| As soon as the IPL juggernaut reaches its summit by | | | | It had become a prestige issue for Pakistan that it |
| the end of April 2010, the players of different teams | | | | could not organize an international sporting event, as |
| who are playing in the IPL would be raring to meet | | | | it wanted to use it to demonstrate to the World that |
| once again but now in a different avatar - ICC World | | | | it had indeed arrived. But the militants did not want it |
| Twenty20. It would be as representative of their | | | | to have it that way. The day light attack on the Sri |
| national teams and the valuable experience that IPL | | | | Lankan players during a course of the test match |
| would provide would come in good stead for the | | | | was 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 there | | | | chapter 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 on | | | | postponed as holding the second chapter of the |
| this count? Well, on the face of it may appear like | | | | tournament in itself had become questionable but for |
| that but scratch beneath the surface and the truth | | | | the 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 World | | | | Besides, there was no sense in having the another |
| Cup in its genesis was envisaged as a tournament | | | | tournament within six months in West Indies, |
| where the teams would play against each other | | | | therefore it was christened as World T20 after being |
| every two years, but between the first and second | | | | rescheduled and rechristened by the same name, and |
| World Cup the periodicity could not be maintained. It | | | | in the bargain ICC also got another tournament. |
| so happened, that Pakistan got mired in terrorist | | | | Fitting tribute was that Pakistan won it and could |
| attacks and the second chapter of the tournament | | | | restore some of their cricketing pride in the eyes of |
| that was supposed to be conducted in Pakistan was | | | | the cricketing fans as also in the eyes of the |
| postponed to a later date. | | | | cricketing fraternity around the world. |