Kamran Abbasi, a regular blog writer for CricInfo, blogs regularly on Pakistan team, match performances, ins and outs of the game, news and opinions.
This thread will feature the
current blog post and a discussion between members.
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May 29, 2009
The final responsibility for this disorder in world cricket must rest with the ICC. The game we love is being devalued. This is not the fault of T20 or cricketers. It is the fault of administrators, television moguls, and businessmen, to whom short-term financial returns matter more than a long-term vision of a successful sport. This is the cricket crunch that will lead to a collapse in viewers and eventually funding. Who will put the brakes on this mismanaged juggernaut heading for a crash?
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Cricket crunch will kill this great sport ____________
As a cricket fan, what is your opinion of Twenty20? How much effect is it having on players, now that players can choose "cash over country"? Discuss what positives, if any, can relate to the scenario. What are the drawbacks of having too much Twenty20 around the scene, considering that IPL just finished in SA, ICC World Twenty20 is currently in-progress and BCCI's Twenty20 Champions League which may get a seal of approval in 2012 post-FTP schedule. How far is everything going?
Thoughts will follow...