The commencement of the IPL 20/20 competition is the cricketing equivalent of the lunar landing.
Expectations are high all around the world, but will it be as historically significant? I doubt it. In fact, I think it will do more harm than good. In this fast food, throw away world the shiniest car in the lot isn’t always the best. Some of the plainer things are often much more intriguing or captivating.
Of the 20/20 cricket played so far, which games stick in your mind were you think, “Geez, I’m not going to forget that in a hurry!”…………..simply none of them.
No 20/20 game has made the hairs stand on the back of my neck like the day Steve Waugh metorphorically gave Trevor Hohns the two finger salute in his career saving 100 in Sydney or the day Mike Whitney held out for an over to defy the Kiwis in Melbourne, in ’87, and reclaim the Trans Tasman trophy, to name just two of 1,000′s of cricketing highlights borne from the longer form of the game.
These events made us proud to belong to the country of our origin. Twenty/20 may be entertaining, but if it causes our players to abandon their international and domestic careers at an earlier age, many of the wonderful memories cricket provide will be just that, memories.
An already diluted talent pool, diluted further will spell the end for the longer versions of the game…….it’s time to re-embrace the simple things in life.
Uncle Jrod, here’s a fun question for you. How many players can you name that never got hit in the box? I can name umm…. One. That would be a fun question. You may have to do a little research first.
Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama (born 31 May 1966 in Colombo). That’s the only one who will ever matter to me.
we have bigger things to worry about than this silly 20/20 stuff. Example – http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/04/09/devendra-banhart-natalie-portman/
PB, can’t believe she is dating the little yellow spider dude. But on the plus side, now i know she likes dirty folk singers, so there is my in.
Good on Devendra. The man’s a dude.At the green man festival last year, he was headlining on Sunday, but turned up on Friday, stayed all weekend getting high, and the ladies were flocking too him like flies to shit.
who’s the chick in this post? your librarian?
I believe sime has selected the chick from 30rock.