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Rohan

10 May, 2009

Many countries today are thinking of a similar tournament to boost the revenue and give youth talent a platform to demonstrate their skills. But would cricket ten years from now means a match of 20 overs?

WITH TEAMS like Royal Challengers Bangalore picking themselves up from the dirt to sport a few wins under their belt, the rush for the cup intensifies. The Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers, once prominent leaders of the pack, now face the humbling task of working to meet the qualifying mark. This creates an atmosphere of excitement but at the same time reduces cricket to an odd boundry often from the mistaken edge of once bat!

Speculations have always been high about the future of Twenty 20. Discussions have been endless on whether T20s would trample over Test and even ODIs formats. This analysis can be studied from the success rate of the viewership of this tournament and the follow on in various other countries of this format of the game.

Many countries today are thinking of a similar tournament to boost the revenue and give youth talent a platform to demonstrate their skills. The money that exists is obviously another major factor to the heightened demand and involvement. The media of course loves any hype. But how far will this hyped money-rich format last? How long will it live? Would cricket ten years from now means a match of 20 overs?