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    ‘Football mentality’ at Twenty20?

    By Will 3 months ago Leave a comment on this post

    While the rain spat over Edgbaston yesterday, I armed myself with a dictaphone and set upon the unsuspecting crowd. Most were more than happy to share their thoughts, two of whom were teachers (bunking off school. No, they were!).

    I was chatting to them about the influence of Twenty20, and it was fascinating to hear them talk about what they termed a “football mentality” which fuels their fear over cricket’s latest format. Having not been to as many Twenty20 as the rest of you, I’d be interested to hear your thoughts. Have a read, and offer your opinion below.

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  • Gaurav wrote:
    June 20th, 2008 at 5.33 pm

    I feel that Twenty20 cricket, like football, can be best enjoyed in the stadium atmosphere of cock-a-hoop, beer-swilling abandon, while a fuller appreciation of the nuances and skills on display in test cricket is often more feasible on-screen.

    I live in Delhi and over the last one year, I’ve been to the Kotla twice. The first was in November to watch the first and fourth days of the test match against Pakistan and the second was the Delhi vs Chennai IPL match. Even though the test was a fairly close-run affair with an Indian win at the end, there was still no matching the crowd that thronged the stadium for the IPL match. Part of the reason was undoubtedly the media-hype over the IPL, but the crowd did seem to be genuinely enjoying themselves, and thus very willing to shell out almost twice the sum of a test ticket for three hours of Twenty20.

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