Indian Zonal 20-20
Posted by kesavan on April 3rd, 2007
India’s first steps into this new territory start today. I know for sure that the South Zone and East Zone tourneys kick off in Vizag and Kolkata respectively. So, I guess all the other zonal 20-20’s will also start on the same day.
Thanks to India’s loss, most of the Indian team personnel should be playing in it. Ideally the team for the World Cup in South Africa in September should be chosen based only on the performances at these tournaments and not based on records as 20-20 is quite a different ball game from ODIs. Dravid and Laxman aren’t playing. Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik, Sreesanth and Dhoni are.
News about this tournament has been scarce to find as our media living up to form has concentrated more on the meeting on the 6th to decide the future of our coach, captain and maybe even some of the senior members of the team. More lines on Dravid’s trip to Kovalam than this. Contrary to some foolish hopes that I had, India’s loss hasn’t changed things on the ground too much afterall.
Even Neo Sports disappoints. There is no live telecast.
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April 3rd, 2007 at 9:42 am
I had no idea that there was a zonal 20-20 tournament scheduled. The timing says everything doesn’t it? Whats the point of having a domestic tournament when the first team doesn’t take part. And why are people like Sachin and Saurav exempt from playing the bloody tournament?
like everything else associated with Indian cricket the BCCI is a fucking joke.
April 3rd, 2007 at 8:38 pm
@P
Domestic cricket doesn’t make money, hence the step-motherly attitude.
Hope Subash Chandra’s new plan works successfully, would be better if its with BCCI opposing it.