Chris Rumford is Professor of Political Sociology and Global Politics in the department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, where he is also co-Director of the Centre for Global and Transnational Politics. Previous publications include Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory (2008) and Cricket and Globalization (2010).

• 1. Introduction: Twenty20 and the future of cricket 2. The IPL and the Indian domination of global cricket 3. Cricket for people who don’t like cricket?: Twenty20 as expression of the cultural and media zeitgeist 4. Twenty20 as Media Event 5. Twenty20, global disembedding, and the rise of the ‘portfolio player’ 6. Twenty20 and the changing face of Australian cricket 7. Test Match Special, Twenty20 and the future of cricket 8. The Reverse Sweep 9. ‘The four-day game doesn’t pay the bills’: Leicestershire, 2010 – 11: A case study in the contemporary political economy of county cricket 10. Game For Hire: Twenty20 and the New Cricket Mercenary 11. Going upstairs: The decision review system – velvet revolution or thin edge of an ethical wedge?

Chris Rumford is Professor of Political Sociology and Global Politics in the department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, where he is also co-Director of the Centre for Global and Transnational Politics. Previous publications include Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory (2008) and Cricket and Globalization (2010).

• 1. Introduction: Twenty20 and the future of cricket 2. The IPL and the Indian domination of global cricket 3. Cricket for people who don’t like cricket?: Twenty20 as expression of the cultural and media zeitgeist 4. Twenty20 as Media Event 5. Twenty20, global disembedding, and the rise of the ‘portfolio player’ 6. Twenty20 and the changing face of Australian cricket 7. Test Match Special, Twenty20 and the future of cricket 8. The Reverse Sweep 9. ‘The four-day game doesn’t pay the bills’: Leicestershire, 2010 – 11: A case study in the contemporary political economy of county cricket 10. Game For Hire: Twenty20 and the New Cricket Mercenary 11. Going upstairs: The decision review system – velvet revolution or thin edge of an ethical wedge?

Chris Rumford is Professor of Political Sociology and Global Politics in the department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, where he is also co-Director of the Centre for Global and Transnational Politics. Previous publications include Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory (2008) and Cricket and Globalization (2010).

• 1. Introduction: Twenty20 and the future of cricket 2. The IPL and the Indian domination of global cricket 3. Cricket for people who don’t like cricket?: Twenty20 as expression of the cultural and media zeitgeist 4. Twenty20 as Media Event 5. Twenty20, global disembedding, and the rise of the ‘portfolio player’ 6. Twenty20 and the changing face of Australian cricket 7. Test Match Special, Twenty20 and the future of cricket 8. The Reverse Sweep 9. ‘The four-day game doesn’t pay the bills’: Leicestershire, 2010 – 11: A case study in the contemporary political economy of county cricket 10. Game For Hire: Twenty20 and the New Cricket Mercenary 11. Going upstairs: The decision review system – velvet revolution or thin edge of an ethical wedge?