Is 20-20 would kill test cricket and one day cricket.
Why let us understand the demise of West Indies Cricket because of basketball.
The game was short, had a lot more money, fame, instant success, attractive, people loved it more...more kids took up basketball.... cricket was left for left overs.... And all the malcolm marshalls and curtly ambroses of the Carribean today are sweating it out on the basket ball courts leaving the cricket fields for B-rung players.
Now, Similarly we haev started seeing players fringing injuries to avoid longer version games. No one is desperate to play for national side, they are more bothered to be for for IPL and recently launched champions league.
So what this would lead to
The face of cricket would totally change just like the face of west indies cricket has changed.....test cricket and 50 overs cricket will lose their importance.....Afridis would be bigger stars than Dravids.... Lot more money would come in... Entertainment top class, Yuvraj hitting six sixes in an over.... but we would no longer see laxman ... and dravid fighting out the aussies the whole day, Kumble taking all ten wickets..... and just like the carribeans may come up with a gayle or a sarwan... but not a richards, ambrose or marshall..... A Deccan Chargers could be a more popular team than Indian Cricket team.... like LA Lakers is more popular than USA basket ball team or Manchester United is more popular than England football team.... etc etc.... not debating on whether its good or bad.... but this is how i see the future of cricket...
Now, this would make sure there are no cover drives on the carpet, you are encouraged to play lofted shots. Bowlers need not work a batsman out as a bowler only have 4 overs and a batsman scoring 25 of 15 balls is a class batsman.
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