Cricket was not even considered as a Sport by other countries.The grear batsmen of yesteryear like Gavaskar and David Boon never had the physique of a sports person.But now players became atheletic and powerful.T20 is getting popularity in countries like USA,China etc.How can a batsman described as great if he is staying at the crease for hours but scoring at snail's pace.Jasson Gillespie was very good in staying crease for long and even scored a double century.But i can't say him a great batsman.Overall i would like to say performing in T20 is difficult than test because players be it batsman or bowler will not get more opportunities and need to fully utilise his opportunity.
Re: T20 and tests
by deewaker pandey on Jun 03, 2009 03:19 PM
the prerequasite for tests and T20 are a bit different. u cant compair a best T20 cricketer wid a test player. usaid very easily that how can a batsman b called as greatby spending few hours on crease n make runs with slow rates an you gave the example of gillespie.how often he stayed long on the crease? i made one double century and that was against bangladesh. that was exceptional case.actually the concept behind playing the test match is different. In test match the main motto of batsman is to stay on the crease bcoz its five day game so to score big they have to stay on wicket whereas the bowler wants that the batsman try to hit the bowl as much as possible bcoz more the batsman will hit the ball more will b the chances to get out. on the other hand in T20 or ODI bowlers priority is to give less runs and he tries to bowl in such a way batsman could take less run whereas batsman try to hit the ball as much as possible. so the basic concept while batting or bowling in tests and T20/ODI is entirely different. n mind u contineously 5 day playing is a thorough test of character of a batsman. whreas in T20 player has to play only for 4 hours. so pls dnt compair the two. if u are talking from the entertainment point of view then ys T20 provide more entertainment and finished in less time but on the other hand those who understand cricket luvs to watch test matche also when they gets time.I also watch test when i gets time.so pls understand that both d game hv their own imprtnce.
I want entertainment, i want to see teams wining from a loosing position and vice versa, i want the worth for my time and money. I dont want to watch your technical skills where there is no life and excitement watching your TEST CRICKET
Twenty 20 crickets rising popularity because it was finish whole match within some hours. But in Test Match cricket we will wait five day for result that who will win the match. In T20 cricket if somebody has bated well then that batsman has done brilliant job for team, only one player can change the direction of game. But in test cricket batsman have to bat well for couple of sessions with consistency then that team will win. In T20 cricket only big hits work for teams advantages, but in test cricket single-single run also affect on advantages of team. Test cricket is the origin of cricket. So by T20 cricket, test cricket is so great.
Re: Popularity of cricket
by ramakrishnan s on Jun 03, 2009 02:24 PM
Well, test cricket is like classical music which is the root of all music and gives scope for improvisation, has grt melody but might not appeal to a lay man who can't understand the nuances to appreciate it. On the other hand, 20-20 is like pop and rap music which is appealing to a common man. Just as one can't wish away pop music, similarly one can't wish away 20-20 games as hit and miss. Both the formats require some amount of skill as without it no player can perform well in it. Both test cricket and 20-20 are complimentary to each other.
Re: Popularity of cricket
by deewaker pandey on Jun 03, 2009 03:22 PM
the prerequasite for tests and T20 are a bit different. u cant compair a best T20 cricketer wid a test player. actually the concept behind playing the test match is different. In test match the main motto of batsman is to stay on the crease bcoz its five day game so to score big they have to stay on wicket whereas the bowler wants that the batsman try to hit the bowl as much as possible bcoz more the batsman will hit the ball more will b the chances to get out. on the other hand in T20 or ODI bowlers priority is to give less runs and he tries to bowl in such a way batsman could take less run whereas batsman try to hit the ball as much as possible. so the basic concept while batting or bowling in tests and T20/ODI is entirely different. n mind u contineously 5 day playing is a thorough test of character of a batsman. whreas in T20 player has to play only for 4 hours. so pls dnt compair the two. if u are talking from the entertainment point of view then ys T20 provide more entertainment and finished in less time but on the other hand those who understand cricket luvs to watch test matche also when they gets time.I also watch test when i gets time.so pls understand that both d game hv their own imprtnce.
T20 cricket format which is grabbed by both hands by the fast moving culture. I think Twenty 20 spreading at the cost of test cricket. Test cricket definitely requires more skills. In 20-20 cricket, a bowler and batsmen is happy giving you singles. T20 doesn't lose ur time,getting full of excitement,each ball is counted and 1 over or even 1 ball can change the entire fate of the match.
The last ICC World Cup in 2007 played in West Indies was a big failure because of the matches were onesided and boring.Aussies dominated all other teams and there wasn't big excitement at all.But in the same year T20 WC was held in South Africa and the entire picture was different.Matches gave excitement including a breath taking final between India and Pakistan.T20 doesn't lose ur time,getting full of excitement,each ball is counted and 1 over or even 1 ball can change the entire fate of the match.Chris Gayle spoke frankly that he cares T20 rather than tests and it was a very sincere opinion from a player who scored triple century in Test cricket.Now a days not only batsmen but players also r impatient and doesn't want to spend an entire day for a cricket match but will prefer capsule cricket only.
Re: My vote is for T20 format
by deewaker pandey on Jun 03, 2009 03:53 PM
the prerequasite for tests and T20 are a bit different. u cant compair a best T20 cricketer wid a test player. actually the concept behind playing the test match is different. In test match the main motto of batsman is to stay on the crease bcoz its five day game so to score big they have to stay on wicket whereas the bowler wants that the batsman try to hit the bowl as much as possible bcoz more the batsman will hit the ball more will b the chances to get out. on the other hand in T20 or ODI bowlers priority is to give less runs and he tries to bowl in such a way batsman could take less run whereas batsman try to hit the ball as much as possible. so the basic concept while batting or bowling in tests and T20/ODI is entirely different. n mind u contineously 5 day playing is a thorough test of character of a batsman. whreas in T20 player has to play only for 4 hours. so pls dnt compair the two. if u are talking from the entertainment point of view then ys T20 provide more entertainment and finished in less time but on the other hand those who understand cricket luvs to watch test matche also when they gets time.I also watch test when i gets time.so pls understand that both d game hv their own imprtnce.
Wait and watch for some years and find what is real cricket. If you ask any worldclass batsmen from Gr8 Viv Richards to small dhoni/yuvi/sehwag, they will say "TEST CRICKET IS THE BEST" rather than T20. These BCCI bulldogs opting for T20 for making money. Even they are ready to threaten ICC(like in the case of ICL) to include more countries, because BCCI is the highest earning board of all cricket playing countries.
Re: T20 will soon become Trash Cricket...
by ramakrishnan s on Jun 03, 2009 02:27 PM
Boss, test cricket is like classical music which is the root of all music and gives scope for improvisation, has grt melody but might not appeal to a lay man who can't understand the nuances to appreciate it. On the other hand, 20-20 is like pop and rap music which is appealing to a common man. Just as one can't wish away pop music, similarly one can't wish away 20-20 games as hit and miss. But remember, both the formats require some amount of skill as without it no player can perform well in it. Both test cricket and 20-20 are complimentary to each other.
Re: Re: Gadngully is the best fielder
by laxman suryavanshi on Jun 03, 2009 10:44 AM
are you talking about your friend Sachin or Sachin Tendulkar. if your talking about Sachin T. then you are wrong. Because Sachin is God of cricket
