Twenty -20 or 50-Fifty

It is often said that change is inevitable - be it technology, business practices or for that matter cricket. Yes! Cricket. T-20 is the newest form of the gentleman’s game with changing rules and attitudes. From the traditional clap of hands for a spark of a moment to cheerleaders with pom – pomps through-out a match. The pace has changed, it has now become a 6-sixes in an over game from a 6 consecutive maiden over’s game.
The success of the game in its formative stages was skeptical, but with the, recently concluded, first T-20 world cup the hopes of its survival looks bright. Most international players from the past and the present were apprehensive of the new format but all of those have been blown away with sixes that were hit in the entire tournament. The number is an astonishing 197 sixes in just 21 games at an average of approximately 10 sixes a game. This is more than double the number in a limited overs game and thrice in a test match. Not only was the highest number of sixes hit by Yuraj Singh but also the longest one. He now holds the record for scoring 36 runs of one over, the maximum anyone can.
The victorious Indian cricket team, now, the world champions of the T-20 format were received with a prolific welcome. The board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) announced humongous sums of prize money to every player for their performance. This new vibrant team India is now set to extend their dream run in the longer versions of the game, and more importantly put in spirited performances in every match that they encounter.