When 250 is no longer enough, T20 must ask what it wants to be
Kolkata, Oct. 11 -- There is a danger in treating every extraordinary run chase as a triumph for T20 cricket. Sometimes, the spectacle is so spectacular that it conceals a more uncomfortable question - what happens when the contest between bat and ball becomes so lopsided that even 249 runs offer no meaningful protection?
India discovered the answer in Ranchi. It was a remarkable exhibition of power and nerve from a West Indies side that has made a virtue of taking the game away from opponents in a handful of overs. It was also the latest warning that the conditions in which T20 cricket is being played are threatening to push the format towards an extreme.
Which is why it was unusual to see Gautam Gambhir speak out twice in the space of eig...
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