3 reasons why T10 cricket has a viable future 

#1 It's just the beginning

Marquee stars like Alex Hales can take T10 cricket to the next level

The T10 league has just finished its second tournament and the names that it has attracted are amongst the best players in the world, from West Indians like Darren Sammy, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine to England stars like Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, and Alex Hales.

Great players from Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh and the top talent from smaller cricketing countries like Zimbabwe, Ireland, and Afghanistan also participated in the tournament.

While the first tournament was played over the course of 4 days, this year the tournament was played over 10 days, giving players the more of a chance to rest between games and get the best of their abilities during the tournament without overtaxing them.

The tournament is the first of it's kind, and no other countries have thought about introducing T10 into their domestic season, or even an international game between two sides has not even been suggested. This leaves large amounts of room for this new shortest format of the game to grow into, potentially expanding into areas like North and South America, as well as continental Europe, were traditional cricket doesn't have as strong a grip.