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Chappell believes Twenty20 league is the way of the future | Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell has said that Cricket Australia (CA)'s plans to revamp domestic Twenty20 league is the way of the future. Chappell
also said that the plans to unveil a lucrative new Twenty20 league featuring cities
rather than states in 2011 will help develop more cricketers to elite status.
"There's no doubt that 20-over cricket is going to be a big part of the future
of the game," AAP quoted Chappell, who is currently head coach at Australia 's
centre of excellence, as saying. "The idea of expanding the competition is good,
it fits in well with the development of young cricketers, it means some more young
cricketers will get exposure at the domestic level," he added. According to the
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia is pressing ahead with plans for a competition
that will feature eight cities, six of them from the states that contest the Sheffield
Shield and domestic 50-over tournaments. CA's board of directors endorsed the
concept at a meeting on Friday, and CEO James Sutherland would brief state
associations
on major changes to the Twenty20 Big Bash, which it hopes will boost attendances
and television audiences for state cricket. Chappell further said that Twenty20
format can be experimented with, however the cricket board should not alter the
Sheffield Shield, as it plays a crucial role in moulding Test players. "Four-day
cricket is a very important part of our development process and even for developing
players to play short-form cricket," Chappell said. "There's an element of the
longer form of processes, of decision making, stamina, resilience - all those
things that are an important part of the make-up of a player, whatever format
he's going to play," he added. |
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