My memories of a golden World Twenty20
Seventeen days just wasn't long enough, was it
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
Seventeen days just wasn't long enough, was it? Or maybe that question proves it was just right: the World Twenty20 has left us wanting more, and for once the next edition - scheduled for spring 2010 in the Caribbean - can't come round quickly enough. To keep you going, here are some quickfire thoughts about the past fortnight and a bit, writes Lawrence Booth in the Guardian.
9) Our desire to classify Ajantha Mendis has led to one comparison that just doesn't seem right. England used to play Anil Kumble as a slow-medium inswinger, and the tag has shifted inexorably to Mendis. Yet most of his deliveries go straight on, and two of his wickets against New Zealand came courtesy of leg-breaks. The search for Mendis's dictionary definition goes on.
10) Weren't the crowds great? We've always known India and Pakistan can pack out grounds in England, but the Sri Lankan presence for their semi-final at The Brit Oval was overwhelming. The only sadness was the lack of Caribbean flags at a venue that was once their home away from home. But if we didn't know it before, we know it now: no cricket country on earth does multiculturalism as well as England.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo