Australia's allrounder Andrew Symonds could well emerge as the key player in next month's Twenty20 World Championship, but he fears that the ever-increasing popularity of the game's newest format could detract from the fun, according to Cricinfo.
Symonds has been a sensation in his 17 Twenty20 matches to date, cracking a century and four fifties at a strike-rate of more than 200 runs per 100 balls. "It's a game of fun for me," he said. "But it looks like it's heading down the serious route, unfortunately."
Australia have made plain their intentions for the inaugural tournament, which for them begins with a match against Zimbabwe at Cape Town on September 12. Unlike several teams, most notably India, they have selected a full-strength squad and fully intend adding to their hat-trick of titles in the 50-over format.
Symonds fears for fun of T20s
FE Team | Published: August 17, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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