rkt.india Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 As the ongoing England-South Africa and Australia-Pakistan series have produced some exciting Test cricket, and the recent spate of limited-overs cricket matches have been rather dull and insipid, the ICC has called an emergency meeting to save Twenty20 cricket. "The ICC is totally committed to preserving all forms of the game. Twenty20 is currently under threat from Test cricket, and we need to find ways to save it," said ICC chief executive David Morgan. "While people keep harping on how Test cricket is the players' favourite format, it's equally true that Twenty20 is the administration's favourite format. You ask any cricket administrator in the world, he'll tell you that Twenty20 is the form of the game that he most loves to… er… administrate," he said, his chest bursting with pride, and his eyes welling up with melting dollar signs. Test cricket loyalists are looking on with amusement as the suggestions to save Twenty20 fly fast and furious. Among the ideas that have been put forth so far are: making Twenty20 pitches less batsman-friendly, switching to white clothing and red balls, and playing Twenty20 matches over three full days - clearly demonstrating the ICC's ability to emphasise the "tank" in "think tank". In other news, rumour has it that the 2011 Word Cup will probably have to be postponed, since Jonathan Trott is unlikely to be ready in time. The link is: http://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/442979.html
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