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Brave new world? Joe Denly on cricket’s changing face

Joe Denly reflects on 22 years of change in cricket, from the birth of the T20 format to the rise of franchise leagues, and warns the domestic game cannot continue as it is.

Joe Denly made his debut before the IPL existed

By Richard Edwards

It’s not unusual to witness a degree of change over the course of a career, regardless of the profession you’re working in.
But few cricketers have had a better ringside seat for a sporting revolution than Joe Denly.
The 40-year-old former England man is about to enter his final month in first class cricket – 22 years after making his debut.
When he played his first T20 game for Kent, the Blast was just two years old. The Indian Premier League was still four years off.
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