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Old 03-26-2010, 04:54 AM   #26
PyramidsofMars
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Test cricket is probably my favorite sport. Once you get all the subtleties and nuances it's hard to find anything that's more fascinating. And it really is amazing how the players can pull it off.

Twenty20 and the IPL are complete and utter garbage. Sure, there's skill involved, but it's essentially like watching batting practise. There's very little strategy involved, very little thought. It's lowest common denominator trash.

How do we sell cricket to stupid people (which isn't to say that all people who enjoy Twenty20 are stupid)? I know! Let's have only 20 overs so the whole thing is batsmen trying to hit boundaries and nothing more. I dunno, but I watched one IPL match this season, and the number of sixes just got freakin' boring. Oh, look, another one. Fascinating stuff.

I get the appeal. I do. I just think it loses everything that makes cricket unique and special.

I pretty much watch almost any test series that's on. The complexity and elegance of test cricket is unrivaled by any sport, I think. And when the 'exciting' stuff happens, it's all the better for it because you really watched the buildup, the thought and care that went into picking that moment. I mean, to me, attack is much more interesting than batting in cricket, and Twenty20 just loses that dimension entirely. Watching a good team's bowlers and their strategy in test cricket is breathtaking.

Last edited by PyramidsofMars; 03-26-2010 at 05:00 AM.
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