20 20 cricket

[CrashedCarDriver]

personally i think this version of the sport should be sold to the americans

but the downside is the americans will see this as nothing more than a ripoff of baseball, with the ball bouncing once before the batter launches at it

 

[edge3]

Well Baseball was a ripoff of Cricket in the first place.

Really though 20/20 must surely be the future for Cricket...

 

[TheQuiet1]

Really though 20/20 must surely be the future for Cricket...

Certainly in terms of drawing crowds to matches, I'd agree with you.

 

[Angela Harlem]

You might not be old enough to remember this being said when ODIs were introduced.

 

[edge3]

You might not be old enough to remember this being said when ODIs were introduced.

If it wasn't for ODI's Cricket really would be dead !

 

[jessi-ma-ca]

i think 20 20 cricket has a massive potential to increase the fan base of cricket and increase crowd numbers
however the other 2 forms of the game must also be plugged.
in a 20 20 match you don’t get to understand the rules and finer point of cricket that come into effect in the test matches.
i also think that the effect of the 20 20 will be lost if there are too many matches played in a short space of time.

i do love to watch the 20 20 but i also appreciate the other 2 forms of the game. ideally all cricket fans would be this way

 

[TheQuiet1]

^I agree. I see 20 20 as like a Beginner's Guide to Cricket to ease you in gently!