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As the world of cricket is more divided than ever before, all eyes will be focused on the ICC World Twenty20 this Friday as England play Holland in the opening match of the tournament.

England is staging this prestigious event after the success of the first World Twenty20 competition in South Africa in 2007.  Since then Twenty20 cricket has become even more popular, something that is clear to see with the recent success and second year of the IPL (Indian Premier League) that was recently held in South Africa due to security concerns that police could not cope with staging the event in India at the same time as policing India’s general election.

It seems plenty of cricket fans love both the excitement of Twenty20, with its offensive slogging approach to cricket, as much as the slower, more tactically aware five day test matches; and the world’s top cricketers aren’t complaining either, as some of them have become millionaires overnight.  But some players from previous generations, commentators and cricket boards and associations are concerned with whether Twenty20’s popularity is going to change cricket for good, and interfere with the quality and style of younger players and generations to come.

Furthermore, concerns have been voiced that there is now too much cricket being played, altogether. Top cricketers now play county cricket, test matches, Twenty20 and the IPL which it is argued is resulting in exhaustion and more injuries.

As the World Twenty20 starts this Friday, Andrew Flintoff will be missing through injury he sustained while playing in the Twenty20 IPL earlier this year. Flintoff will be a big miss for England, but in Twenty20 cricket the focus is more on the batsmen and their batting styles.

Strokes such as slog-sweeps, switch-hits and shovel shots will all play a part over the next couple of weeks.

For the first time, both the men’s and women’s World Twenty20 cricket finals will be taking place simultaneously.  The men’s tournament consists of 12 teams, and will be played at three venues – Lords, Trent Bridge and The Oval.  The women’s tournament consists of eight teams.  All group games will be hosted at Taunton.

The majority of match days will include two matches with four teams. So anyone with Twenty20 tickets could be getting to see two matches.

What Twenty20 does do is to make cricket more accessible, more exciting and something that you can watch in hours more than days.  There’s no doubt that tickets for the World Twenty20 tournament are going to be worth getting your hands on.

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