Like every new thing,20-20 cricket has got both of the good and the 'not so good' aspects.In the "fast-track" era that we are living in today,it seems to be the best form of cricket.truly! if u can get an outcome of a cricket match in 3 hours then why go for the longer format (50-50) of the game.work hard througout the day,come home, and hey! there is a team coming up as the winner.Students dont have to waste time 7-8 hours waiting for the result.apart from the entertainment point of view,cricket boards around the globe are reaping ample commercial benefits of the shorter version of the game.in addition,it is evident that the age old game is now gaining popularity with enormous number of sponsers coming up as it is the case with other games like tennis, football etc ,all of these games yielding a winner in quick succession.
But everything that glitters is not gold,rather it may fade away in no time.who knows? The so called "phataphat cricket" has got a dark side to the game itself as well as to the spectators.If not, then why test cricket,the basic foundation of the game, is loosing ground nowadays? foget about the tests,why only 15-20 people were seen in the stadium in a 50 overs game between two stalwart nations (india and west-indies) of the game of cricket,just recently? the very viewers,so delighted about 20-20,somehow fail to realise that the time saved by not watching 5 days of test cricket is the same time wasted in watching a 20-20 match everyday,the point is,we have a match every now and then,these days.Just tune in to your tv set and remain stuck to it because a 20-20 is going on,right?think of the players who fail to deliver in the 50-50 games,where it matters the most,thanks to the busy schedule of 20-20 throughout the year.And to list the trifles,the bowlers are adversely demoralised,as it is badly favoured towards the batsmen.
To wind up, i think ,20-20 has indeed attached spice to the game but i m not sure how long it will last,owing to the speculations of advent of 5-5 overs game which may be followed by only toss-toss format!!!.we should bear in mind the old saying,whatever goes above par,swiftly,comes down to average swiftly......
But everything that glitters is not gold,rather it may fade away in no time.who knows? The so called "phataphat cricket" has got a dark side to the game itself as well as to the spectators.If not, then why test cricket,the basic foundation of the game, is loosing ground nowadays? foget about the tests,why only 15-20 people were seen in the stadium in a 50 overs game between two stalwart nations (india and west-indies) of the game of cricket,just recently? the very viewers,so delighted about 20-20,somehow fail to realise that the time saved by not watching 5 days of test cricket is the same time wasted in watching a 20-20 match everyday,the point is,we have a match every now and then,these days.Just tune in to your tv set and remain stuck to it because a 20-20 is going on,right?think of the players who fail to deliver in the 50-50 games,where it matters the most,thanks to the busy schedule of 20-20 throughout the year.And to list the trifles,the bowlers are adversely demoralised,as it is badly favoured towards the batsmen.
To wind up, i think ,20-20 has indeed attached spice to the game but i m not sure how long it will last,owing to the speculations of advent of 5-5 overs game which may be followed by only toss-toss format!!!.we should bear in mind the old saying,whatever goes above par,swiftly,comes down to average swiftly......
