The Twenty/20 revival of cricket

Some cricket purists lament Twenty20 cricket, I love test match cricket but I reckon T20 has a huge future. Test cricket is the ultimate test of bat and ball, a team has to build a total and bowl the opposition team out twice, the five allotted days of a test match requires patience and skill.

Domestic T20 has huge potential, sure international players are brought in to add big player appeal, they also bring expertise that fringe players in the team are exposed to. This brings opportunity, possibly some fringe players who had lacked opportunity are given the chance to play in front of the big crowds that the big bash league provides. 

The MCG recently hosted 80,000 in front of a Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades inter-city rivalry, the women played first game early in the day that provided us viewers with a last over victory. At the beginning of their innings, the stands were close to empty, that changed as the game progressed. By the time Renegades came to bat, the crowd had swelled to nearly 15,000 in anticipation of the men's game later in the evening. This was a great double header that provides exposure to not only the women's BBL teams, the men's team benefits by the franchise system.