RussellEbertHandball
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T20 is evolving because it's a relatively new game and its only really 15 years old and 6 or 7 years really seriously played in Oz. 3 or 4 years ago spinners and leg spinners in particular, looked like they had no place in T20 teams, but now leg spinners are dominating and every team plays one.Wouldn't it be a feat similar to rugby football? If I am not mistaken, it wouldn't be uncommon for players that excel in one code (either union, league, or seven) to struggle in another. I imagine that test, one-day, and T20 cricket could demand some different set of skills.
Warner played T20 for Australia and ODI's before he played red ball cricket for New South Wales. But he adapted took a couple of years, and is a fantastic Test player. 6 to 8 of the Test team will play ODI's and T20 for Australia.
With the cricket schedule so full these days the best Test players only really play regular T20 cricket in the Indian Premier League comp that runs early April to late may. The Big Bash league runs whilst the last 3 tests are on and there is no red ball cricket played at state level for 6 weeks. There isn't a lot of T20 played at international level, mainly because of the tight schedule and every country wants to play a T20 local comp because its big and lucrative. See graph below
T20 and ODI players are similar ie have to be able to bowl short tight spots, be a very good fieldsmen and be able to hit big shots and score quickly. There are some plays who are young enough, fit enough and good enough to play all 3 forms.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22041342/afghanistan-premier-league-slated-october-2018
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