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it's all about context.
just got home and watching SA v Vic and am captivated by it... why?? i'm either way about the 50 over game, but because i'm watching this because it means something to the players... they're playing in a competition to be the best domestic 50 over team in australia.
i'm not a big fan of T20 but i watched bits and pieces of the big bash and had some sort of interest in it... why?? because they were playing for something.
but playing meaningless international series, both ODI and T20I (and there are a lot of them), really devalues the games and anyone watching can feel when some players are just going through the motions, and because there is so much international cricket, a lot of the time the players really do feel like they are going through the motions.
if you cut down on the number of games, and made each game meaningful. playing for a title. it would give the games some context, and as a bonus i reckon it would increase revenue and cut down on expenditure.
just got home and watching SA v Vic and am captivated by it... why?? i'm either way about the 50 over game, but because i'm watching this because it means something to the players... they're playing in a competition to be the best domestic 50 over team in australia.
i'm not a big fan of T20 but i watched bits and pieces of the big bash and had some sort of interest in it... why?? because they were playing for something.
but playing meaningless international series, both ODI and T20I (and there are a lot of them), really devalues the games and anyone watching can feel when some players are just going through the motions, and because there is so much international cricket, a lot of the time the players really do feel like they are going through the motions.
if you cut down on the number of games, and made each game meaningful. playing for a title. it would give the games some context, and as a bonus i reckon it would increase revenue and cut down on expenditure.
