public got more attracted to t20 as compared to one days.. bcoz its faster thn the later. still t20 is too slow compared to poer sports.. indians r so obessed with cricket tht they are not aware of the njoyment in power sports like football, tennis etc... especially people living in small towns. media shd spread awareness for sports among lazy indians... we indians r always updated for latest fashion, dresses, food.... but whn it comes to sports we r not versatile... we r still living in 1980s... indians need to grow up in the field of sports..
Re: cricket is boring and sluggish sports
by vimalan sadhasivam on Apr 12, 2009 03:07 AM
its only a fool who will say speed makes sports..haha...have you known sports like Chess which is one of the toughest to play ?
Re: cricket is boring and sluggish sports
by Sunil Tambe on Apr 11, 2009 04:55 PM
OK attacker India should first and foremost ban cricket. Then it should play very fast tennis and football. Is there any standard for how fast a sport should be to be good ? If u dont like cricket dont watch . All that hte campion batsman is saying that T20 is depriving so many interesting aspects of the game which can be appreciated by the true lover of cricket
Re: GAME
by Devdutt Nayak on Apr 11, 2009 12:28 PM
after Brazil lost, France won and Zidane headbutted France to defeat? I think where there is money there is match fixing
What he meant that since 20-20 Format influenced in the audeince rather than 50-50. Hence,he would like to point out that 50-50 format will die soon and 20-20 will continue occassionally in near future
Instead of spreading, the cricket is diminishing day by day. Only very fes countries play international cricket. Most of them lack good players. Newzealand has been no good player after retirement of Kris Harrish, Kris Cranes, Flaming, Mcmillan, Astle etc. Bangladesh cound not progress since its beginning. In England youth are taking interest in soccor. Zimbabwe cricket is on the verge of finish. Pakistan's condition is visible for everyone. Westndies depend on only three players-Sarwan, Chadrapaul and Gyle. Aurstralia could not fill the space of Mcgrath and Warne. Srilanka's match winning players are on the verge of retirement, and no good player is in the que to fill the their place.
Re: WI only
by Joideep on Apr 11, 2009 09:52 AM
What about England, NZ, Aus, SA most kids there would rather be playing other sports. Lara is stating a fact
Re: Re: WI only
by Raj on Apr 11, 2009 10:42 AM
cricket is not dying in australia . their is lot backyard cricket stil alive here ..plp love this game arround this part .. spirit of bradman wil keep it alive forever..
I just read the full article in the Jamaica Observer and it does not give further revelations as to Lara's meaning when he said the sport is ''dying''. Perhaps he means that it is on the decline in the West Indies - in that case, I believe he would be accurate.
It has been a long time since the Windies were dominant in cric. You older fans well remember how strong a team it was back in the 70s, 80s, and up to the 90s. It featured aggressive bowling and batting with determined defense. A match versus the Windies was a true nightmare as you undoubtedly well remember.
But in recent times, this has not been the case. While a match against the Windies is certainly not a cakewalk as it would be if you were playing against a team comprised of puny Yanks like myself, WI does not pose the threat it used to be. This has been viewed with great remorse by Windies fans who long for the long old days of WI dominance. I believe Lara may have been referring to that with the hope that 20/20 may revise their team success.
Re: Lara's Comments on the Observer
by Sunil Tambe on Apr 11, 2009 05:00 PM
BigWink Tend to agree with what you are saying. I read some time back that post 80s the WI youth took to Baseball due to financial opportunities in US .It was cited as one of the major reason for downfall of cricket in WI
Re: Re: Lara's Comments on the Observer
by BigWink on Apr 12, 2009 01:29 AM
There have been many great Major League baseball players from the West Indies sich as Hoss Clarke, Joe Christopher, Midre Cummnings of St Croix, Chili Davis and Devon White of Jamaica, and Elrod Hendricks of St Thomas. All have done much to spread the sport's popularity in the Windies with considerable success. This along with the fact that so many Hispanic players from the Greater Antilles have achieve such extraordinary success, has definitely been a factor in why cricket is not quite as big in the Windies as it was in the old days.
My hope is that both sports may continue to enjoy great popularity in that region. Plus, because I was born there and love the many diverse peoples of the region!
