As soon as T20 World Cup started, the cricket world mourned, the worst news
When the T20 World Cup was going on, it rained during many matches. Due to this, many matches were cancelled. Many matches were affected by this. But the Duckworth-Lewis rule was used in the matches which were decided after the rain. The results of the rain-affected matches were decided on the basis of this rule. There is a bad news related to this rule. Frank Duckworth, the co-creator of the Duckworth-Lewis rule in the cricket world, has passed away. This news has spread grief in the entire cricket world. Frank Duckworth was 84 years old.
Frank Duckworth died on 21 June. The Duckworth-Lewis rule was developed by Frank Duckworth and his colleague Tony Lewis. This rule is used to declare the result of matches affected by rain. Tony Lewis died in 2020 at the age of 78.
The Duckworth-Lewis rule was first used in international cricket in 1997. Later in 2001, this rule was formally used by the ICC to set targets in matches of fewer overs. Interestingly, the Duckworth-Lewis rule was also used in today’s match. This match was between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Afghanistan won this match and this team got direct entry into the semi-finals.
