Why must T20 cricket keep reminding us how good it is?

Why must T20 cricket keep reminding us how good it is?

Reflections
by Luke Alfred
• Last updated on Sat, Mar 15, 2025
• 6:46 AM

How often in T20 cricket do you find that you are reminded of – or pointed – towards the idea that this is the most important thing since artisanal ciabatta and 5G?

Let's imagine George Orwell has just been given an all-access pass to the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), this after having been given passes to the SA20 and the Big Bash earlier in the year. What would he, a self-confessed loather of "grubby orthodoxies", have made of T20 cricket?

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