Kumar Posted August 20, 2008 Author Posted August 20, 2008 chess' date=' basketball & hockey[/quote'] u luv ur indian sports:two_thumbs_up: forget about chess
triam Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 BB, If you beleive cricket is the best game out there I doubt many will disagree with that(specially on this board). However many people would have problems when you beleive it is the only sport worth noting. And I am surprised that you are actually pursueing the notion that cricket is a man's game. Clearly it isnt. In fact it is the biggest appeal for cricket. "Men" sports like rugby, football, boxing etc attracts a totally different crowd. Crowd where people get drunk and beat the living cr@p out of each other. Cricket is a family sports where Grand Dads take their kids to a lazy summer afternoon. Indeed anytime a player gets foul mouthed you will hear the saying - Its not cricket. Not to mention the umpire is the king at the pitch, which thanks to men like you has begin to become history. You would be surprised as to how many players who are good at college football are also fantastic at other sports. Bo Jackson comes to mind(look for BO knows on the web). The man represented All Stars in both football and baseball and had the fastest 60 meters yard world record at one time. The fastest 110 m hurdler Renalod Nehemiah was a football wide received etc etc. You will find many such names. The only cricketer that I know who played many games on a decent level was CB Fry(who you would diss as he was an "amateur"). There of course have been players like Richards, Holding who could have done good at some higher level but didnt. Moral of the story, cricket is a touch game, not a power thingy. Jonty, played both field hockey and cricket at the national level I think. But, overall I agree with your post. The allure towards cricket atleast for me is that it places a significant importance towards strategy at a macroscopic level (from deciding batting orders, to deciding teams etc) to the microscopic level (how do I set up this batsman, now that I have bowled two short deliveries, should I follow up with a yorker or a good length delivery) etc, and the strategy is decided by individuals on the spot, as opposed to american football or most other sports, where the coach dictates each and every play and the players perform mostly through muscle memory.
cowboysfan Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 a cricket ball is harder and bigger than a baseball which only a person who has played both sports will know(like me). I hate it when people pull facts from their asses which is not surprising here i must say. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_cricket_and_baseball
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