I am back again with the same topic. Cricket. Somehow it really fascinates me to write about cricket.
From a never ending game that was held for 11 days to a 3 hours shortened version of it cricket has seen plenty of changes. I am not a historian nor do I know anything on the past world of cricket. I was familiarized to cricket at a time where "Benson and Hedges" World cup was held in Australia. My family members used to wake up at about 4:30 or 5:00 AM and I used to hear a lot of buzz and wonder what are these people doing. Its not yet dawn and they are already fully enthusiastic.
Slowly I learnt cricket and used to support India (of course). I think it was the season where most of my childhood friends also got introduced to cricket and we started to play our own "match" with the plastic bats and balls. Every match day when my family members watch it, we played, used to argue and clarify a lot with my dad, who gets tensed in the middle of a match when we disturb, but with no option comes out to help us and teach the game.
For the whole of time after that until even 2 years before, I passionaltely follow test match cricket more than one-dayer. Somehow I feel real cricket lies in a test match and not in a one-day game. Not that I dont watch a ODI but still I would prefer seeing a test match to a ODI given a choice. But after this T20 world cup, I changed my perspective a little bit.
I personally feel that a T20 match is a full outright 3 hour entertainment. No holds barred. This has one similarity with a test match. You cannot predict the outcome of a test match with the first 3 days of game. You will need at least (for most of the games) the second session on day 4 complete to predict a result. (although there might be plenty of exceptions). Similarly you cant predict the outcome of a T20 game. Today's India Vs SAF is a classic (I though of not using 'classic' as T20 has just born, but still leaving it aside) example.
The theory that T20 can reach the countries where cricket is not popular is still revolving, but I dont believe in that theory. May be ICC tried this format for the first time now by having this tournament, but I strongly feel that these tournaments need to be held in non cricketing nations if the game has to be popularized. Agreed that there will be no revenue from spectators but unless cricket is held in non-popular countries, I dont see this T20 dragging people from different part of the world. Tell me truly how many cricket unpopular countries know that there is a smaller version of this game and there is an international tournament happening. I am in a country where cricket knowledge is zero. No one has a clue on this tournament at least for the persons whom I have interacted.
Keeping this issue aside, I really appreciate the mind and brain behind this T20 tournament. Outright 3 hours entertainement with various talents displayed, some happiness, some disappointments and overall happiness to everyone. Thats all we need. Let me congratulate team India for its fascinating win over SAF and wish them all the best for the showdown with the Australians....
Go India Go!!!
From a never ending game that was held for 11 days to a 3 hours shortened version of it cricket has seen plenty of changes. I am not a historian nor do I know anything on the past world of cricket. I was familiarized to cricket at a time where "Benson and Hedges" World cup was held in Australia. My family members used to wake up at about 4:30 or 5:00 AM and I used to hear a lot of buzz and wonder what are these people doing. Its not yet dawn and they are already fully enthusiastic.
Slowly I learnt cricket and used to support India (of course). I think it was the season where most of my childhood friends also got introduced to cricket and we started to play our own "match" with the plastic bats and balls. Every match day when my family members watch it, we played, used to argue and clarify a lot with my dad, who gets tensed in the middle of a match when we disturb, but with no option comes out to help us and teach the game.
For the whole of time after that until even 2 years before, I passionaltely follow test match cricket more than one-dayer. Somehow I feel real cricket lies in a test match and not in a one-day game. Not that I dont watch a ODI but still I would prefer seeing a test match to a ODI given a choice. But after this T20 world cup, I changed my perspective a little bit.
I personally feel that a T20 match is a full outright 3 hour entertainment. No holds barred. This has one similarity with a test match. You cannot predict the outcome of a test match with the first 3 days of game. You will need at least (for most of the games) the second session on day 4 complete to predict a result. (although there might be plenty of exceptions). Similarly you cant predict the outcome of a T20 game. Today's India Vs SAF is a classic (I though of not using 'classic' as T20 has just born, but still leaving it aside) example.
The theory that T20 can reach the countries where cricket is not popular is still revolving, but I dont believe in that theory. May be ICC tried this format for the first time now by having this tournament, but I strongly feel that these tournaments need to be held in non cricketing nations if the game has to be popularized. Agreed that there will be no revenue from spectators but unless cricket is held in non-popular countries, I dont see this T20 dragging people from different part of the world. Tell me truly how many cricket unpopular countries know that there is a smaller version of this game and there is an international tournament happening. I am in a country where cricket knowledge is zero. No one has a clue on this tournament at least for the persons whom I have interacted.
Keeping this issue aside, I really appreciate the mind and brain behind this T20 tournament. Outright 3 hours entertainement with various talents displayed, some happiness, some disappointments and overall happiness to everyone. Thats all we need. Let me congratulate team India for its fascinating win over SAF and wish them all the best for the showdown with the Australians....
Go India Go!!!
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