Five reasons why T20 is a graveyard for cricketers

New Delhi: Who was the top scorer of first edition of IPL….? Had it been a quiz you would jumped from your chair and answered the Q. Yes it was Shaun Marsh. But can you tell where he is now and why he has failed after that ? Marsh is not the only one who shone and disappeared. There are many who twinkled like an evening star and disappeared like a shooting star. Is T20, the shortest format of the game, may have become popular, overshadowing ODI and further pushing test cricket to the brink of extinction, crippling the future cricketers. The answer probably is yes.India TV gives five reasons why T20 can not produce quality batsmen.There is immense pressure on batsmen to multiply the scoreboard from the first ball, leading them to think irrationally. There are instances when one has to come to the field with a target of scoring 200 runs from twenty overs and then the batters have to find new ways and areas of scoring runs.There is always insecurity glaring at them as failure means they might be dumped by their team owners. It is seen that the player who was a hero in one match could be the villain for his team losing the next match.If T20 produces overnight heroes so does villains. The fear of being tagged as “reason for defeat” looms large. This too leads to so called innovative shots that eventually becomes habit. Situation rather than wisdom dominates. In a tense situation where one over could turn the complexion of the game, batsmen always go for big hits. They don't have the patience or say confidence, the must quality for a test batsmen, to wait for the next delivery. More often than not it's the one end which usually produces runs or expected to make runs. This situation not only makes a batsman play second fiddle to the batsman scoring runs, but also lowers his confidence in a long run.