Ever since some clever folks in the cricket world amped up the sport a few years ago by launching Twenty20 cricket, a faster and more action-packed version of the game that has created a new generation of cricket fans and cricket betting fans.
For instance, consider the recent ICC World Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket competition held every two years which this year was hosted in the West Indies. Out of the 12 nations that entered, it was England that brought home the trophy.
It was a magnificent achievement for the England national cricket team. Played between April 30 and May 16, this year's ICC World Twenty20 showcased many of the finest cricket teams in the world, but it was England that shined the brightest throughout.
Unlike traditional one-day cricket matches, in Twenty20 games teams each have a single innings with 20 overs (120 balls) to outplay the other. As such a game lasts an average of 3 1/2 hours which means players have to bring out their 'A-games' and fast. And one player who excelled in this regard for England was South African-born Craig Kieswetter, who helped lead England to a 7 wicket victory over Australia in the final by scoring a half century with fellow South African-born teammate, Kevin Pietersen.
So with England bathing in the afterglow of winning the ICC World Twenty20, online sports betting sites have had to re-evaluate the team's odds ahead of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the biggest and most prestigious international cricket tournament.
England's victory in the World Twenty20 cut its Cricket World Cup odds from 7/1 to 6/1 to put it tie with South Africa and Pakistan. Here are the odds for the outright winner of the World Cup, which will be hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh:
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