Is T20 Cricket killing Real Cricketing Skills?

So the answer is purely based on my point of view on this topic.

Cricket is nothing but a pure gentlemen's game and also requires class and technique to succeed. If you want to know what cricket is, just be patient for a while and watch test cricket. The reason I am saying to watch test cricket is the real cricket is in test cricket as to play test format, the players need to have patience, stamina, skill, class, and pressure handling. And many more. Test cricket can be boring for many but the real taste of cricket is in test cricket. T20 matches indeed kill the class of cricket as it last much less compared to test and t20 matches roughly take 3 to 4 hours hitting is the main motive in t20 cricket whereas in test cricket, the class and the technique are showcased and its an eye-feast to watch the batsmen play pure cricketing shots like cover drive, straight drive, square cut. Etc and in t20 matches we often see sixes but they can be hit by anyone with strength cricketing shots are tough to apply like Sachin Tendulkar who's known for his classic straight drive which looks amazingly smooth and I think t20 cricket is getting more craze for its short innings and less time taken.

In my view, T20 cricket has been beneficial to the growth of test cricket. Take the example of two test matches, Eng vs Aus 2019, Headingly, and Aus vs IND 2021, Brisbane. In the former Eng were on the verge of losing the match but it was Ben Stoke's innovative shots which at the end sealed the match for England which was otherwise considered a lost cause by even the English commentators.

In the second case, India was in the midst of injuries, it lacked its most important players like Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and the list goes on. But look what the youngsters who hailed from the IPL did. Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur not only played a blinder in the 1st innings to keep India alive in the game, but it was also the fearless batting of Rishab Pant which made India breach the so-called fortress of Australian cricket, the Gabba. Not only did India win the match at a ground on which Aussies hadn't lost a test in 32 years, but they also won the hearts and minds of cricket fans all around the world. This match was regarded as a savior of test cricket, which incidentally involved players who were called "T-20 specialists".

In my point of view, T20 is certainly killing the spirit of the real game of cricket. People have no time to watch the test cricket which is a real display of class skill and temperament. Modern crickets are struggling to score in test matches. We have a good batsman is Dhoni in ODI and T20 but he retired in tests. Do you think he is not physically fit to play test cricket? Certainly not his inability to play in test cricket which is a real test of one's skill. Another scenario is Malinga a lethal bowler in the shorter format of the game. But retired in test cricket. Similar reasons. Only class bowlers like Murali, Warne, Kumble could show to the world they are real bosses. For the ones who say test cricket is all about boring. Then I would say they haven't watched the ashes clash, David's defences, masters blistering tons and sehwag's odi like test innings. Only world class players can bat/ball through all formats of the game. T20 might be nail biting but test cricket is class display. If you are a true cricket fan. You would love to see the cover drive of Sanga, a straight drive of Sachin, late cut of Mahela, solid defence of Dravid, and so on.

Is T20 cricket killing real cricketing skills? Well, that's a topic of much debate. Some say T20 cricket is killing the actual spirit of cricket, as it's more of a money game. The T20 format has led to players focusing more on T20 and retiring from Test matches and ODIs, which could result in the loss of talented players from the Test matches and ODIs. Additionally, T20 cricket is a batsman-oriented format, which could ruin the skills of bowlers.

On the other hand, T20 cricket has made the game more adventurous and exciting, and it has allowed many players to showcase their talent. It has also attracted a younger demographic and has become a melting pot of international talent. The format's success has led to its adoption in international tournaments, including the T20 World Cup, further cementing its place in the cricketing world.

So, is T20 cricket killing real cricketing skills? It's a matter of perspective, but it's clear that T20 cricket has transformed the game and will continue to play a significant role in the future of cricket.

This question itself is not correct. Because the one who watches the game of cricket will surely know that it's not killing the real cricketing skills. While analayzing the question, we should interpret the term REAL. What actually is REAL cricketing skills. Are there are some skills which is considered as real and some other is unreal. There is no such differentiation. Every skill is real in its purest form. T20 s has contributed a large extend for the invention of new skills like dilscope, switch hit. These are unconventional way of scoring runs but they can be considered as a skill. When batsman tries to score runs they take different Methods which not only makes the crowd entertained but also makes the batsman to do something out of the he box. In earlier days test cricket is considered as the most difficult form of cricket. But now it's T20. The one who can adapt to the situations rapidly can survive. So as a conclusion note T20 are not killing the real cricketing skills it actually invokes the real talent in the players.

