DARREN STEVENS

The T20 World Cup begins next Saturday hard on the heels of the Indian Premier League in which arguably the biggest theme has been the plight of the bowler as scoring rates have screamed into unchartered territory.
When you’re under the pump in the field, one of the first things you check is the length of the boundary. Ok, the one on the leg side is longer, so we’ll either bowl short into the pitch or straight yorkers. That normally gives you some control. But none of the boundaries in the IPL look more than 65 yards away, which is shorter than what we use for women’s domest...