Roebuck sees the future, and he likes it

Wed, Jun 17, '09

 

Always insightful, Peter Roebuck chimes in with a lovely piece on where 20/20 cricket is taking cricket. He sees the newest and shortest format reaching hitherto disinterested audiences around the world and stimulating growth in what was becoming a stagnant period in cricket's history. Among several gems in this fine read is "Holland is even stronger now than in 1989 when an England A team playing under some forgotten clown contrived to lose to them".