close. In my head, there are really only two ways it ever happens.
First, you need a player who is in their absolute, terrifying peak with top consistency. But even then, they need to be lucky. I’m talking about getting dropped early in a couple of innings and turning those lives into massive 80s or 100s. Like KL Rahul did, he was dropped on 12 runs and then he went onto scoring 152 off 67 balls against Punjab Kings. Without those dropped catches, the momentum just isn't there to hit nearly 1k runs.
The second way is just math. The BCCI currently has us stuck on 14 league games even with 10 teams, which makes no sense. If they ever stop the random groups and just make everyone play each other twice (home and away), every team plays 18 league games and 2-3 playoffs. If you get 4 extra games, of course the record is going to fall eventually.
If someone breaks it in a 20-game season, it’s just not the same. To me, that 2016 run is still the peak of T20 batting regardless of what the record book says in the future.
Tell me your opinions on it!!!
u/wanderingblinks — 4 months ago