1. More players are discovering that hitting sixes is not as much as a fight as it used to be ex: Vijay, Dravid. Specially Dravid's one of sixes stood due to the way he kept his balance and shape while hitting over long off. Staying still and keeping shape is key to connecting more often that not; this is easier said than done. Symonds is a prime example of this; he can just extend a bit at the last moment and send the ball soaring over the boundary instead of driving to to long off.
2. Teams are not going hammer and tongue in first couple of overs like last couple of years; they have realized that 20 over batting is also about analyzing conditions and then build on it.
3. Only perfect yorkers are effective else slow or normal bouncers are better.
4. Teams have realized the importance of giving opportunities to domestic players as it provides lot of flexibility to rotate the foreign players based on requirements If they succeed.
5. Pure (read good in wicket keeping only) wicket keepers are not required anymore; One who comes closest is Saha(KKR) but he just played for India as a specialist batsman.
6. Teams have realized to bench non performing Indian (international players) players irrespective their star value and money spent on them.
7. Competition for last 2 semifinal spots is a treat to follow and every match is starting to have a huge impact; this does not happen often in cricket tournaments frequently due to lack of quality among teams.
8. The excitement and surprise around sixers is going away; now we are excited by real big ones that clear the ground or hit the tier.
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