Twenty20 has recently become a crowd puller and spectators have gleefully accepted this shortened version of the game. The main reason for this is that people have lesser disposable time on their hands especially for recreational purposes.
Columbus Cricket Club thought that perhaps this concept might also be accepted by amateur players in the US so that these Cricket enthusiasts can play their favorite game and yet not spend the whole weekend day playing it. Thus, the Ohio Invitational Cricket Tournament (OICT) or Quick Fire T20 was born in 2008.
Eight teams registered for the inaugural version of the tournament. We would like to gather feedback from our participating players whether they enjoy the T20 format better or they still prefer the 35-over format over this shorter format. This feedback will help us grow this tournament and make it even more enjoyable for our participating teams.
Please give us your honest feedback.
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T20 is the future of cricket. I am glad Columbus Cricket Club (CCC)has taken an initiative to introduce shorter version of the game. Quick fire will certainly help to attract more viewers due to short timing of the game in future.
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KP
The game of cricket has been evolving, right from the timeless tests to the current version of "Twenty20". This shorter version of the game is attractive not only because of its short duration also due to its highly unpredictive nature. But you must be cautious that the game being shorter there might be too much 20-20 cricket and thus will be in the danger of losing its sheen.
Having said that, I believe that Test cricket is the true form of cricket and needs to be preserved for the future. However the ODI format could use some makeover. I think ICC could come up with four innings of 25 overs played by each side, instead of the current two 50 over innings. This would eliminate the "toss-factor" to a certain extent, mainly when playing under the flood-lights. Just some food for thought.........
I think Murthy brings out an awesome point. That format of 25 overs and 4 innings would be the fairest and like he said, would eliminate the toss factor.
What format do i think is the best....that's a tough one. I as a cricketer still would prefer to play the 35 over game, because it is what brings out real talent. In the 20-20 format anybody can come and whack the ball and be lucky for a few overs.But from a spectators point of view and a true lover of cricket who wants to see the game grow beyond the cricketers and into the hearts of common folk, 20-20 is the way to go. I hope it catches on in the US and 8 years from now all countries would be playing this game at the olympics!!
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