Is T20 Cricket killing Real Cricketing Skills?

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Dinesh said:   10 years ago
I think yes, b'coz Test and One-day cricket games require patience. No more skills are shown in T20 cricket other than shots. In every game, technique is required. But T20 creates more excitement than others.
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Manu said:   9 years ago
Hi friends.

T20 cricket too so many players are coming from another country. For T20 cricket the new cricketers are introduced and talented cricketers are coming to this, and this player do hardworking for world cup.
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Chandan said:   9 years ago
Yes,

T20 cricket is an entertainment game. So we enjoy the game in short format of cricket with less time. But, it kills the technical skills in real cricket like test match.

T20 cricket really skills the patience of the wickets in cricket.
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Nagesh kalgond said:   2 years ago
The impact of T20 cricket on traditional cricketing skills is a topic of debate among cricket enthusiasts. Here's a breakdown:

1. Batting Skills: T20 cricket emphasizes aggressive and innovative batting techniques, such as power-hitting and improvised shots. While this can enhance a player's ability to score quickly, it might also lead to a decline in the development of classical batting skills like patience, shot selection, and building an inning.

2. Bowling Skills: In T20 cricket, bowlers often focus on variations and mastering death bowling to contain runs. This may reduce their emphasis on developing traditional skills like swing, seam movement, and spin variations. Fast bowlers, in particular, may prioritize pace over swing or accuracy.

3. Fielding Skills: T20 cricket has elevated fielding standards with an emphasis on athleticism and agility. Players are expected to be agile, quick, and adept at boundary fielding. While this enhances overall fielding standards, it may overshadow the importance of traditional skills like slip-catching and close-in fielding.

4. Mental Toughness: T20 cricket's fast-paced nature demands quick decision-making and adaptability. However, it may not necessarily cultivate the same level of mental toughness required for longer formats where patience and concentration are crucial.

5. Overall Impact: While T20 cricket has undoubtedly transformed the game with its entertainment value and global appeal, concerns persist about its potential to overshadow traditional formats. However, many argue that T20 cricket's innovations can complement rather than undermine traditional skills, as evidenced by players who excel across all formats.

In essence, while T20 cricket may alter the emphasis on certain skills, it's a part of cricket's evolution rather than a wholesale detriment to traditional cricketing abilities. Adaptability and balance between formats are key for players and cricket as a whole to thrive.
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Sandeep goud said:   2 years ago
T20 cricket has altered the dynamics of the game, emphasizing power-hitting and aggressive bowling. However, it also requires different skill sets, like improvisation and adaptability.

So, while it may be changing the traditional aspects of the game, it's not necessarily killing skill but rather evolving it.
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Karun said:   1 decade ago
Actually T20 don't kill the skills of cricketers, It provides them some additional skills such as maintaining the run rate, not choking under pressure and to hit sixes and fours in every ball you must have skill.
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Jitendra Kumar said:   1 decade ago
As per my point of view, the T20 is the best platform to promote not only the cricket at the intentional standards but only it gives at least a change to hidden players to shows their capability in the span of time.

It is also bless for those players who are waiting for a long to get at-least a change to play and show their talent at the national as well as international standards. You can ask for them what is the actual meaning of this change.

If we will take a game as for opportunity for all mankind to show some talent, so No game kills real talent of someone else. Which will be adopted as ocean of opportunities.

No game big or small, our mind set make it lots of issues for that. The game required discipline, team spirit etc. If it would be their it will be emerge as the best game ever.

For example:- KABADI. Now days, which is promoting the players.
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Manoj said:   1 decade ago
In my point of view, the scheme of BCCI organizing IPL game is really degrading the real cricketing skill but here is a opportunity for a player that he can show that how fast he can play. In IPL game every player have to face very few balls, In this condition they can show their honour and stormy batting.

But it also have some adverse effect on cricketer and other national game. Because of increasing popularity of cricket the stardom of many other game has lowered.
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Varun Kumar Mishra said:   1 decade ago
I don't think that T20 is ruining cricket. You can yourself see that this format has given the batsman a huge level of confidence to chase down big totals. You since the inception of this format a lot many teams have chased down totals in excess of 300 very easily which was not so earlier. Earlier 300 was considered a winning total but today the scenario has changed. It has provided the crowd a lot of entertainment.

But as said every coin has two sides. This format for sure has effected the popularity of the other formats especially test cricket due to the availability of quick result in the latter format. As we all know every thing with an advantage has some disadvantage!
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Ramen said:   1 decade ago
Yes T20 cricket killing real cricketing skills. Many players play the shots just to hit the ball out of the boundary line, they are not focusing on the ball how to face the ball. Many players are not improving their skills in domestic cricket by playing T20 format games.

They are earning money by playing IPL and some T20 games. They should play T20 games at the same time they have to play domestic cricket. They have to confirm their berth in national team as test/ODI player since test cricket is oldest game.
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