If Cricket was more popular in these countries. [Hypothetical]

[Tillu]

4 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

KO's are usually low scoring...  On those dodgy slow WIndies tracks players with 130-135 S/R will do well. 

Most Poyzz bowlers are superb 4 over bowlers to defend par scores

 

In T20 world cups they have even worse strike rates. They will not win anything with such safety first batting approach. Even the last world cup they fluked their way to the finals. They are a mid team and they might still win the world cup due to the inherent lottery nature of the competition but we need to stop overrating them.

[harpicP]

1 hour ago, Tillu said:

 

No they won't win anything. We want Kohli with a S/R of 138 and 52 Avg replaced in the T20s and these guys think Babar and Rizwan with sub 120 Strike rates are one of the best T20 batsmen in the world. With that kind of a batting they will not win anything. And  these players open the batting and consume most of the deliveries when it is easiest time to bat during the powerplay.

Kohli is not good anymore in t20 or tests. He is good enough in odi only cause he can somewhat accumulate. 

[vayuu1]

On 12/12/2023 at 1:58 PM, Number said:

As added in the title, a hypothetical thread about what if these countries played cricket more seriously with local population having interest in the sport.

 

1. US - Would invest a lot in research/biomechanics of the sport. Would poach a lot of carrebian talent and create some absolute freaks fielders or bowlers breaking fast bowling records or some insane six hitters.

 

2. Brazil/Argentina - I guess will be around same level as India/Pakistan. Big talent pool, some really talented players coming through. Not as tactically good. 

 

3. Germany/Netherlands - Will be big powerhouse. Will be like Aus or NZ of today in terms of efficiently utilising resources, strategies etc. 

 

Add more.

 

 

China:they would spend big and be competitive 

France/Italy :more athletic 

Brazil :same as europe 

Holland :same as europe 

Japan:same as china 

South Korea :same as china 

Indonesia :same as china 

Also if cricket was popular there rest assured forget about India nz England even Australia wipl find it difficult to match them 

 

[harpicP]

5 hours ago, vayuu1 said:

China:they would spend big and be competitive 

France/Italy :more athletic 

Brazil :same as europe 

Holland :same as europe 

Japan:same as china 

South Korea :same as china 

Indonesia :same as china 

Also if cricket was popular there rest assured forget about India nz England even Australia wipl find it difficult to match them 

 

England will be good because they can steal all carribean imports from soccer athletes and they also have access to all top black players in general. So bowling would be good enough. 

.Italy would be garbage. They have garbage athletes. Their talents and athleticism is rubbish in football. 

 

France yes would be elite. Top3 given mbappe and Koloona muani will be bowling at 150 to 160 kmph.

[Gollum]

59 minutes ago, harpicP said:

England will be good because they can steal all carribean imports from soccer athletes and they also have access to all top black players in general. So bowling would be good enough. 

.Italy would be garbage. They have garbage athletes. Their talents and athleticism is rubbish in football. 

 

France yes would be elite. Top3 given mbappe and Koloona muani will be bowling at 150 to 160 kmph.

Yeah as if Eng doesn't have white champions in all sports.

 

And lol at an Indian calling a sporting powerhouse like Italy garbage/rubbish.

 

Jay, calm down dude. 

[Gollum]

Italy which got more medals (including gold) in Tokyo Olympics than India in its entire sporting history.

 

Posting quality in this forum has gone down the drain. 

[harpicP]

6 hours ago, Gollum said:

Yeah as if Eng doesn't have white champions in all sports.

 

And lol at an Indian calling a sporting powerhouse like Italy garbage/rubbish.

 

Jay, calm down dude. 

Going based off soccer only. They are like Macedonia level now.

 

What medals has Italy won recently? 

 

Marcell Jacobs has an African American ethnicity. 

 

Who said india are a powerhouse? You are making up stories? We don't have the sporting culture to compete.

 

Maybe for these athletic sports we should poach african talents like the great European nations or amreeka

 

Even Jamaica ha e higher average family income compared to us.

 

Italy deposit being bankrupt has a higher family income than us.

 

We won't be able to compete anytime soon regardless whether we have the talent or not.

 

We don't have sporting culture nor sporting iq anyway.

 

We should compete in programming competition but even there we will get owned by Russia.

 

Edited December 16, 2023 by harpicP