I don't like cricket

Kermit.de.frog · 08-03-2015 9:37am #1

I fcuking hate it more than any other sport. Even most of the spectators are reading newspapers or getting a tan while watching.

UTV "Ireland" (full of British shows) saw fit to show highlights last night.

Rethink not only your priorities but your offensive channel. Thank you.

beertons · 08-03-2015 9:40am

Change the channel?

deise08 · 08-03-2015 9:40am

'I don't like cricket... oh no .!.......
I love it.

'

Ya I don't understand the whole thing myself.

Ireland are doing good though.

Brego888 · 08-03-2015 9:40am

I love it ah

gazzamc · 08-03-2015 9:42am

It's just barely a sport, looks like a bunch of OAP messing with a ball and bat while sipping on tea and eating queen cakes.

GerB40 · 08-03-2015 9:44am

Nah I can't stand it either. I'm all for hopping on a bandwagon but I'll let this one pass, cricket just doesn't do it for me. Darts can fúck off too...

Red Kev · 08-03-2015 9:46am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBRAzmaq5x0

The Asians tend to be more boisterous about it, one for my bucket list is an international cricket match with any two of India, Pakistan or Sri Lanka.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYGiimq-SHY

Balmed Out · 08-03-2015 9:53am

I'd like to see a game sometime. Sit about drinking in the sun with some sport on in the background.

MistyCheese · 08-03-2015 9:57am

I don't like Mondays.

Banjo String · 08-03-2015 10:02am

Ops not a frog at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tEr3tm79p4

Impostor.

Gmol · 08-03-2015 10:05am

Great game, more running than you think and a high risk of injury from batting /bowling. Good spectator sport for a day in the sun . When I retire defo going to go to a 5 day test match.

average_runner · 08-03-2015 10:06am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I fcuking hate it more than any other sport. Even most of the spectators are reading newspapers or getting a tan while watching.

UTV "Ireland" (full of British shows) saw fit to show highlights last night.

Rethink not only your priorities but your offensive channel. Thank you.

Well Ireland are playing in the world cup, so it's of interest to some Irish folk.

I could ask the same question with the Irish weather showing weather for other countries that are nothing to do with Ireland.

El Weirdo · 08-03-2015 10:07am

I used to hate it until I actually sat and watched a game and learnt what was going on.

It's a great game and I'd advise anyone to take the time to find out what it's about.

Anyone that says it's boring certainly hasn't watched Ireland's 3 wins in this WC. 3 of the most exciting finishes I've experienced in any sport. And that's from someone that doesn't have Sky Sports and followed the games on their threads on here and the live updates on the Guardian website.

fran17 · 08-03-2015 10:08am

Calling it a sport is pushing it.The only performance enhancing drug they take is coffee to keep them awake.

wandatowell · 08-03-2015 10:09am

Delighted to see any Irish sports people doing well on the International stage.

I wouldn't watch the sport but will be only too happy to see the lads do well.

Littlekittylou · 08-03-2015 10:09am

salmocab · 08-03-2015 10:09am

Balmed Out wrote: »

I'd like to see a game sometime. Sit about drinking in the sun with some sport on in the background.

Went to a game when I lived in Australia, its great craic sitting in the sun having a beer, because the game is slow the crowd tend to get involved in making their own fun even to the point of chanting at any players standing at the boundary until they get a reaction of some sort. Its a very different atmosphere to other sports Ive been to but its certainly worth it.

Littlekittylou · 08-03-2015 10:11am

Gosh I forgot that song ....brings back sad memories. ... wow..yeah..

Palz · 08-03-2015 10:39am

Ireland's match v Zimbabwe yesterday was brilliant.
Even if you knew nothing about the game you would have enjoyed it.

And there's a real cracking game on right now with SL chasing a big Australian score.

endacl · 08-03-2015 10:42am

There's stuff I don't like. Does anybody care?

Just a little Samba · 08-03-2015 10:48am

Working in India, my collogues are a few Indian's, 2 Sri Lankans, 3 South Africans and 2 English people. All of them seem to care about the CWC, I could care less.

