Frank Duckworth Dies at age 84: Currently, the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup is being played, in which fans are enjoying exciting matches.

Meanwhile, a bad news has also come out for the fans. Actually, the news of the death of legendary statistician Frank Duckworth has come out. Very few people would know that Frank Duckworth was one of the people who gave the DLS rule to the cricket world. He breathed his last at the age of 84.

It is worth noting that the DLS rule is used to set targets during matches affected by weather. Tony Lewis also played an important role in making this rule along with Duckworth, who died in 2020 at the age of 78. DLS was first used in international cricket in 1997.

After the retirement of Duckworth and Lewis, the system was renamed Duckworth–Lewis–Stern following modifications made to it by Australian statistician Steven Stern. Duckworth–Lewis was awarded the Member of the Order of British Empire in 2010.

South Africa faced a dilemma due to the DLS rule

The DL rule replaced the rain rule, which was used to set targets in interrupted matches. The use of this rule in the semi-final match played between England and South Africa in the 1992 World Cup had created a dilemma.

In that match, before the rain, the Proteas team had to score 22 runs in 13 balls to win. But after the rain, they were given a target of 22 runs in 1 ball.

Due to this rule, it has been seen many times that the winning team in the match has to face defeat after rain. At the same time, due to this rule, many times the matches become very exciting. Understanding the mathematics of this rule is not everyone's cup of tea. Frank Duckworth will always be remembered for contributing to this rule in the cricket world.