Imagine a baseball batter having to bat for an hour and a half, without so much as making a strike, or hitting a lazy popup. That’s basically what a good Cricket batsman has to do, in order to get 100 runs.
I can’t remember which baseball writer it was....maybe Thomas Boswell or one of the other greats who went to England to investigate cricket and came away with the notion that it was sort of like unlimited baseball. The idea you have to get out the entire side instead of just 3 and no foul lines so every hit ball is fair (360 vs 90) leads to that idea. Also scoring a run doesn’t make you sit down.....keep hitting and swinging away. Anyway....the writer came away with positive vibes about the game.
Imagine a baseball batter having to bat for an hour and a half, without so much as making a strike, or hitting a lazy popup. That’s basically what a good Cricket batsman has to do, in order to get 100 runs.
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Crap sport played by dot Indians. Not interested.