Ireland are playing India on Tuesday and they are telling me "oh India have a nice batting practice on Tuesday" or "India will beat Ireland by the highest score of the competition" and so on.

I've just been telling them that Ireland having a circket team at a world cup is like India having a soccer team at a world cup, nobody gives a toss about the sport.

Dozen Wicked Words · 08-03-2015 10:49am

Just a little Samba wrote: »

Working in India, my collogues are a few Indian's, 2 Sri Lankans, 3 South Africans and 2 English people. All of them seem to care about the CWC, I could care less.

Ireland are playing India on Tuesday and they are telling me "oh India have a nice batting practice on Tuesday" or "India will beat Ireland by the highest score of the competition" and so on.

I've just been telling them that Ireland having a circket team at a world cup is like India having a soccer team at a world cup, nobody gives a toss about the sport.

Soccer is huge in certain parts of India, surprised you've missed that living there and all.

galljga1 · 08-03-2015 10:54am

fran17 wrote: »

Calling it a sport is pushing it.The only performance enhancing drug they take is coffee to keep them awake.

The spectators?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 08-03-2015 10:57am

I don't like it either but some people do. I can't stand GAA either but I don't complain about a bias on RTE: I just tune to another station showing Rugby or athletics. I think the thinly veiled anti British stance of the OP is bordering on paranoia. If you don't like it then watch something else - we are certainly not short of channels to choose from. Many people in Ireland enjoy watching it so leave them to it. Referring to it as offensive is utter nonsense.

galljga1 · 08-03-2015 11:00am

Jaziel Dirty Soybean wrote: »

I don't like it either but some people do. I can't stand GAA either but I don't complain about a bias on RTE: I just tune to another station showing Rugby or athletics. I think the thinly veiled anti British stance of the OP is bordering on paranoia. If you don't like it then watch something else - we are certainly not short of channels to choose from. Many people in Ireland enjoy watching it so leave them to it. Referring to it as offensive is utter nonsense.

I think 'offensive' was referring to UTV Ireland, not sure why.

R P McMurphy · 08-03-2015 11:02am

Jaziel Dirty Soybean wrote: »

I don't like it either but some people do. I can't stand GAA either but I don't complain about a bias on RTE: I just tune to another station showing Rugby or athletics. I think the thinly veiled anti British stance of the OP is bordering on paranoia. If you don't like it then watch something else - we are certainly not short of channels to choose from. Many people in Ireland enjoy watching it so leave them to it. Referring to it as offensive is utter nonsense.

I never bothered to find out about the rules of cricket but it does have an interesting history in Ireland as at one stage was the most popular sport in the country and was widely played. Popular referring to the fact that it was played at all strata in society

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 08-03-2015 11:03am

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Soccer is huge in certain parts of India, surprised you've missed that living there and all.

They rank no. 171 in the world compared to ROI at 67.

Cricket, Hockey, Kabaddi, and Tennis all rank above Soccer for spectator and paticipation numbers in India.

Clonmel1000 · 08-03-2015 11:04am

Jaziel Dirty Soybean wrote: »

I don't like it either but some people do. I can't stand GAA either but I don't complain about a bias on RTE: I just tune to another station showing Rugby or athletics. I think the thinly veiled anti British stance of the OP is bordering on paranoia. If you don't like it then watch something else - we are certainly not short of channels to choose from. Many people in Ireland enjoy watching it so leave them to it. Referring to it as offensive is utter nonsense.

I can't stand rugby but I don't complain about a bias on RTE although on balance you could make a strong case.

Gyalist · 08-03-2015 11:07am

Gmol wrote: »

Great game, more running than you think and a high risk of injury from batting /bowling. Good spectator sport for a day in the sun . When I retire defo going to go to a 5 day test match.

Takes a lot of courage to play the game well as you are coached to get into line with the ball when batting. A cricket ball hitting you at 60 mph hurts, nevermind the bowling in international cricket which is often in excess of 90 mph. Even what looks like a simple catch could hurt you quite badly if you aren't taught how to how catch the ball correctly.

