The lure of T20 matches irresistible

During the week viewers were given the choice between watching a shivering and lacklustre West Indian team going through the motions in a five-day match and the last over dramas offered by Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. No matter how strong the devotion to Test cricket, no matter how deep-rooted the rejection of IPL’s razzamatazz, the lure of the 20-over matches was well-nigh irresistible, writes Peter Roebuck in the Hindu.