Forty-four games in, the biggest narrative of the season has been the negative effect of impact substitutes. It has been widely accepted that the level of entertainment has been turned up a notch, but has also left bowlers further handicapped in a format that's already a batter's ally. When LSG fell short of 200 by four runs, they broke a chain of 12 consecutive 200-plus scores in the season - an unprecedented occurrence to sum up the plight of bowlers. Klusener echoed the thoughts of many coaches and players in the league when he said he wasn't a fan of the rule and preferred 11-v-11 duels, but also questioned the quality of bowling this season.
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There's been a lot of ordinary bowling this season - Lance Klusener
Lance Klusener was particularly disappointed at the bowling standards in death overs this season © Sportzpics
"I think just looking at bowling performances throughout the competition, for me it has been quite disappointing," Klusener said. "There hasn't been a lot of good bowling. It's been a lot of ordinary bowling and batters are just so good these days that they're taking advantage.
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