I was just watching the Kings XI v Chennai game (which, by the way, had an incredible finish) and noticed an interesting comment made by one of the commentators. He noted that Ifran Pathan should avoid pitching the final six balls of the game on a 'good area', as they are the ones 'likely to get the treatment'. Now I know this is trivial as all hell, but just a thought-
Maybe when it comes to the T20 format the term 'good length' goes out the window. The top-of-off length is desirable in test matches, and even in 50 over cricket, but in the shortest format where batsmen move around the crease more and wickets are less valuable, should we really be describing this area as 'good'?
As I said, this comment is not going to change the world of cricket forever, but who knows; it's possible that soon we no longer refer to the top-of-off length as 'good' one as far as T20 goes.
Just a thought.
I think the more reference points to Test Match cricket that are maintained in the shorter forms the better
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