T20 cricket is rapidly becoming a turn-off

IT is important to fight to keep Test and domestic cricket in all formats using local players, wherever our beautiful sport is played, but I am getting worried about the future of T20 cricket.
There have been signs in the IPL and the Caribbean of some reduction in crowds. My local ground had 14,000 for the first game, but since then crowds have gone down to 10,000. Still very good, but a worrying trend.
Indeed, only three of the eight T20 competitions worldwide actually make money, one of which being the Blast.
As a fan of T20 said to me yesterday, it is becoming a gimmick. Pi...

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