{"id":441900,"date":"2024-04-15T01:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T01:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/04\/15\/ipl-2024-is-the-length-ball-more-valuable-than-the-yorker-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T01:23:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T01:23:00","slug":"ipl-2024-is-the-length-ball-more-valuable-than-the-yorker-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/04\/15\/ipl-2024-is-the-length-ball-more-valuable-than-the-yorker-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2024: Is the length ball more valuable than the yorker? | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109297832,imgsize-76430.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>&#8220;Don&#8217;t bowl length in the death overs&#8221; was a maxim often used by commentators, coaches, and experts when they saw bowlers disappear into the stands in the closing stages of ODIs and T20s.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-orange-cap-winner\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL ORANGE CAP<\/a><span class=\"strong \"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-purple-cap-winner\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL PURPLE CAP<\/a><span class=\"strong \"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/points-table\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL POINTS TABLE<\/a><br \/>With bats getting bigger and the batters getting stronger, length balls were often considered unforced errors from the bowlers. However, this <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPL<\/a>, the bowlers have hit the three-quarter length of the pitch with minimal damage.<br \/>On largish grounds like Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Mullanpur, the hard length ball that is bashed into the wicket with three fielders guarding the square boundary, often results in a non-boundary ball. It is not a delivery which tails in at pace and knocks the stumps down that often gets featured in the highlights package, but a blue collar, unglamorous delivery, hitting top of off, that has been the bowlers&#8217; go-to, especially in the end overs.<br \/>With batters preparing for the yorker at all time by standing deep in the batting crease, the yorker becomes a delivery with a high error rate when it comes to execution percentage. And if you are one on one against batters like Suryakumar Yadav and <!-- -->Dinesh Karthik<!-- -->, who essay the reverse ramp and scoop with perfection, the yorker often goes for runs if it does not land perfectly.<br \/>Bowlers like <!-- -->Pat Cummins<!-- --> have shown the way by packing one side of the deep field with fielders and making batters fetch the ball from the good length spot.<br \/>Mitchell Starc, a bowler known for his swinging yorkers, ditched that plan vs LSG in the end overs and derived success at the Eden Gardens for his best outing this season. <br \/>For <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/kings-xi-punjab\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab Kings<\/a>, <!-- -->Kagiso Rabada<!-- --> delivered a masterclass in length bowling against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a> on Saturday to almost engineer a heist. <br \/>Jasprit Bumrah<!-- -->, Mayank Yadav, Mohit Sharma, <!-- -->Mustafizur Rahman<!-- -->, Kuldeep Sen have all used the yorker sparingly and relied on the length ball.<br \/>With wickets getting more tired with increased traffic on them as the season wears on, expect the delivery to yield more dividends for bowlers.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n       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