I've played, coached and now umpire the game and I'm delighted to see the hard work of so many volunteers in the clubs paying off as Ireland regularly qualifies for major tournaments.

Ireland are playing England on the 8th of May in Malahide and, weather permitting, it is going to be a great day.

Just a little Samba · 08-03-2015 11:08am

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Soccer is huge in certain parts of India, surprised you've missed that living there and all.

It's really, really not.

There are two leagues here, the actual national league which is about the standard of the leinster senior league, and then a 2 month "Indian Super league" with 8 teams over 7 states bankrolled by some businessmen with ageing europen players like David James, Michael Chopra, Jermaine Pennant, etc and the "big" name like Alessandro Nesta and Elano who are getting paid bucket loads of cash to play a handful of games. Some of the foreign players had been retired for years before coming to play in the ISL.

Neither of them attracts the types of crowds that cricket does. The team based in Cochin (former Portugese colony) had the highest average attendance but still couldn't sell out the stadium despite pretty much giving tickets away.

Football is becoming popular with young people in India, but it's still not a major sport here.
The Indian National Team is a joke, only one player plays outside of India and he's a reserve 'keeper in Norway. They are ranked lower than international power houses like Montserrat, Tahiti and New Caledonia, despite having approx 20% of the planets population.

On the other hand, every TV station in the country has ads for the cricket world cup matches, there are billboards with cricket players everywhere. 90% of the sports section in the paper is taken up by international and domestic cricket, tennis gets a decent look in, with soccer getting about as much attention as hockey and badminton.

Gyalist · 08-03-2015 11:09am

R P McMurphy wrote: »

I never bothered to find out about the rules of cricket but it does have an interesting history in Ireland as at one stage was the most popular sport in the country and was widely played. Popular referring to the fact that it was played at all strata in society

The irony is that the counties that are now traditionally strong at hurling are the same counties where the game was most popular.

anncoates · 08-03-2015 11:10am

Your constant outrage about trivial national matters must almost constitute a health risk at this stage.

And that's just to us.

Dozen Wicked Words · 08-03-2015 11:22am

Just a little Samba wrote: »

It's really, really not.

On the other hand, every TV station in the country has ads for the cricket world cup matches, there are billboards with cricket players everywhere. 90% of the sports section in the paper is taken up by international and domestic cricket, tennis gets a decent look in, with soccer getting about as much attention as hockey and badminton.

Thanks for that, interesting to see local perspective (and correct my misconceptions). So it's not the sport with 3rd highest tv ratings behind cricket and Wrestling then? CNN reckoned it pulled 83 million viewers back in '11, (cricket 120+ million)

SaveOurLyric · 08-03-2015 11:25am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I fcuking hate it more than any other sport. Even most of the spectators are reading newspapers or getting a tan while watching.

UTV "Ireland" (full of British shows) saw fit to show highlights last night.

Rethink not only your priorities but your offensive channel. Thank you.

Cricket is probably the most elegant, cerebral, skillful, competitive, complex, intricately tactical, and varied sport out there.

As such though, it only appeals to those with finer and more sophisticated sporting taste and not to the majority of uncultivated sports fans.

It could be considered in this sense, the polar opposite to Gaelic Football for example.

Yesterday's win by Ireland was an enthralling contest, with twists and turns that few sports can replicate. Sport at its very best.

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-03-2015 11:26am

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Clonmel1000 · 08-03-2015 11:29am

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

Cricket is probably the most elegant, cerebral, skillful, competitive, complex, intricately tactical, and varied sport out there.

As such though, it only appeals to those with finer and more sophisticated sporting taste and not to the majority of uncultivated sports fans.

It could be considered in this sense, the polar opposite to Gaelic Football for example.

Yesterday's win by Ireland was an enthralling contest, with twists and turns that few sports can replicate. Sport at its very best.

