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malaise

(269,200 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2015, 08:40 AM Feb 2015

So who is watching the cricket World Cup

Now that was a record breaking performance by my team - the West Indies.
Bravo Chris Gayle - first double ton in a World Cup.

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So who is watching the cricket World Cup (Original Post) malaise Feb 2015 OP

Cricket is watched by more folks in the world than all sports in America combined. My team - India. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #1

It's being carried on ESPN malaise Feb 2015 #2

I was India a few years back. The way Indians love cricket and its personalities is astonishing. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #4

Nothing moves when India is playing malaise Feb 2015 #7

I know what you're referring to, yet... JHB Feb 2015 #3

You'd better hide malaise Feb 2015 #5

The mental picture a billion cricket lovers have of this strange American "football" is similar. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #6

Used to get them in the basement jberryhill Feb 2015 #8

Crickets play soccer? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #9

I am. Come on, Oz. SwissTony Feb 2015 #10

Should be a great match malaise Feb 2015 #13

Awesome highlights from today's match! jberryhill Feb 2015 #11

ROFL malaise Feb 2015 #12

Yep, I caught that on the live stream of the game jberryhill Feb 2015 #16

jberryhill, you are a bad boy/girl. Go to bed without any tea n/t SwissTony Feb 2015 #14

I was taking a nap... Does that count? Adrahil Feb 2015 #15

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

1. Cricket is watched by more folks in the world than all sports in America combined. My team - India.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 08:48 AM

Feb 2015

Missed that, sorry to say, it is indeed an incredible performance.

See you in the finals, malaise.

malaise

(269,200 posts)

2. It's being carried on ESPN

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 08:53 AM

Feb 2015

I don't think we'll make the finals, but given the jackass tweet by the Board President, I'm really glad Chris decided to shut him up (even if this was against a weak team).
Our bowling sucks big time.
New Zealand could shock the world and win it (best fielding team in the world) - OZ must be favorites and India is finding form at the right time. South Africa has a great team on paper but they have perfected the art of choking when it counts.
Not sure we'll make the semis. It's the politics I love and the way our players are uniting against the morons who run own cricket.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

4. I was India a few years back. The way Indians love cricket and its personalities is astonishing.

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:08 AM

Feb 2015

A never ending soap opera in a nation with a thousand media outlets and the same number of TV channels it seems.

Unfortunately I just get a daily one hour wrap up on my cable, but the semis and final are being carried in full, live.

malaise

(269,200 posts)

7. Nothing moves when India is playing

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:18 AM

Feb 2015

India actually controls world cricket because they control the market by sheer numbers. Our board is in the middle of 'war' with the Indian board as ours attempted to cut our players' pay and the players said they would strike. Our Board canceled the Indian tour in the middle of one section and the Indian Board is demanding US$42M.
Said Chris Gayle won a man of the match award when we were in South Africa last month and went public on the victimization of two of our players who should have been in the World Cup (including the former captain). Hence they were out for Gayle. The way he shut them up is delish!

The saga continues.
Two links
http://www.espncricinfo.com/

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/24/cricket-world-cup-chris-gayle-first-double-century

JHB

(37,163 posts)

3. I know what you're referring to, yet...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 08:55 AM

Feb 2015

...I still have a mental picture of bugs playing soccer.

malaise

(269,200 posts)

5. You'd better hide

Reply to JHB (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:10 AM

Feb 2015

That was sacrilege

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

6. The mental picture a billion cricket lovers have of this strange American "football" is similar.

Reply to JHB (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:10 AM

Feb 2015

How come it is called football when no one uses their feet?

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

8. Used to get them in the basement

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 10:01 AM

Feb 2015

But never had them in the cupboard.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,209 posts)

9. Crickets play soccer?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 10:03 AM

Feb 2015

Who knew?

On edit: I attempted to search Google images for a picture of crickets playing soccer. Alas, there were none. However, I did find this gem in the process: