Oracle of Delphi
Arnold
Paladin
Shan Jayaweera
KC Hill
Cibbuano
Craig HillTwenty20 World Cup official - Is the future here?
May 2nd 2006 12:54
Ok, it's official. Next September in South Africa, the inaugaral Twenty20 World Cup will take place. 12 sides will partake in the 9-day tournament, which raised so many eyebrows during last Summer's hectic cricketing schedule.
WIthout a doubt, it will raise various questions throughout the cricketing community. One of them being concerned with the detraction of the Twenty20 concept from the 'traditional' ways of cricket. Sure, cricket is meant to be a game played where teams duke it out in matches with long periods of focus and concentration, but on the other hand, we want more people to like the game of cricket - thus, the Twenty20 version would definitely be the way to go in terms of increasing the popularity of cricket. Take soccer (or football, whatever you fancy) for instance. Why does almost every country know and play the game? Because it's fast-paced, there's a result within 90 minutes, there's money, there's tradition and there's skill and excitement in both playing and watching (well it depends what game you're watching I s'pose). This is where cricket needs to be, and that's where it should be heading.
So way to go ICC, you've kicked off what will definitely be a new era of cricket. Imagine cricket being bigger than baseball? or soccer at matter? Ah, one can only dream...
WIthout a doubt, it will raise various questions throughout the cricketing community. One of them being concerned with the detraction of the Twenty20 concept from the 'traditional' ways of cricket. Sure, cricket is meant to be a game played where teams duke it out in matches with long periods of focus and concentration, but on the other hand, we want more people to like the game of cricket - thus, the Twenty20 version would definitely be the way to go in terms of increasing the popularity of cricket. Take soccer (or football, whatever you fancy) for instance. Why does almost every country know and play the game? Because it's fast-paced, there's a result within 90 minutes, there's money, there's tradition and there's skill and excitement in both playing and watching (well it depends what game you're watching I s'pose). This is where cricket needs to be, and that's where it should be heading.
So way to go ICC, you've kicked off what will definitely be a new era of cricket. Imagine cricket being bigger than baseball? or soccer at matter? Ah, one can only dream...
| 85 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
Content on this site is written and mediated by Craig Hill
Go to Craig Hill's home page for information about corporate training courses, university preparation courses and writing services available
Go to Craig Hill's home page for information about corporate training courses, university preparation courses and writing services available
