Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Clash of the titans

There isn't a scriptwriter in Hollywood, or Bollywood for that matter, who could have written it any better.

A tournament that started with many sceptics doubting whether it would be taken seriously, will end on Monday with the game's two biggest teams squaring off in an encounter which promises to be rich in drama, intrigue and excitement.

India versus Pakistan is about as good, and as big, as it gets in cricket, and that it should be the grand finale at the end of 13 days of exhilarating theatre will only motivate the International Cricket Council to look for more avenues down which this Twenty20 format can travel.