Twenty 20 Cricket Re: # 17 It really depends how look at cricket. For example, the number of hours that go towards cricket are more than any sport. On the other hand, football is followed by the most people in the world.

In the cricke playing culture, it does not take long for the kids to pick the sport up. However, in non-cricket-playing culture, it can take many years for a kid or any one to learn the game.

There is a real chance for cricket to grow in China, Japan, and USA through the twenty20.

Twenty 20 Cricket I would like to initiate a discussion here: how would ICC manage if 10 more nations started to play cricket - I mean good cricket? Isn't it tough for the development of cricket when ICC and its core 'constituencies' make it so hard for the new entrants to come into their circle?

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Thank you for putting the reference for me Qaiser. That is indeed helpful.

Twenty 20 Cricket Qaiser, can you please provide me with the source reference of the first game of cricket between America and Canada elevens, and about the number of cricket clubs in Philadelphia? I'll much appreciate this.

Twenty 20 Cricket Excellent stuff!!!

I agree that cricket is traditionally played stricitly by certain nationalities, where British colonies existed. On the other hand, no one even knows about the game from the rest of the world!

I think that twenty-20, on one hand has opened the doors for many unemployed and frustrated cricketers, and on the other hand dragging exisiting professional players unnecessarily, and I take your point that the marketing focus of the game should be on the non-cricket playing nations.