New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- For much of the year, T20 is about the leagues. They grow the sport, help the players level up and give fans a regular cricket calendar. International cricket tries to match up with bilateral series. However, lacking context, they don't quite rustle up the fervour leagues generate. But all of that changes when a World Cup comes along - suddenly even the casual viewer is interested. But the cricket that we have seen in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup has been very different to what we usually see in a league or even the bilaterals. So what is happening here and why? For starters, World Cups are generally played purely as "last man standing" elimination games. This combined with the fact that they aren't an annual event mean ...