Prakash Wakankar

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Test Match Special · The 2026 T20 World Cup Debrief · 9 Mar 2026 podcast

Why not in T20 Cricket?

Why not get a team together which has representation?

Maybe you're

continental level or whatever, and just make it into something which gives more opportunities and more heroes and more aspiration and more idols for people to follow in some of the countries where cricket isn't yet quite where they would like it to be.

Yes, I think fan support is the key.

I think for a lot of people today, the 50 over World Cup, many will still believe what you said.

I agree with you.

It is the World Cup of white ball cricket for me as well.

But I think the amount of time that a spectator has to invest in that is becoming harder and harder.

And so you're going to find situations where people find it easy to go for a three and a half, four hour game, go out with the family, have a nice evening.

If you're in a proper city, you might be able to go out and have dinner before or after, have a drink or two, except if you're in Ahmedabad.

But the fact of the matter is that it's a family outing.

ODI cricket, 50 over cricket still means practically the whole day, albeit often the second half of the day.

And therefore, I think watching on television and television viewership, probably 50 over cricket still very much there.

But I think from an engagement with the public,

Short, sharp, exciting, a lot of razzmatazz.

Many will argue some of it totally unnecessary, but it's there and people love it because they come out there, they dance, they came, they paint their faces, they do all that kind of stuff.

And I think it's short and sharp and this world is moving towards more and more instant gratification.

And that's what T20 cricket is delivering.

I completely agree.

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