On a night when nobody knew what to expect, the Kiwi batter gave a glimpse of cricket’s future The year was 2008, and T20 cricket was in its nascent stage, with very limited exposure. However, despite the uncertain future of the format, former BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi took the risk and established the Indian Premier League (IPL) – a franchise-based T20 domestic tournament that combined sports and entertainment. On April 18, 2008, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the home ground of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), nobody knew what to expect. In fact, many had never played T20 cricket or were still in a learning phase. However, one man out of the 22 players from the two sides walked onto the pitch and gave a glimpse of cricket’s future. He not only showed how T20 should be played but revolutionised batting, so much so that today, even Test matches ...
On a night when nobody knew what to expect, the Kiwi batter gave a glimpse of cricket’s future The year was 2008, and T20 cricket was in its nascent stage, with very limited exposure. However, despite the uncertain future of the format, former BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi took the ...
On a night when nobody knew what to expect, the Kiwi batter gave a glimpse of cricket’s future The year was 2008, and T20 cricket was in its nascent stage, with very limited exposure. However, despite the uncertain future of the format, former BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi took the ...
On a night when nobody knew what to expect, the Kiwi batter gave a glimpse of cricket’s future The year was 2008, and T20 cricket was in its nascent stage, with very limited exposure. However, despite the uncertain future of the format, former BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi took the ...