T10 cricket

T10 cricket or Ten10 cricket[1] is a short form of cricket. Two teams play a single innings, which is restricted to a maximum of ten overs per side, with the game lasting 90 minutes.[2] The first competition using this format took place in December 2017, the opening season of the T10 League in the United Arab Emirates. The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially sanctioned the league.[3] In May 2020, Eoin Morgan, the captain of the England cricket team, supported the idea of using the format at the Olympics,[4][5] with former international cricketers Virender Sehwag and Shahid Afridi also supporting the idea.[6][7]

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Later the same month, Cricket West Indies announced that the first edition of the Vincy Premier T10 League would start on 22 May 2020[8] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vanuatu T10 Blast started one day earlier in Port Vila.[9] In June 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the commencement of the first edition of the PDC T10 League.[10] A number of other minor T10 leagues have been started, such as the Cricket Fiji Vakataukata T10 League[11] and the Malaysia T10 Bash.[12]

Abu Dhabi T10 League

The T10 league is a T10 league played in the United Arab Emirates. It was approved by the ICC.[13] The first edition was won by the Kerala Kings.[14] While in the second the Pakhtoons were defeated by the Northern Warriors.[15] In 2019 the Maratha Arabians beat the Deccan Gladiators to win the third edition.[16] In 2020, the league hired former ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat in part to help globalize the T10 format.[17]

Qatar T10 League

The Qatar T10 League was founded in Doha and has six teams.[18] Shahid Afridi became the leagues brand ambassador.[19] The league had 24 international cricket players, 12 players from associate countries and Qatar national cricket team players. In the first edition the falcon hunters were victorious beating the Swift Galopers.[20] All of the matches were hosted at the Asian Town International Cricket Stadium Doha.[21] In December 2019, the ICC opened an anti corruption investigation after fixers were caught.[22]

Criticism

The following criticisms have been made against T10 cricket, all largely about the shortness of the format:

  • The shorter format has meant that some players have simply not been able to bat or bowl in some matches within the first few years of T10 matches being played.[23] Such a thing has only occurred in more than a hundred years of Test cricket (when also excluding players who didn't take any catches) 14 times.[24]
  • Bowlers have argued that they would have no role in the game, since they only can bowl a maximum of two overs.[25] Others counter that bowlers have been able to perform in T10 matches.[26]
  • The leagues themselves have been questioned for not adequately preparing for or setting up games. One instance where this was argued was when a T10 League match was abandoned due to the officials not having the DLS rules on hand, as well as when two games ended without any attempt at a tiebreaker such as a Super Over.[27]

See also

References
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  3. "T10 League gets International Cricket Council (ICC) sanction". The Indian Express. 22 November 2018.
  4. "Eoin Morgan backs T10 format for inclusion in Olympics". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. Schenk, Heinz. "T10 is cricket's answer to baseball, says England skipper Morgan".
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  9. "Vanuatu T10 Blast: Tournament Guide!". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  10. "Sri Lanka To Resume Cricket Post COVID-19 With PDC T10 League Starting From June 25". Republic World. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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  15. "2018 T10 league final". ESPN Cricinfo.
  16. "2019 T10 league final". ESPN Cricinfo.
  17. "Abu Dhabi T10 hires former ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  18. "Qatar t10 formation". Gulf Times.
  19. "Shahid Afrid ambassador". Emerging Cricketer.
  20. "Qatar 2019 final". Espn cricinfo.
  21. "Matches being hosted". Cricbuzz.
  22. "Qatar T10 investigated". Espn cricinfo.
  23. Bhardwaj, Arjun; Editor (18 December 2017). "Why the T10 League is Detrimental to Cricket". Last Word on Cricket. Retrieved 9 September 2020.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  24. "Ask Steven: Didn't bat, didn't bowl, didn't catch- but we won!". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  25. "T10 cricket League hits pessimists for a six | Abu Dhabi T10". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  26. "Maratha Arabians prove T10 is a bowlers' format too". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  27. "Farcical end to rainy day at Abu Dhabi T10". ESPN.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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