New Zealand vs India 2014: Five talking points of the first ODI

Although India were unsuccessful in the mystic Kiwi Land yet again, in the first One-Day international against New Zealand at Napier, there were a handful of takeaways for both the sides.

Let’s look at the five biggest talking points from the match.

1.Winning and Score Prediction (WASP)

WASP

This morning as soon as we switched on our TV sets, we saw WASP plus some percentage written on the score bar. It is a prediction percentage; which is much more detailed and inculcates many factors like pitch, previous records of both teams, the past records on the ground and so on.

Unlike the projected score method, which is just about the batting side’s performance in the present match, the WASP varies with the performance of the bowling team. Sky sport has been using the technique for some time in New Zealand, and it’s a welcome change for the Indian viewers.

It will be interesting to see if this is used for the upcoming series too or it’s just a one off thing. Nonetheless, it’s good. I will still miss my projected scorecard though.

Never mind! Lets WASP!