David Rosenthal: belief

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…And they were initially really dragging their feet. They were resistant to T20. They already had ODI. They loved it. I think you may have more details than I do, three of their best players didn’t go to the World Cup? What happened was T20 was introduced by England in 2003. It takes a couple of years for other countries to catch on, start playing it. Like you said, Ben, there was that Australia New Zealand thing. 2007 is when the ICC finally starts to recognize, ah, maybe there’s something to this. This is the first T20 World Cup that they organized. They’ve been doing the One Day International World Cup for years all the way back to before 1983 when India won it. But 2007 is the first T20 version of this that they’re putting on. Well, the first team of the Indian National team, they’d already just played the One Day International version, so they were tired. The best players look “tired.” I think tired is in quotes for cricketers. They can play any day of the week. But they weren’t that interested in the star players. They’re like, eh, let’s let the young guys have a go at this new tournament. The young guys go and the tournament is being held in South Africa. They go over there not expected to win. The other countries are sending their first teams to this. Amazingly, the young guys end up winning the tournament in incredibly dramatic fashion. And guess who they are playing in the final.…

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