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*Official* Emerging Nations Cricket Thread
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Firebreaker
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We defeated Namibia in a nailbiter.Thank God Chirag Suri finally made his debut
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I hear from those involved in the UAE cricket community (ie playing in the leagues) that apparently Chirag Suri isn't worth all the hype and probably got the IPL contract through connections.
Hope he's actually someone exciting though. It's great when Associate cricketers break through and become mainstream.
Speaking of which:
#hype
The HK vs Nepal games will be streamed on Youtube and each have reserve days ready in case of rain. But apparently they aren't ********* the 4 day game, which sucks because clearly thats the game more people would want to watch - soon to be Test nation Afghanistan taking on the powerhouse that is Hong Kong
Firebreaker
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All of them are jealous people and some of them are cause he got picked and not their friends.I have played Chirag.He might not be that good for internationals but is decent for LOIsI hear from those involved in the UAE cricket community (ie playing in the leagues) that apparently Chirag Suri isn't worth all the hype and probably got the IPL contract through connections.
Hope he's actually someone exciting though. It's great when Associate cricketers break through and become mainstream.
Speaking of which:
#hype
The HK vs Nepal games will be streamed on Youtube and each have reserve days ready in case of rain. But apparently they aren't ********* the 4 day game, which sucks because clearly thats the game more people would want to watch - soon to be Test nation Afghanistan taking on the powerhouse that is Hong Kong
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He might not be good for them, but he's decent!
Firebreaker
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I meant Associates forgot to edit it
Hong Kong Tour Of Perth | WACA Western Australia Cricket Association
Hong Kong tour Perth.
Hong Kong tour Perth.
cnerd123
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I thought you were suggesting he isn't good enough for the 4 day stuff but could give it a bash in limited overs stuff.
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Women Twenty20 East Asia Cup 2017 2017 Scores, Fixtures, Tables & News - ESPNcricinfo
Currently underway in Hong Kong. Japan up against South Korea first before the match everyone is looking forward to, Hong Kong vs China
Currently underway in Hong Kong. Japan up against South Korea first before the match everyone is looking forward to, Hong Kong vs China
Firebreaker
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I really hope Netherlands qualify for WC or at least regain ODI status
Firebreaker
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We defeated Namibia comfortably.Namibians wanted to make a spinning track which backfired pretty badly
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KCC are live ********* Japan vs China:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8J-KmeSxRQ&feature=youtu.be
This will be followed by Hong Kong vs South Korea
It's brilliant how in Women's associate cricket you see the team represent the demographics of the country they live in a lot more accurately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8J-KmeSxRQ&feature=youtu.be
This will be followed by Hong Kong vs South Korea
It's brilliant how in Women's associate cricket you see the team represent the demographics of the country they live in a lot more accurately.
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I think it's because too many expat boys (Indias/Pakistanis/Brits/Aussies) learn the game at home from their families/communities before they enter into grass-roots cricket programmes. So they are already a step ahead of the more local boys from non-cricketing backgrounds. This leads to them getting picked for the teams over the local boys, and advancing through the levels instead. And ofcourse, if a young kid joins a sport and realises that from day 1 they are already worse than all these other kids, they're probably going to quit.
With the girls programmes, the daughters of expats are usually on the same footing as the local girls. They may have more knowledge of the game, but patriarchal cultures means they usually aren't coming into these programmes having already played cricket before. Plus, in terms of numbers there are just so much fewer girls, so that you can't just start building girls teams only with girls who already know the sport. This creates more opportunities for the local girls to get into the system.
I also think it has something to do with parents in these Asian countries being more willing to let their daughters go off and play some weird foreign sport as a hobby/career vs. letting their sons do that. The sons need to get good grades and earn money. I've also noticed (purely anecdotal) that boys from expat backgrounds get encourage to simply 'play' more at a young young age, making them have an athletic advantage over local boys who are just studying from the day to enter school. The girls are on a more equal footing in that regard too.
With the girls programmes, the daughters of expats are usually on the same footing as the local girls. They may have more knowledge of the game, but patriarchal cultures means they usually aren't coming into these programmes having already played cricket before. Plus, in terms of numbers there are just so much fewer girls, so that you can't just start building girls teams only with girls who already know the sport. This creates more opportunities for the local girls to get into the system.
I also think it has something to do with parents in these Asian countries being more willing to let their daughters go off and play some weird foreign sport as a hobby/career vs. letting their sons do that. The sons need to get good grades and earn money. I've also noticed (purely anecdotal) that boys from expat backgrounds get encourage to simply 'play' more at a young young age, making them have an athletic advantage over local boys who are just studying from the day to enter school. The girls are on a more equal footing in that regard too.
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Yeah the main reason for lack of diversity is, like you've mentioned, the expat kids having a headstart simply by knowing the rules and roughly how to play the game, along with a cultural interest in the sport. So that means teams are already 90% Indian/Pakistani by default.
In Singapore at least, there's then a stigma attached to the sport, where the Chinese kids are like "wtf I'm not going to try cricket, it's an Indian sport". I've heard that so, so often while growing up. Kids can be pretty racist.
In Singapore at least, there's then a stigma attached to the sport, where the Chinese kids are like "wtf I'm not going to try cricket, it's an Indian sport". I've heard that so, so often while growing up. Kids can be pretty racist.