ICC stamping down on modern bats.

Male discussions about size generally don't end positively, and it's proven correct again this past week as ICC chief, Dave Richardson has sought to crackdown on the modern day Mjölnir. It's a rather strange state of affairs, but completely in line with the overall strangeness the ICC always seems to be going for when making decisions. Perculiar to the nth degree how an organisation can change the rules to limit the amount of men on the boundary... And then get annoyed when the batsmen start clearing the vacant boundaries. It's the modern equivalent to Fifa doing away with goalkeepers, but then getting annoyed at the increased numbers of goals from the halfway line. Don't misunderstand me, I definitely agree with the idea that modern bats are weapons the likes of which cricket has never seen before, but thats technology. It moves forward, and for the most part does it exponentially. To try limit this is to fight against the tide. Where does the ICC start? Do they test the compression data of every single bat to be used in the world cup? Do they line every bat up, and see which ones hit the ball the furthest, and ban them? It's a ridiculous attempt at legislation. If the ICC is serious about addressing the balance between bat and ball, it needs to start monitoring the pitches. It's almost strange, but you'll find that these boundary clearing supernovae only make scores in excess of 330 on the flat decks. Put them on the Waca, with a pacy bowling attack, or Ahmedabad on a spinning top, and the scores begin to resemble those which we are more accustomed to. I must stress that I'm not against the rule change which limited the amount of boundary riders completely. Used well, it's a reasonable law. If the pitches offer the bowlers something, and the batters have to take proper risks to clear the ring, it makes for interesting cricket. When pitches are basically sandpapered roads - don't blame the batters for taking advantage of your charity.