twenty20

Who would be a bowler in twenty20!!?
You turn up to bowl, and you might, if you're lucky, get to throw down 4 overs in an evening. You've got some upstart down the other end looking to cart you everywhere imaginable. You are onto a hiding to nothing. At least as a batsman, you can be there for the full 20 overs.
There again, if you make it to the IPL, you can make decent coin for every ball you bowl in anger.