South Africa ready for the razzmatazz

The throb of African drums will herald the start of the ICC World Twenty20 at a sold-out Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg next Tuesday.

More than 35,000 excited spectators - 20,000 of them armed with a pair of inflatable plastic “bang sticks” - will hammer out rhythms conducted by professional drummers on the field.

“We are not calling it an opening ceremony but an opening celebration,” said Cricket South Africa’s marketing manager Ros Goldin. “It will be a musical celebration of South Africa and Twenty20 cricket.” Read more
Courtesy:ind.cricinfo.com

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