Series to watch out for

There are some really tasty series coming in the next few months. ts Summer and its when the football season stops and the cricket season begins.
One series has begun with Bangladesh taking on India. This three match series began on Wednesday with India winning by 5 wickets. The second match is scheduled for May 12 with the final match on the 15th.
The focus moves to England who start their 4 match series with West Indies on May 17th. The following day sees Bangladesh vs India in a 2 test series as well as the opening match of the Abu Dhabi ODI series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The county season has started and is in full through which keeps fans occupied. I support Surrey and will be keeping track of my teams progress as they embark on a mission to become County Championship Division 1 champions.
Wednesday 6 June should be a cracker between Asia x1 and Africa x1. The returning Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif locking horns with Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock.
The twenty20 competition should be great, James Benning of Surrey is an outstanding player in this form. The competition is open wide and could prove to be more popular than ever with the International twenty20 competition scheduled for the middle of September.
The Twenty 20 World Championship will pit all the international teams against each other. The favourites will be Australia though South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, India and even England will be challenging. I am really looking forward to this and it should be exciting. Scotland are the only minnows in the tournament. Its being held inSouth Africa and i hope that it will be memorable for the right reasons. When South Africa hosted the 2003 World Cup everything ran smoothly and i expect it to be the same.
Although the 50 over one day matches are still around, the question is how long for? Twenty20 cricket has taken off in this country and all around the world. I believe that at some point in the next 4 or 5 years this form of cricket will replace the traditional 50 over a side match. Its all about going with the times and people want to see the game impoved. No dount the powerplays were brought in to the 50 over game to be more exciting for the first 20 overs.
Twenty20 cricket is no flash in the pan, its been around since 2003 when Surrey won the inagural tournament. The crowds were fairly small. However over the last three years the game has been met with such fan fare. Fans are bonkers about the game and its a great way to spend the evening. For four hours you are taken on a rollercoaster ride which shows how quick the game can be. Its non stop and children seem to love it.