Tuesday, September 25, 2007

India now world champs in Twenty20!



Congratulations to the Indian team on winning the Twenty20 World Cup! What a great final - the match was up in the air until the final moment. This element of unpredictability is what makes the Twenty20 game so interesting. This is certainly a key element in most american games - the ability to turn a game on its head until the last moment, and at this the 20 over game excelled. It was a fun tournament and I'm glad the next one is just 2 years away.

The ICC seems to have plans to restrict the Twenty20 game to just a few games a year but I don't see how it can be contained. After all, money rules the world of sport and surely the buzz generated by this world cup was noticed by everyone. It will be interesting to see how this develops. Not everyone is impressed, obviously.

I watched the full game thanks to the internet and my friendly local source, Rajesh. Thanks for the feed, Guruji! :)

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