The 2011 version of the Cricket World Cup has got on to the highway in earnest with the ICC deciding that the matches will be confined to Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. Pakistan which was the fourth host was dropped by the world body owning to security concerns
Being an avid purist I was hardly drawn towards the “all that shines” in the T20 form of cricket nor have I been convinced so until this present moment. But sadly even cricket is an ever changing form of entertainment and a kind of a machine that produces gold coins for those who seek if through this form of the game.During the last century along the road, even Test cricket gradually changed it format. There was an era when Test cricket was played to an end irrespective of how many days it consumed