| There's a new form of cricket that has been causing | | | | shorter than other variants. It was intended that |
| quite a storm in England and that is about to hit the | | | | matches could be played in the evenings, meaning |
| headlines around the world - welcome to the game | | | | that spectators could see the matches after a day |
| of Twenty 20! | | | | at work. |
| When Twenty 20 cricket was first introduced in | | | | Various additional entertainment was added in an |
| England it seemed to bring a lot of controversy with | | | | attempt to make every cricket match family friendly. |
| it. Cricket is, by its nature, a game of tradition. Many | | | | Twenty 20 received mixed reactions - some players |
| of the laws of the game have been in use for many | | | | loved the fact that they were now playing in front |
| years - this is a sport that often does not welcome | | | | of larger crowds. Administrators saw healthy |
| change easily. | | | | attendance figures, ensuring a greater income. |
| So, when the new version of the game was | | | | Some international cricketers and experienced |
| introduced, threatening to revolutionise the sport, | | | | professionals were less convinced. They wondered |
| many traditional cricket fans were less than | | | | whether yet more matches could be fitted into the |
| impressed. | | | | busy international schedule. |
| Twenty 20 arrived as a response to dwindling | | | | This year sees the introduction of the first ever |
| attendance figures at domestic cricket matches in | | | | Twenty 20 World Cup, with 12 nations taking part. It |
| England. The administrators decided that something | | | | promised to herald the latest chapter in the long |
| new was required to revitalise the sport. | | | | history of cricket. |
| The new version of the game was to be much | | | | |