How to enjoy T20 cricket?

[Dulex9]

As a long time odi fan growing up watching cricket from the 90s.

250 for an odi, was competitive score back then and chasing 280 was a very daunting task.

Think back to the 2011 world cup semi final were India successfully defended 260 and the 2019 cricket world cup final were 241 tied matched was a classic odi game full of tension, drama.

2023 world semi final Aus Vs SA, SA nearly defended 213.

2011 world cup QF, NZ successfully defended 220 against SA.

Tactics, strategy, middle overs. Tinker, tanker. Both teams can think, plan.

I just think 20 20 is whack bang cricket.

I don't know how to enjoy 20 20 cricket as so much international teams place emphasis on this.

 

[sweep_shot]

I started to watch cricket in 1997. So, I grew up with ODI and Test.

If you ask me, I prefer ODI and Test the most.

I do not like T20 much. But, I recognize T20 is likely to be the future and it is here to stay. So, I watch it and try to enjoy it.

 

[jnaveen1980]

You first need true wicket with a bit of pace and bounce, where true stroke players express themselves and hacks get exposed. Ofcourse atmosphere has to be good. Having said that international cricket can never meet the standard of franchisee cricket due to gap between teams. League cricket generally produce higher quality thrillers in comparison.

 

[Dulex9]

Sharjah cup every year
Austral Asia cup
Benson and hedges world series/C and U series/CB series
Morocco cup
Singapore cup(if I'm not mistaken)
DLF cup
Asia cup in Sharjah
Odi tri series in Sri Lanka
Standard Bank odi tri series in SA
Odi series
Icc knock out trophy
TV5/S cup

Odi series and odi tournaments you country would participate in every year

Very enjoyable for neutral cricket fans

 

[sweep_shot]

Sharjah cup every year
Austral Asia cup
Benson and hedges world series/C and U series/CB series
Morocco cup
Singapore cup(if I'm not mistaken)
DLF cup
Asia cup in Sharjah
Odi tri series in Sri Lanka
Standard Bank odi tri series in SA
Odi series
Icc knock out trophy
TV5/S cup

Odi series and odi tournaments you country would participate in every year

Very enjoyable for neutral cricket fans

Good old days. Those were the days.

90's cricket was just amazing. Today's junk cricket can't compete with 90's vibe.

Modern day cricket has been ruined with overcommercialization and petty politics.

 

[JaDed]

It’s usually easier to enjoy when your team does well.
Majority Pakistanis enjoyed this for 10-15 years but league cricket esp for folks who grew up 90s or before can be harder to enjoy.

T20 cricket requires planning ask the Pakistani cricketer playing for usa, his interview shed a lot of light on an associate teams planning for PCT.

 

[sweep_shot]

It’s usually easier to enjoy when your team does well.

This is not true at all.

I enjoyed Test and ODI always even though Bangladesh was never a top team. My team doing well or doing poorly has no relation to my love for this sport.

Not everyone is a blind nationalist like the Indians.

 

[JaDed]

This is not true at all.

I enjoyed Test and ODI always even though Bangladesh was never a top team. My team doing well or doing poorly has no relation to my love for this sport.

Not everyone is a blind nationalist like the Indians.

Bangladesh has never been good in any format to win a major trophy so it doesn’t apply to Bangladeshis.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

T20 franchise is the most difficult to enjoy. I am not sure how people can support a business passionately. It is not in my DNA, I see it the same way I see nerds arguing about Android vs. Apple, as if they are arguing about their fathers' companies.

T20 international is actually very enjoyable. We need to accept that the good old days are gone and reconcile ourselves to the fact that this is modern cricket. It takes a special set of skills to hit boundaries on demand. Even though we were losing, I really enjoyed some of the Indian batting yesterday. It was proper cricket shots.

Those who can only do whack bang get found out very quickly.

 

[Dulex9]

DLF cup played in 2006.

Still odi tournaments, tri series existed around this time.

I will watch today's T20 and see if i can enjoy this brand of cricket.

 

[sweep_shot]

Morocco cup

I remember this series. Morocco had a beautiful ground. Simple but beautiful.

I wish they would arrange more cricket tournaments there. Maybe even T20 tournaments. It can also promote cricket in Morocco.

Morocco only hosted one series --> Pakistan, SL, South Africa. It was a great tri-series. SL won.

 

[JaDed]

DLF cup played in 2006.

Still odi tournaments, tri series existed around this time.

I will watch today's T20 and see if i can enjoy this brand of cricket.

ODI tournaments exist even now, Last Asia cup was ODI tournament did you enjoy it more than 2016 or 2022 one?

 

[Hawkeye]

Move on with times, don't keep this boomer mentality.

T20 franchise cricket is non-serious trash, yes (people still enjoy it).. but international T20 tournaments are really a thing and competitive cricket is played there.

Just don't expect top competitiveness in T20 leagues.

