Cricket
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For those of you who are into sport, here's ESPN's crack at explaining cricket to people.
It's a fairly good overview, although admittedly, I only read the second link.
Animation: http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12137896/cricket-world-cup-explainer-animation
Words: http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/espn-explains-cricket-to-its-american-audience-with-this-clever-video/story-fnqpo3wn-1227217409101Make sense?
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If I can't figure out the general outline of a sport by watching it for an hour or two then it isn't worth my time. I would rather research and learn other things than a sport that is very intricate with rules.
I'll admit American Football takes a while to understand every rule, but figuring out the general outline of the game isn't nearly as difficult as cricket. I learned about Rugby and Curling just by watching them. I have tried to watch cricket, but I just don't understand it.
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Is cricket that complicated? It's not much different from baseball is it? You hit the ball and run to a certain place. If you get to this place in time you get one point. If you hit the ball out of the park you get a few points and don't have to bother running. If someone catches the ball without it bouncing first, you're out.
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Cricket just takes so long.
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Cricket, you mean the little bug that keeps me up all night?
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I used to work in an office in New Jersey where there was an office cricket team. One of my friends almost lost an eye that way and was hospitalized for a very long time. Thankfully he recovered, but that is one dangerous sport.
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If anyone wants an awesome introduction to Cricket and to some Indian history, check out the very long but awesome movie Lagan: Once Upon a Time in India which talks about the British occupation, cricket and taxation of the people. Great historical movie.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
Is cricket that complicated? It's not much different from baseball is it? You hit the ball and run to a certain place. If you get to this place in time you get one point. If you hit the ball out of the park you get a few points and don't have to bother running. If someone catches the ball without it bouncing first, you're out.
I don't care for baseball at all, but It seems like cricket is quite a bit more complicated
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@scottalanmiller said:
If anyone wants an awesome introduction to Cricket and to some Indian history, check out the very long but awesome movie Lagan: Once Upon a Time in India which talks about the British occupation, cricket and taxation of the people. Great historical movie.
Great movie. Highly recommend.
