Twenty 20- Fast and Furious

Thirty-two years ago, world cricket entered unknown territory when England hosted the first World Cup in 1975 - the form of the game was called limited-overs internationals, and only 18 such games had ever been played when England and India played the first match of the tournament. On Tuesday, it's time to set into motion another experiment as South Africa and West Indies kick off the World Twenty20 in a format which is only 16 matches old.Its really good improvement from 50 overs to 20 overs thats y its fast n furious .

Shortened attention spans, the plethora of entertainment options, and quite simply, the lack of time means everything has had to adapt, and over the next 14 days, we'll see just how successful that adaptation has been on the world stage. Early indications in the markets where the format has been tried in domestic tournaments - suggests nothing should stop it from being a rocking success: the weather in all venues is expected to be fair, the conditions should be excellent, and the domestic Twenty20 tournaments in South Africa have shown that the people have embraced it completely.


The hit-or-miss nature of the game suggests little time for strategy, but there'll be plenty of subplots which could be fascinating. It's still early summer in South Africa, and the nip in the air in the evening could offer the swing bowlers some reason to smile.

The cool conditions might not be to their liking, but in the domestic tournaments the slow bowlers haven't been carved about like you'd normally expect. Despite the absence of Muttiah Muralitharan, the spinners are still reasonably well represented - Daniel Vettori, Harbhajan Singh, Brad Hogg and Abdur Razzak are just some of the names who could push up their popularity ratings in this tournament.

The cricket will be the showcase, but there'll be much more than that on offer on the grounds. A live band practicing on the outfield suggested a loud opening is in store on Tuesday, while cheerleaders were doing their rehearsing act in preparation for all the fours and sixes which will be witnessed over the next couple of weeks.