Bangladesh’s celebration of victory and ouster of Team India did spark the whole media but one man failed to get due credit which he was supposed to get and whose Midas touch has made Bangladesh a Giant killer , Dav Whatmore. He has been with team for last four years and the results are clearly shown.
Dav Whatmore brought Bangladesh from a test ranked minnow to one that beat some top teams in recent times and is finally termed as giant killer in the World cup, though Bangladesh’s players have immense potential but the credit for the recent victory goes directly to the Coach Dav Whatmore. From the team which was not able to beat even Canada to the team which gives scares top team, it is Whatmore who is responsible
It is not just the wins but the way Bangladesh is winning has made even biggest of cricket pundit to think about this team. In the win against India, Rahul Dravid’s team looked nowhere to match against the likes of Bangladeshis. Whereas as Whatmore had always stated that Bangladesh is ready to give some shocks or even tremors to cricketing world and they did it

Whatmore always knew that Bangladesh has immense potential in them and it just needed time to show up in international arena. But the people thought that he was just trying to show is profile as low outfit coach. But Bangladesh’s win against India and South Africa and a win against Australia in a one day clearly show that it was not a fluke and they are capable of turning things upside down.

Whatmore always focused on young talents since he knew Bangladesh’s domestic cricket was not able to produce high class performers and young players proved that his confidence in them was not young , The U-19 Bangladesh Cricket team is one of the top ranking teams among its age groups , so you can clearly understand how focused they are towards there cricket.

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The green astro-turf destroyed Indian Hockey, Indian hockey players who were legends on green grass seemed out of place on fine astro turfs, Now the game seem to be dominated by the fast, powerful and burly teams like South Africa, Argentina and other who started there hockey from astro-turfs.

The same thing is going to happen to Indian and Pakistan’s Cricket. The heavily pushed 20-20 Format by ICC will not raise its head in Indian - sub continent and might even damage the whole cricket scenario of this region. A child in any sub-urban Indian city dreams of playing test cricket in India and I think it will take ages for the grass root level of cricket in India to play fast cricket as 20-20 requires. In a country where a ground like Eden Garden capable of handling 1, 00,000 spectators gets jam packed for 5 days test match between India and Australia, 20-20 cricket is of no use, since it was only invented to make the game popular in countries like UK and other European countries where people don’t have time to watch a full day’s cricket.

20-20 is a game of power hitters like Shahid Afridi and Shewag , its not for likes of Tendulkar or Dravid , who play slow and steady. Even this type of cricket don’t need you to be full knowledge of cricketing shot, someone with power of hitting the ball out of ground will be a instant hero , but the fan of Indian sub-continent who is addicted to see the stylish game of Gavasker to Tendulkar wont like the pajama version of game.

ICC’s dream of promoting cricket with 20-20 might increase revenue for ICC but if 20-20 takes over one day or even test , then you wont see any other Shane Warne or a Murlitharan , because 20-20 has no respect for bowlers and even batsman with class wont find any place in this version of cricket.

20-20 is a modern version of cricket which might get place in fast paced countries but in places like Indian and Pakistan it might not find that good place. But one thing that might help the game by introduction of 20-20 is that bookies, match-fixers will be out of place since they cannot predict the game. Anything can happen in 20-20, on a good day, even Bermuda might beat India.

20-20 is a new beginning; there much hype about it but i fore-see more mayhem coming with it. In the long run it’s going to reduce the fun out of game. In the name of entertainment it’s going to change the face of a cricket team.

Cricket could be a part of 2010 Asian Games to be hosted in Guangzhou, China, if the Asian Cricket Council gave its consent, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Tuesday.

OCA General Secretary Randhir Singh, also the Secretary of Indian Olympic Association, said China, although not a cricketing country, was keen to have the sport among the disciplines when it holds the quadrennial event.

“Following China’s nod, we sent a proposal to the ACC but they are yet to get back to us with the details about the format and other things,” Singh said.

“They have not got back to us so far. They have to decide if cricket will be a part of the Games in 2010 and get back to us. As far as we are concerned we are ready,” he said.

Cricket has been part of the multi-disciplinary Games only once so far, in 1998 at Kuala Lumpur. It received a lukewarm response at that time and since then did not make it to any of three editions held thereafter.

But the success of Twenty-20 cricket in England and its potential in other regions could very well change the scenario.