linkThe 2011 World Cup was the first in history to have an average run-rate of more than five per over, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Monday.
The previous highest was 4.95 runs per over in the 2007 edition in the West Indies. This trend goes on to show how scoring rate has changed since the early editions in 1975, 1979 and 1983, when 60-overs-a-side matches were played.
Year Matches RPO RPW
2011 49 5.03 29.18
2007 51 4.95 29.42
2003 52 4.76 27.84
1999 42 4.47 28.41
1996 36 4.67 32.12
1992 39 4.42 29.39
1987 27 4.87 32.52
1983 27 4.08 29.52
1979 14 3.54 25.58
1975 15 3.91 29.62
Any valid explanation for this? I thought back in the days we had better batsmen... Is it the bowling , the pitch, the bat, etc?