What I love about CricketWeb...

[Bees]

...is that most of the posters here are happy to give credit where credit is due, even if it's directed towards the opposing team.

Can't find that in many other places on the net, it seems.

As I said in the AUS v RSA thread, you should try hopping over to Cricinfo's Facebook page. Shocker, that.

 

[krkode]

True that. I think, for the most part, people who visit CricketWeb are cricket fans first and foremost and India/England/Australia/etc. team fans after that. We can appreciate good cricket when we see it, even if our team is on the receiving end.

 

[Bees]

Mmm, great point! National pride generally won't bring folks to join forums... well, not the sports types anyway.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Mmm, great point! National pride generally won't bring folks to join forums... well, not the sports types anyway.

You obviously haven't gone through some of the debate threads

 

[inbox24]

I like CricketWeb because there is an absence of highly nationalistic Indian fans who post dribble like at Planetcricket.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeah, CW has a high good bloke/penis ratio. Sadly whilst the latter are few in number, some of their ranks are quite prolific.

 

[zaremba]

Yeah, CW has a high good bloke/penis ratio. Sadly whilst the latter are few in number, some of their ranks are quite prolific.

Every good bloke should have a penis.

Oops - I've just confirmed myself in the latter category with this post.

 

[steds]

Nah. Your location had already confirmed it.

 

[bagapath]

let me also join the back scratching since no one is handing out awards for us being the most dignified posters on the net.

i think CW is good because nothing happens here that would encourage indecent language or aggressive behavior towards others. the moderators are strict and fair. many of the posters are very knowlegable. the others who cant write so well, i am one of them, like to read and learn from people of different cultures appreciating the same sport. i hope james makes good money from this (or at least doesnt lose any) and keeps the site going.

 

[haroon510]

i have to say.. cricketweb changed me alot.. before i was one of those baise people who couldn't bear any negative comments about my favorite cricket team.. now it doesn't bother me and also i have learned to watch and appreciate other countries cricket too..

 

[silentstriker]

I'm in America, and this is the only place I can have a discussion about cricket. I've started playing cricket recently, and most other players are into the T20 or just don't care about any of it.

This is the last great fort of cricket against the onslaught of ODI/T20, where when someone is talking about a player, it is assumed that you're talking about Tests, unless otherwise specified. It's awesome. I'm sad to say that before I came here, I didn't have an appreciation for other sporting cultures or much knowledge about venues and teams, especially Australian, Pakistani, or English. That gain in knowledge and appreciation alone has been worth it. I can put a performance, a match, or a player into a much broader perspective, both in a contemporary way, and historically, and it's been a fantastic learning experience.

Plus, I don't think I've changed my mind so much on so many issues related to so many things before, and since I joined (only two years ago), it's been a huge change in the way I view the game.

 

[bagapath]

always wanted to ask you this SS. where and when did you play first class cricket?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

always wanted to ask you this SS. where and when did you play first class cricket?

http://forum.cricketweb.net/forumdisplay.php?f=53

 

[krkode]

I'm in America, and this is the only place I can have a discussion about cricket. I've started playing cricket recently, and most other players are into the T20 or just don't care about any of it.

This is pretty much what brought me to CW in the first place. And I am pretty much surrounded 24/7 by people who know very little about cricket. So this is my outlet to having a neat discussion about my favorite game!

 

[Richard]

True that. I think, for the most part, people who visit CricketWeb are cricket fans first and foremost and India/England/Australia/etc. team fans after that. We can appreciate good cricket when we see it, even if our team is on the receiving end.

Yeah, the hometown-biased types are pretty rare on CW.n. 'Tis an excellent thing.

 

[Uppercut]

This is pretty much what brought me to CW in the first place. And I am pretty much surrounded 24/7 by people who know very little about cricket. So this is my outlet to having a neat discussion about my favorite game!

Same here. I don't have many friends with an interest in cricket, and none with an interest that comes anywhere near the extent of mine.

 

[silentstriker]

always wanted to ask you this SS. where and when did you play first class cricket?

Haha, whaat? I am nowhere near your local pub 10th XI quality, let alone FC.

 

[Jigga988]

Haha, whaat? I am nowhere near your local pub 10th XI quality, let alone FC.

I imagine Bagapath was referring to your signature.

 

[silentstriker]

Ah. In that case, why yes, I'm a pretty good FC player actually.

 

[Smudge]

Same here. I don't have many friends

Poor bugger.