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Originally Posted by al Furqaan
no one would watch a 50 overs match between west indies and zimbabwe in karachi, but oh a t20 clash between ireland and bangladesh will pull crowds by the drove in the kotla or madras?
who the hell are we kidding?
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You missed one point though .. the convenience for a cricket Fan to be able to watch a 20-20 against an ODI.
If you look at the current Champion's trophy a good game between SL-Eng is greeted by empty stands .But the 20-20 WC games in 2007 in SA were completely booked (even the ones not featuring India or SA) not because an average cricket fan prefers one format over the other but because he can go to work and come back to watch a game of cricket in the evening !
The same goes with the TV audiences ..an average Indian *can* (and will) watch a 20-20 game between Zim-BD but **will not be able to watch** a ODI game between Pak-India because he has to go to work !
This ODI -20-20 debate has nothing to do on which format is better but rather an indication of changing times.
Its changing times ..first the ODI now 20-20 a reflection of what the "Fan" can afford to spend time on .
Personally I think without 20-20, cricket might die a slow death ..again not because a "fan" does not care for cricket but because he cant afford to spend an entire day watching cricket.