Cricket has shed its image as a dull, unattractive and lengthy sport after the

spectacular success of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship.

The event, which ended on Monday with India beating Pakistan by five runs in a

rousing finale, created such a stir that Twenty20 is now being hailed as a revolution

that will change the leisurely sport forever.

There were more thrills and excitement packed into two weeks of non-stop action

than in the entire six weeks of the 50-over World Cup in the Caribbean earlier this

year.

Crowds thronged the three venues in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban as sixes,

boundaries and heart-stopping finishes provided a cricketing spectacle unmatched in

recent times.

West Indian Chris Gayle slammed the first ever T20 century in the September 11

opener, Zimbabwe stunned Australia, Bangladesh ousted the West Indies, Aussie

Brett Lee took a hat trick and India’s Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over.

This is Relly Great Victory.