Twenty20 vision of a bad new world
Chris Rattue, writing in the New Zealand Herald , asks whether Twenty20 is all it is cracked up to be.
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
Chris Rattue, writing in the New Zealand Herald, asks whether Twenty20 is all it is cracked up to be.
Is Twenty20 really a salvation for a game that is struggling in some old strongholds, offering a thrilling new road ahead. Or is it sporting candy, a rush of excitement that invites a subsequent and depressing lull?
Twenty20 is here to stay. But what about in two years' time, or five years, or 50 years? And might Twenty20 cricket devour the game which gave it life? Or could it be a flash in the pan, a glitzy newcomer whose charms quickly wear thin and leave a ghetto behind especially with the rich Indian leagues threatening to drag the world's best players to their extravaganzas?
Martin Williamson is executive editor of ESPNcricinfo and managing editor of ESPN Digital Media in Europe, the Middle East and Africa