The impact of T20 in cricketing history.

T20 Cricket

Entertainment, drama, attitude you name it. T20 cricket has really impacted the traditional formats. I remember watching MS Dhoni smash sixes before T20 cricket came in, I used to be like Man this is tough, nowadays even bowlers can smash sixes. The major difference has been the range hitting, shorter boundaries, pitches being more batter-friendly and recently, IPL has introduced the impact player rule which has increased run scoring beyond imagination.

T20 cricket has definitely impacted the bowlers because the quality has reduced. In the world, few bowlers are all format players like Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchel Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Shami, Trent Boult, and Shaheen Afridi. But these are fast bowlers, spinners have reduced to a great extent. Chahal is a very skillful bowler but he is limited to ODI and T20, with no test matches. Ashwin plays test well but hardly participates in ODIs and T20s.

Plus, the franchise concept has given it a bigger push with the recent introduction of tournaments like Hundred and Major League Cricket in the US. IPL is living in a different orbit with exponential growth over the years. The revenues generated by T20 cricket are massive. ODI is in the decline phase with the interest of players and ICC for only world cups. Previously a common international competition, the triangular tournament has been reduced to the Asia Cup, which is technically a T20 match between four or five teams. The last tri-series in the ODI format involving full member nations was played back in 2015 involving India, England, and Australia. 

Test cricket still holds a special place in spite of the T20 cricket craze. ICC has been constantly promoting test cricket with the introduction of the world test championship and pink ball test cricket. So, the decline of ODI and TEST is imminent with franchise cricket being played all over the world providing cricketers less cricket and more remunerative deals.  

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Comments

  1. Disha Gadad21 November 2024 at 08:42

    T20's impact is undeniable, marking a new era in cricket.

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  2. ROCKHARSH29 November 2024 at 20:50

    But I still like to watch the OG cricket format i.e. test cricket!!!!!!!!!!

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