To an certain extent T20 is having a great impact on test cricket. 5 years back you cannot see every test match finishing in 3 days or 4 days. Nowadays people like only entertainment. Players nowadays looks to score runs of every ball in test cricket. Yes you cannot stop players like Sehwags, Warners, Gilchrists, Gayles as they are playing their natural game. In olden days test cricket is all about technique and perseverance. But nowadays India is considering Rohit over Pujara. On technique based Pujara is far better than Rohit.

Yes I agree Rohit can be destructive once he is set. But on a long term basis pujara should be considered over rohit. ICC is taking steps to make test cricket more interesting by conducting day-night matches but it is sad that we are not going to see the elegance and patience of Dravid, Laras, Kallis who can save a test match on their own. Because saving a test match is sometimes a greater achievement than winning a match.

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This format is meant for a twist in cricket. Many international series contain 1, 2 or 3 T20 matches along with test series and/or ODI series. They are like an opportunity, for e.g, in the India-Australia series.

India couldn't pursue the ODI's. But Then they made a clean sweep against Australia in the T20s, which broke a 140-year-old record, that no team has clean sweeped Australia, against Australia, in Australia. So India ended up at no. 1 in T20's.

Moreover, because its a shorter format of cricket, people can go and watch the matches live at the stadium, while one can't watch a whole test match for 4 days continuous!

Last but not the least, T20 internationals and Domestic T20's like IPL, BBL etc. Have brought great attraction among youngsters and kids, while many adults and older people think that it's destroying Test Cricket, which is absolutely wrong!

So, I think that T20's and T20 Is are one of the best formats of the sport.

According to me, T20 cricket is not killing the cricketing skills, it is killing the real cricket. Talking about watching the cricket the fans aren't that much bored of watching long format cricket. In fact, recently I was watching The Ashes test between England and Australia, the stadium was full of the crowd cheering and chanting for their teams.
Long-format cricket is the purest form of cricket. We get to see the purest cricketing shots played by the batters as well as when the bowler bowls the new ball the batter feels like hell.
Now talking about T20 cricket, yes it gives chances to the younger players to showcase their skills.

The real cricketing skills can be improved by playing both the T20 and long-term format but the patience of the player is determined by playing the long format cricket.

At last, to see real cricketing skills long-term format should be there and should not be disappeared.

Maybe these thoughts are correct because the T20 format cricket can be hitting but we have to take a look at the odi or test cricket like playing the short like cover drive, square drive and play the proper cricketing short in these formats but in T20 format the players mostly go for hitting to post a good total and defend it easily, but the disadvantage is when we are playing the T20 format and go for hitting and losing the wicket easily to put the lowest score that's not the good thing in T20 format.

So we have to play the T20 format like ODI first we play quickly and steadily in the powerplay and we have to take the match slow and steadily in the slog overs and finally we lookout to play the death overs and the important thing is to note it in the T20 format is death overs we lose the wicket (many) in the death overs and still looking for the highest total. This is the modern cricket T20 format.

But according to me, t20 cricket effect the cricketing skills of an cricketer. Yes I agree that due to t20 format many new talented players get chances to prove their talent. But in the meantime, if you take risk than sometime it will pass and sometimes it fails. T20 cricket is also about risk. If you give a bat to a person who does not know how to play than also he can hit the ball to the midwicket area but it does not mean that he knows cricket vary well. He takes the risk and that's why he hits the ball. But in case of cricketing skills 4 and 6 is not everything, sometime a solid defense looks amazing. Test cricket is all about patience and brain, similarly odi is also the same. In those format you can't take risk every time so you should have that much talent to hold and score run depending upon the situation. There fore according to me T20 cricket effects cricketing skills of an cricketer.