 

[Dulex9]

I'll watch tomorrow's game with eagerness

 

[tiger_khan]

As a long time odi fan growing up watching cricket from the 90s.

250 for an odi, was competitive score back then and chasing 280 was a very daunting task.

Think back to the 2011 world cup semi final were India successfully defended 260 and the 2019 cricket world cup final were 241 tied matched was a classic odi game full of tension, drama.

2023 world semi final Aus Vs SA, SA nearly defended 213.

2011 world cup QF, NZ successfully defended 220 against SA.

Tactics, strategy, middle overs. Tinker, tanker. Both teams can think, plan.

I just think 20 20 is whack bang cricket.

I don't know how to enjoy 20 20 cricket as so much international teams place emphasis on this.

you enjoy this version of cricket by not taking it seriously

unfortunately there's a lot of money attached to this version of cricket because it is designed for not the sport itself but for the viewers

the same thing goes with how to play T20 cricket? You have to take it lightly

I can see it from personal experience that the T20 version of cricket is not even a sport. you don't feel physically exerted after the game

actually if you are used to playing the longer version of the game, it's almost the same as if a friend of yours promised to take you for a steak dinner and asked you to leave after the appetizer salad. this is how you feel after a T20 game if you have an appetite for cricket

there's a reason that T20 cricket was invented in Pakistan for the month of Ramazan. It requires less physical exertion.

 

[sweep_shot]

you enjoy this version of cricket by not taking it seriously

unfortunately there's a lot of money attached to this version of cricket because it is designed for not the sport itself but for the viewers

the same thing goes with how to play T20 cricket? You have to take it lightly

I can see it from personal experience that the T20 version of cricket is not even a sport. you don't feel physically exerted after the game

actually if you are used to playing the longer version of the game, it's almost the same as if a friend of yours promised to take you for a steak dinner and asked you to leave after the appetizer salad. this is how you feel after a T20 game if you have an appetite for cricket

there's a reason that T20 cricket was invented in Pakistan for the month of Ramazan. It requires less physical exertion.

T20 cricket is essentially extended gully cricket.

I used to play 40-over cricket myself (used to play in Toronto league) and I find T20 too short even as a player. I prefer to watch more overs and play more overs.

Sadly, T20 virus has infected the cricket world and I think it is too late to reverse the damage. Too much money in T20.

I just hope Test will not go extinct due to T20. I also hope T10, The Hundred etc. will not take over international cricket.

 

[Dulex9]

T20 too short.

Bowlers only bowl 4 overs if I'm correct.

At least in 50 overs, you can tinker, tanker. For a spinner set up a slip, short leg and strategies your bowling for a few overs. Try to make a game plan.

Bowl more overs to try to take a wicket or two.

Bowlers can bowl 10 overs.

 

[tiger_khan]

T20 cricket is essentially extended gully cricket.

I used to play 40-over cricket myself (used to play in Toronto league) and I find T20 too short even as a player. I prefer to watch more overs and play more overs.

Sadly, T20 virus has infected the cricket world and I think it is too late to reverse the damage. Too much money in T20.

I just hope Test will not go extinct due to T20. I also hope T10, The Hundred etc. will not take over international cricket.

it's more similar to tapeball cricket in grounds.

 

[pratiktc]

T20 too short.

Bowlers only bowl 4 overs if I'm correct.

At least in 50 overs, you can tinker, tanker. For a spinner set up a slip, short leg and strategies your bowling for a few overs. Try to make a game plan.

Bowl more overs to try to take a wicket or two.

Bowlers can bowl 10 overs.

Allow me to introduce you to the Hundred

 

[Mas-LFC]

I love international T20. Don’t like franchise leagues much anymore, in-fact I hardly watch any leagues much!

 

[Obaidd]

As a long time odi fan growing up watching cricket from the 90s.

250 for an odi, was competitive score back then and chasing 280 was a very daunting task.

Think back to the 2011 world cup semi final were India successfully defended 260 and the 2019 cricket world cup final were 241 tied matched was a classic odi game full of tension, drama.

2023 world semi final Aus Vs SA, SA nearly defended 213.

2011 world cup QF, NZ successfully defended 220 against SA.

Tactics, strategy, middle overs. Tinker, tanker. Both teams can think, plan.

I just think 20 20 is whack bang cricket.

I don't know how to enjoy 20 20 cricket as so much international teams place emphasis on this.

It’s not fun, you won’t be able to enjoy it.
-a lot of hit me bowling
-edges flying
-high scores
-toss generally very important
-can be played at shorter grounds

 

[Dulex9]

Interesting, low scoring T20 game today.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Interesting, low scoring T20 game today.

did you enjoy it? I always find tense low scoring LOIS more enjoyable than high scoring matches.

 

[sweep_shot]

did you enjoy it? I always find tense low scoring LOIS more enjoyable than high scoring matches.

