USA shall never allow cricket (#2 sport) to flourish because it may kill baseball (#7). Once the americans understand cricket samjho baseball ki chutti, thou T20 shall be more popular than ODI and tests due to its duration. Baseball is much much simpler than cricket. No bouncers, no spin, no googly none.
Re: never
by Zeng on Apr 22, 2009 07:51 AM
@ King Aragorn >>cricket (#2 sport) Good Joke! The game has followers only in sub continent, and even in SA, Aus, Eng it is followed by oldies and a small population. A lazy mans game that fails to find 10 decent teams to compete in world cup! You are a good joker.
Re: Re: never
by Ideal on Apr 22, 2009 02:42 PM
thik hai boss.. let us be lazy.. u be active. There are a billion in india another half billion in rest of Colonial countries follwoing cricket.. So, let one and half billion of us be lazy.. oh.. i forgot, u are not among one and half billion rite.. so, do ur math by removing ur number(being very active.. u must be good at math, isnt it?) and arrive at followers of cricket vs baseball.
if i recall, base ball is popular in americas(north and south), japan which doesnt say great about it though. What say?
Re: Re: never
by Rajagopal Shenoy on Apr 22, 2009 09:45 AM
Cricket is the #2 sports in the world...It may be followed only in subcontinents but it is the fact! Unbelievable isn't it. I am telling this after watching a full 1 hour programme on Cricket in BBC news channel in Germany (a country where cricket is hardly known), they said Football is #1 and Cricket is #2 in the world...
Re: never
by Ram Mohan on Apr 21, 2009 11:47 PM
dude, americans hav no time like us indians to sit and analyze a boring game like cricket. so dont worry. cricket will never kick off in any other parts of the world.
Re: Re: never
by King Aragorn on Apr 22, 2009 01:02 AM
dost, every sport in this world has spectators and it can arouse interest only when one tries to understand it. the cricket board of USA are looking forward to jump into the 20-20 league as they have learnt from IPL that its big money. Tests and ODI are loosing the charm due to its length, but T20 rocks!! About other countries, visit cricinfo and you shall be surprised to see the number of countries playing cricket.
Re: Re: never
by slayer slayer on Apr 22, 2009 12:20 AM
dude there will be audience there for cricket too...irrespective of baseball and even hardcore baseball lovers will be enthusiastic to know about this game which looks very similar apparently....realize when theres an audience for golf , tennis or day long rally events or strong man events there will be cricket audience too
Re: Re: Re: never
by Farhan Akthar on Apr 22, 2009 04:32 AM
slayer, tennis is not in the category of golf and other sports.. It is the most entertaining sport in the world and loved by all other sport fanatics such as cricket, football, rugby, etc.
Re: never
by Bodh Ramdeo on Apr 22, 2009 07:46 AM
Unlike India, in the US, there is room for every sport imaginable, whether football, soccer, baseball, basketball, hockey(ice), tennis, golf, lacrosse etc. US is the land of opportunity. Who really cares if cricket comes or not- only the stadia owners and the media, who stand to make a great deal of moolah from the the faithful fans.
This refer to the forthcoming Twenty20 Cricket world cup where team India is going without Sachin Tendulkar.
BCCI should request Sachin to goto the tour, a lot of people are going to watch the cricket match in UK just they wants to see him in action along-with other team members.
I know its too late but nothing is impossible, please try atleast for league matches (starting with IND Vs. Bangladesh match)
Re: Re: ALL THE BEST ! !
by robin on Apr 21, 2009 07:23 PM
hey sudhakar..soccer and rugby remain their favourite sport..thanks for educating us with your lack of knowledge..what are you..the most intelligent boy in your village? american football..basketball and baseball are the top 3!!
Re: Re: Re: ALL THE BEST ! !
by Ideal on Apr 21, 2009 10:04 PM
Did he say anything wrong? I am not sure MLS is the most preferred sport. Cricket is too complex compared to Baseball.. And y have another sport like cricket when they have baseball to like.
Viceversa for Europe.. American football, Ice hockey and baseball are not the most preferred sport in Europe. WHy bring in a american football, baseball or icehockey, when Soccer, Rugby and cricket are there in UK or any other colonial or ex-colonial state.
I guess, robin u need to respect the thought of everyone on this forumm .. You are not making any thing clearer by calling names "intelligent boy" or something like that. its a forum and u r not the moderator. Let everyone voice their opinion.
