T20 cricket or fondly known as the "Fatafat" cricket is getting humongous popularity in all cricket loving nations due to various T20 leagues, primarily Indian Premier League.
Before IPL, everybody was criticising of too much cricket being played. But as we move into middle leg of the tournament, IPL is one of the most talked about topics. Every one has a favourite team or a favourite player or atleast a favourite moment in the IPL-6 for which they are cheering for. And why not, over the last few days, IPL has given so many entertaining and refreshing memories, not only for the players, but also for the fans all over the world. From Gayle's "Gangnam" style to Harbhajan's "bhajnam" style, from Sammy's sucking the dummy to Gambhir- Kohli spat, IPL has already provided enough for the fans to make them glued to their screens.
One can say that old stewards are losing their way in the much hyped tournament. We saw many big guns not performing to their potential, be it Little Master SRT, Punter Ponting, Classy Rahul Dravid or ever dependable Kumar Sangakkara.
We witnessed less than a few straight drives, cover drives or leg glances, but there were many easy looking sixes from the big man Gayle, IPL maestro Watson, dashing Kohli and lazy Rohit Sharma. Scoop shots, reverse sweeps and switch hits could not miss anyone's attention.
It was surprising to see a few explosive men coming out as fuss crackers, man of sixes Yuvi, explosive Virender Sehwag and brilliant Adam Gilchrist to name a few.
Though Gayle's 175* has been the cynosure of the 54 day long tournament, bowlers haven't done that bad either. Where Bangalore has been the ground where even 180 is almost un-defendable, Hyderabad has been the ground where batsmen have failed to register even respectable scores. Bowlers with tight line and lengths were rewarded with hat-tricks with Amit Mishra claiming his 3rd of the tournament.
The performance in IPL does not guaranty good performance in international cricket, but in India, it is definitely a gateway to the higher level.
With less than negligible attendance in Test Matches to more than full stadiums in IPL, the 4 hour cricket has definitely gained more popularity than 5 day cricket.
Still my heart says, Test cricket is the best ever cricket that could be played and cover drives are more beautiful than switch hits. Hope ICC and BCCI will make more efforts to keep the most pious form of cricket alive.
Before IPL, everybody was criticising of too much cricket being played. But as we move into middle leg of the tournament, IPL is one of the most talked about topics. Every one has a favourite team or a favourite player or atleast a favourite moment in the IPL-6 for which they are cheering for. And why not, over the last few days, IPL has given so many entertaining and refreshing memories, not only for the players, but also for the fans all over the world. From Gayle's "Gangnam" style to Harbhajan's "bhajnam" style, from Sammy's sucking the dummy to Gambhir- Kohli spat, IPL has already provided enough for the fans to make them glued to their screens.
One can say that old stewards are losing their way in the much hyped tournament. We saw many big guns not performing to their potential, be it Little Master SRT, Punter Ponting, Classy Rahul Dravid or ever dependable Kumar Sangakkara.
We witnessed less than a few straight drives, cover drives or leg glances, but there were many easy looking sixes from the big man Gayle, IPL maestro Watson, dashing Kohli and lazy Rohit Sharma. Scoop shots, reverse sweeps and switch hits could not miss anyone's attention.
It was surprising to see a few explosive men coming out as fuss crackers, man of sixes Yuvi, explosive Virender Sehwag and brilliant Adam Gilchrist to name a few.
Though Gayle's 175* has been the cynosure of the 54 day long tournament, bowlers haven't done that bad either. Where Bangalore has been the ground where even 180 is almost un-defendable, Hyderabad has been the ground where batsmen have failed to register even respectable scores. Bowlers with tight line and lengths were rewarded with hat-tricks with Amit Mishra claiming his 3rd of the tournament.
The performance in IPL does not guaranty good performance in international cricket, but in India, it is definitely a gateway to the higher level.
With less than negligible attendance in Test Matches to more than full stadiums in IPL, the 4 hour cricket has definitely gained more popularity than 5 day cricket.
Still my heart says, Test cricket is the best ever cricket that could be played and cover drives are more beautiful than switch hits. Hope ICC and BCCI will make more efforts to keep the most pious form of cricket alive.
