The case for Twenty20

In his blog on Cricketnext, Gaurav Kalra stoutly defends Twenty20 from those who consider it hit-and-giggle cricket.

A "spell" or an "innings" is nothing but a passage of play. In cricket lexicon we compartmentalize these to be of greater value in longer formats. Perhaps that is so. But T20 is often a window, a snapshot to the possibilities that this sport can produce. The romantics chase a story line in Test matches. And while those are compelling, little passages of play in a T20 game can be just as rewarding. Unless the premise precedes the argument and a hypothesis must be established whatever the evidence.