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April 10, 2010Posted on 04/10/2010 in Twenty20
Greatness in a lightweight format?
Peter Roebuck asks in the Hindu whether Twenty20 players can achieve greatness, though the stage is smaller.
Cricket has been as good as any other sport at enticing greatness from the recesses of the mind. Now, though, greatness faces an unprecedented challenge. It needs to cut its teeth in a format that does not require its existence.
Youngsters can become stars, millionaires and celebrities without so much as trying to make greatness's acquaintance. But a game dies without greatness.
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