Cricket T20 World Cup

quote:

---

but what a fascinating sport to watch

---

Agreed… In small doses.

quote:

---

Learning all the rules and intricacies has been really enjoyable

---

Agreed.

quote:

---

Don’t think it will ever catch on in America in a major way

---

Nope.

quote:

---

I think it gets lampooned in America because the rules seem weird and British

---

I don’t think it has much to do with the rules. It’s just a very foreign, niche sport. It’s not going to bring in a lot of money here, so it won’t move any needles. Still, it is fun to watch occasionally.

quote:

---

This is the T20 World Cup, the matches are much shorter than the regular World Cup that was held in 2023. It’s like if they played 4 innings of baseball.

---

Got it, thanks. I was wondering what T20 was.

The only sport Indians( South Asians) are good at.

quote:

---

My pick to win is Australia.

---

Haven’t watched them yet but India looked pretty dominant against Ireland today. Won by 8 wickets. Total beatdown.

Yep, their style of play is fun to watch. Will be an interesting runs chase for Oman.

quote:

---

Any MLB player could dominate cricket with a little training. Cricket to MLB? No chance

---

I think it's a two way street. In cricket they are usually playing each delivery off the bounce. In addition most deliveries are struck by batsman while standing in the "strike zone" (in front of the stumps). You'd have to adjust psychologically to standing directly in front of a 90 mph delivery.

Same applies to pitchers. The running start and bowling delivery mechanics in cricket take a lifetime to master. Baseball pitchers would struggle to learn those mechanics quick enough to dominate in cricket.

***

No doubt however that baseball is the more difficult sport at which to excel.

quote:

---

Par scores are usually around 150-175 but we're seeing 110s a lot. There's usually many more maximums (6s) than we've seen so far. Bowlers are dominating.

---

I watched a decent amount of cricket in the past year. Caught a few PSL and IPL games. Understand a good bit of the game but still trying to learn the nuances. What makes a pitch difficult for batters? Is it bumpy ground making it unpredictable? And what impact does the different types of balls have on the game ?

Spin and speed mostly

pitch is always flat, however depending on how the pitch curator customs it, it may start to deteriorate during course of the game (more so for the 5 day test match cricket).bAlso dew plays an impact on how much grip and thereby control a bowler has on the ball

there is also combination of dry/green grass cover left on the pitch, again as per curator's discretion (per home team request) that dictates the amount of swing the ball will have off the bounce as well as spin/turn it will have.

certain surfaces the ball grips to pitch tad bit thereby throwing off the timing if the stroke by the batter and inducing edges off the bat that lead to catches.

as for balls, white balls are used for T20 and ODI games, red for 5 day test matches. balls are made by governing body guidelines but each country has a preference on what manufacturer they prefer to best suit their home conditions.