Me too.

I prefer 150-160 games.

 

[jnaveen1980]

So far almost all the matches are mhe matches in the Asia cup.

 

[sweep_shot]

Bangladesh has never been good in any format to win a major trophy so it doesn’t apply to Bangladeshis.

Not sure how this comment is related to what I posted. Haha!

Let me write it again.

Whether Bangladesh is good or not (in any format) has no relevance to my love for cricket. I am not a blind nationalist like the Indians.

 

[sweep_shot]

It’s not fun, you won’t be able to enjoy it.
-a lot of hit me bowling
-edges flying
-high scores
-toss generally very important
-can be played at shorter grounds

T20 is garbage. But, it is here to stay sadly.

England made two mistakes - 1) allowed Indians to hijack cricket, and 2) introduced T20.

World cricket is paying the price for these two mistakes.

 

[Hitman]

Just like how we 80's kids enjoyed cartoon shows when we were kids.

 

[Hitman]

T20 is garbage. But, it is here to stay sadly.

England made two mistakes - 1) allowed Indians to hijack cricket, and 2) introduced T20.

World cricket is paying the price for these two mistakes.

Is that why world cricket craves for India to tour them?

 

[Obaidd]

I have tried, just not possible.

Looking to skip t20 completely going forward. Tests and multinational odi tourneys only

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

You have to go in with the same mindset you’d bring to watching two hogs wrestling in the mud --- accept that it’s filthy, cheap spectacle and any attempt to find meaning in it will only leave you dirtier than the pigs.

 

[charlie007]

Here’s how I have seen it go as a cricket fan, and as an Indian cricket fan:

3-4-5-6 Test series - loved it

3-4-5 Test series with 3 ODIs sprinkled in between - loved it

3 (or 4 at best) Test series with 5 ODIs - somewhat loved it, wished for more Tests against SENAW countries (still played 5 Tests against Pakistan)

Saw a couple of T20s - my heart didn’t like it much due to butchering of technique even by normally technically correct players, but my mind then reconciled with the fact that this format can get more eyeballs. India (both BCCI and fans) didn’t truly accept T20 cricket.

Saw India win the first T20 World Cup in 2007. Yuvraj’s 6 sixes got the whole of India to pay attention. The biggest reason T20 grew was because India won the World Cup and a billion people suddenly started watching it. If India had lost in earlier rounds, most likely it wouldn’t have become this popular then, perhaps later when India did well. Then ICL happened without BCCI’s blessings, got banned, and IPL was launched that changed the cricketing landscape in India and the world. Players started seeing more money in a month and a half’s play than many international years combined.

Now because of the T20 format, the gap between very good, good, and average teams has narrowed down quite a lot. On one side it has made the game more competitive, but on the flip side, I don’t like seeing inferior teams beat much better teams more by luck than sustained performances. But it is exciting nevertheless.

I still love watching Test cricket between any two major Test playing nations (when it is a bit competitive) and ODIs, but I have reconciled with T20s. I fleetingly watch IPL when I have nothing better to do, but have started liking T20 Internationals more. I have started appreciating the unique batting skillset required to succeed in T20 and all the innovations, although I don’t like the defensive bowling there.

As a cricket fan I have realized that this is here to stay, we may even see a T10 being introduced internationally in a few years because it will cater to the US and other new markets. Given I NEED to watch cricket - the fan in me can’t live without it - I will watch all forms, with a much higher preference for International Cricket. I would rather watch T20 cricket than no cricket.

Apologies for my rant, but nobody can tell you how to like T20. You either do, or you don’t, or you just watch it because it’s still cricket!

 

[moghul]

I started to watch cricket in 1997. So, I grew up with ODI and Test.

If you ask me, I prefer ODI and Test the most.

I do not like T20 much. But, I recognize T20 is likely to be the future and it is here to stay. So, I watch it and try to enjoy it.

I am wathcing cricke from much earlier and also like ODIs and tests and don't like T20. I'm glad ODI is making a slow come back and T20's interest will go down slowly , thats my prediction and hope.

 

[sweep_shot]

I am wathcing cricke from much earlier and also like ODIs and tests and don't like T20. I'm glad ODI is making a slow come back and T20's interest will go down slowly , thats my prediction and hope.

I wish I could watch 1950's-1980's cricket live. Those were the golden years.

I was born in 1990. So, I couldn't watch 1980's cricket. Anyway, managed to enjoy late-1990's cricket. Alhamdulillah.

Modern day cricket has no soul. It feels robotic. 1990's cricket was full of life. Even 2000-2007 period was pretty good.

 

[BouncerGuy]

T20 cricket is enjoyable. It finishes quickly, also. Intense games, but too much of anything is dangerous, and it also makes it boring... Simple thing...

watch quality games. Not every galli mohalla league when 40 year old Babay are playing...