by guest blogger Callum Sparrowhawk of footymad.net
Cricket faces a revolution. Playing international test cricket will always be the pinnacle of any player’s career, but the domestic game needs to become more appealing.
In 2003 the ECB introduced twenty20 cricket and it quickly became the most watched form of county cricket. Since then, the format has gone worldwide and every major cricketing nation acknowledges the revolution in the sport. Now, 50 over one-day games are facing extinction within the county game.
It’s not just the 50 over format that appears to be being scaled back; the English counties play more games - in all formats - than any other country. Unfortunately, attendances are decreasing at a frightening rate and, it seems, the time is right for the twenty20 format to become the foremost competition in the domestic calendar.
Current players appreciate the need for change and see the twenty20 revolution as being nothing but great for the game. However, there are those who see twenty20 as battling against cricketing tradition - but I imagine they are the same people who would ban the internet, because libraries are traditional.
Get with the times!
Everything evolves and now cricket has the opportunity to capitalise. Bring on the revolution and bring in the crowds!
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