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    Cricket Vs. Baseball

    A lot of Baseball fans say how Cricket has several shortcomings, like: 1. No baserunning 2. No stealing bases 3. No foul territory It's all about perspective. To them, Cricket lacks those things so it's uninteresting. I think the video does a good job in letting Baseball fans understand how...
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    Cricket Vs. Baseball

    I'm sure there are Cricket fans out there who enjoy Baseball.. but a majority of Cricket fans I know here in the US just can't get to like it. Similarly, I would be willing to bet all of my money that a Baseball fan would never like Cricket. The problem is that when you're raised on one sport...
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    Cricket Vs. Baseball

    The concept of an out for a maiden over is going to introduce the same illogical mindset that's currently prevalent in Baseball. By that I mean, the batsmen are going to be forced to run on the last ball of an over in order to avoid being out due to the maiden over if the previous 5 balls were...
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    Cricket Vs. Baseball

    I think what they're trying to say in the video is that there's only one way to get "bowled" out, and for that to happen the wicket must be hit by the ball and the bails dislodged. They're not talking about LBW, but even with LBW, the ball must be headed for the Wicket. With a stumping, the ball...
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    Cricket Vs. Baseball

    Are any of you familiar with Baseball? What are your views on Baseball as Cricket fans? I found this really interesting video that shows why Cricket fans generally don't like Baseball : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9g5fKbVQ_4

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