A new addition to the cricket calendar, this form of the game is a new addition and since its inception has not been taken seriously as the Test series or the One Day form of the game. Keen followers of the ‘Gentleman's Game' have dismissed it as a too brief, uncertain and even amateurish. The African teams participating have come into this competition with a completely different attitude; many have spotted the opportunity to popularize the game in their soccer crazy backyards.

There have been a few good stories, Zimbabwe stunned Australia with a Five wicket thrashing, Zim are one of the whipping boys awarded Test status with Bangladesh and they have not cemented their place as a Test playing country. If they went about their test matches as they did this week, they will confound many critics and despite their loss to England and eventual exit from the series, they did many proud. Kenya was easily kicked out with an embarrassing loss to first New Zealand and then Sri Lanka, we have surely seen better performance from Tikolo and the boys and it is hoped they will improve and play with flair that Kenyans have been known for in the Cricket World Cup.

But for Africa, when all else fails, you can always count on South Africa to come up with the goods. There is no telling how far they will get this time, they terribly disappointed many with the early exit in the last world cup which they hosted. What is commendable though, is the level of organization this time round, most stadia are full and the teams will be enjoying the highly orchestrated cheerleading, indeed, this is a first for cricket and for the first time, cricket even looks sexy. Long live Twenty20.