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[dangermows]

Not strictly true considering most of the top players in the world are playing there is it?

What a strange conclusion to make.

That's like saying if Ronaldo, Messi and the likes all featured in a tournament which was simply a penalty shoot out that this version of the game would involve skill and talent.

T20 is simply a slog fest. Some powerhouse plodder who can throw a bat the size of a wardrobe against a bowler who is throwing it down with field restrictions galore. Each to their own but I find to be a glamoured up version of rounders. Its certainly not cricket as I like to see.

 

[CraigyLee]

i like it.... but fuck me it doesn't half drag on

 

[essex boy]

Never understood how cricket fans can enjoy watching rounders. Its very poor in terms of actually skill and talent.

did the dilscoop first come about in the IPL (stand corrected)

 

[dangermows]

did the dilscoop first come about in the IPL (stand corrected)

Yes but its basically just a paddle scoop. (The same way Shane Warne had about 3,000 names for 3 deliveries). And the 'scoop' tends to be used more in rounders than it does proper cricket.

If anyone is attempting to argue that the skills needed in T20 and Test cricket are comparible they are mental. Its a dumbed down version of cricket for Americans (or those with an American-esque attention span).