Icc World Twenty20 2010 - A New Revolution For Cricket Fans

As soon as the IPL juggernaut reaches its summit byIt had become a prestige issue for Pakistan that it
the end of April 2010, the players of different teamscould not organize an international sporting event, as
who are playing in the IPL would be raring to meetit wanted to use it to demonstrate to the World that
once again but now in a different avatar - ICC Worldit had indeed arrived. But the militants did not want it
Twenty20. It would be as representative of theirto have it that way. The day light attack on the Sri
national teams and the valuable experience that IPLLankan players during a course of the test match
would provide would come in good stead for thewas the flash point and ICC had to look for an
players who are playing in IPL.alternate venue. South Africa stepped in and second
Pakistani fans might feel short changed that therechapter of T20 could be held there after being
country could remain champions only for 10 months,postponed for quite a long time.
while India had the trophy for more the full term.It was no fault of ICC that the tournament got
So, is there a sinister conspiracy against Pakistan onpostponed as holding the second chapter of the
this count? Well, on the face of it may appear liketournament in itself had become questionable but for
that but scratch beneath the surface and the truththe timely intervention by South Africa who agreed
would come out in stark clarity.to hold the tournament.
Let's put the things in perspective. ICC T20 WorldBesides, there was no sense in having the another
Cup in its genesis was envisaged as a tournamenttournament within six months in West Indies,
where the teams would play against each othertherefore it was christened as World T20 after being
every two years, but between the first and secondrescheduled and rechristened by the same name, and
World Cup the periodicity could not be maintained. Itin the bargain ICC also got another tournament.
so happened, that Pakistan got mired in terroristFitting tribute was that Pakistan won it and could
attacks and the second chapter of the tournamentrestore some of their cricketing pride in the eyes of
that was supposed to be conducted in Pakistan wasthe cricketing fans as also in the eyes of the
postponed to a later date.cricketing fraternity around the world.