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Crickets future...not a bright one if you ask me

I remember whence i was a kid when someone said cricket men in whites and funny mustaches was all that my mind could conjure up. Cricket used to be 5 day affair and players often had something else to earn their livelihood and played cricket when they got the time. That was when the Dennis Lillies, and Gary Sobers and the Gavaskars of the world played cricket.
In contrast today's cricket is merely like a trailer to the main movie. Colourful garb, painted faces and 20-20? Whats next? Tennis ball cricket played with a stump? On the upside viewership has increased manifold, and cricket can make you one of the worlds richest people, playing cricket or otherwise.
In todays world the Dravids and the Bravos of the world are looked like they accidently took the wrong stop whilst time travelling. Nobody wears the baggy green caps anymore, no one has the Einstein hairdo and funny mustaches anymore. Ah the spirit of cricket has been crushed.
What was wrong with Test cricket I wonder, it took too long they said, and made it shorter, one day affair. And then some genius had this spark that maybe we could shorten it and it would be better, bless the sod. The last time I heard they were going to introduce pink cricket balls and have funny bats which could be used from both sides.
They dont make bowlers anymore, simply blokes who are too clumsy to bat are made to run like hell and throw the ball at the blokes who can hold the bat upright. Spinners can play mind games better than your shrink but can hardly make it turn! And the batsmen who can play a forward defensive stroke or two is usually left with the drinks and towels for those who can belt 'em. Its hardly cricket anymore, maybe they can suggest a new name for the game, I would be happier then. You can label me a pessimist or a traditionalist however you cant call a goldfish a shark and justify it by saying its the new thing. Bring it back I say.. Bring the real cricket back..

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  1. UnknownNovember 21, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    yo ... thats something really true guys... for god sake these new generation cricketers seems dont stop digesting gandhiji notes... please bring back the true incredible players but in a gud way ha...
    thanks for the article really a thinkable.... chao...

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  2. Mulling Over My ThoughtsNovember 23, 2009 at 6:09 AM

    I dont know anyone that prefers 20-20 to test cricket...I must be surrounded by cricket afficiandos...or maybe someone got their market research wrong! I reckon the former is the more likely possibility eh?

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  3. CarburettedbrainNovember 23, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    U don't really have to be a purist to know the chalk from cheese here, I am going to stick me neck out and say that this 20-20 shit is just a temporary thing, hope I am right..

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