A tournament of two parts: Varun Chakaravarthy finished as the T20 World Cup’s joint-highest wicket-taker but, in the last five matches, conceded an alarming 11.84 runs per over. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The notion of balance between bat and ball in a T20 contest is like logic in a Bollywood potboiler. It simply isn’t there. Particularly on flat pitches and small grounds, ubiquitous as they are in this part of the world, a T20 game turning into a six-hitting duel can be a run-of-the-mill occurrence. It is more a reflection of the reality than a condemnation of the shortest format, for it would be disingenuous to expect equilibrium between bat and ball from a genre that was designed to feed the onlookers’ ostensible thirst for fours and sixes from its very inception in 2003. Published – April 11, 2026 01:06 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation JCB driver held after two bodies found on DDA land Man crushed under bus during repair