Would agree broadly with this and would cite modern day rugby as another polar opposite to cricket

Gyalist · 08-03-2015 11:32am

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Would agree broadly with this and would cite modern day rugby as another polar opposite to cricket

Fun Fact: the first rugby international in Ireland - Ireland v England - was played at Leinster Cricket Club ground in Rathmines.

ElChe32 · 08-03-2015 11:32am

I too had no understanding of the sport.

That was until I watched this very informative video on the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEH4ahCCrJo

Just a little Samba · 08-03-2015 11:33am

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Thanks for that, interesting to see local perspective (and correct my misconceptions). So it's not the sport with 3rd highest tv ratings behind cricket and Wrestling then? CNN reckoned it pulled 83 million viewers back in '11, (cricket 120+ million)

The Premier League and La Liga get viewers in Ten Sport and Sony Six and when the World Cup is on it gets attention.
But really there's very little interest in football IN India. The league and the national team get no attention at all.

iDave · 08-03-2015 11:35am

The begrudgery continues

Dozen Wicked Words · 08-03-2015 11:44am

Just a little Samba wrote: »

The Premier League and La Liga get viewers in Ten Sport and Sony Six and when the World Cup is on it gets attention.
But really there's very little interest in football IN India. The league and the national team get no attention at all.

Last off topic question but while I have you here! Is the Kolkata Derby a big thing in reality or is that just football bloggers looking for something different? Read a few blogs on that game and it's supposedly huge.

endacl · 08-03-2015 11:56am

While we're on the subject OP, what about tea?!? Foisted upon us by our evil English overlords, and stolen from colonised people?

Where's your 'tea bags are foreign and evil! Tea drinkers are west Brits' thread?

Don't even get me started on hipsters drinking IPAs...

:mad:

Just a little Samba · 08-03-2015 11:56am

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Last off topic question but while I have you here! Is the Kolkata Derby a big thing in reality or is that just football bloggers looking for something different? Read a few blogs on that game and it's supposedly huge.

To be honest I've no idea.
I've only been to Kolkata 3 times and each time was for less than a week so I've never been to any sports events there, but football is definitely more popular in some States like West Bengal and Kerala than it is elsewhere and South Asian sports fans tend to get a bit excited whether it be Cricket, Soccer or whatever.

ThunbergsAreGo · 08-03-2015 11:57am

MistyCheese wrote: »

I don't like Mondays.

Tell me why

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 08-03-2015 12:03pm

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Last off topic question but while I have you here! Is the Kolkata Derby a big thing in reality or is that just football bloggers looking for something different? Read a few blogs on that game and it's supposedly huge.

Of course it attracts huge crowds (as many as 130,000 fans) but India has a population of over 1.27billion. The Kolkata is often compared to the old firm derby in Scotland for the sense of rivalry.

SaveOurLyric · 08-03-2015 12:08pm

endacl wrote: »

While we're on the subject OP, what about tea?!? Foisted upon us by our evil English overlords, and stolen from colonised people?

Where's your 'tea bags are foreign and evil! Tea drinkers are west Brits' thread?

Don't even get me started on hipsters drinking IPAs...

:mad:

In cricket we stop play for 'tea'. Really is so civilised.
Which is not the same as stopping play for 'drinks'. But thats only in hot weather.

corner of hells · 08-03-2015 12:09pm

I like the Ireland cricket jerseys , they're green just like you OP.

iDave · 08-03-2015 12:10pm

corner of hells wrote: »

I like the Ireland cricket jerseys , they're green just like you OP.

Ouch!

alchemist33 · 08-03-2015 12:12pm

Just a little Samba wrote: »

Working in India, my collogues are a few Indian's, 2 Sri Lankans, 3 South Africans and 2 English people. All of them seem to care about the CWC, I could care less.

Ireland are playing India on Tuesday and they are telling me "oh India have a nice batting practice on Tuesday" or "India will beat Ireland by the highest score of the competition" and so on.

I've just been telling them that Ireland having a circket team at a world cup is like India having a soccer team at a world cup, nobody gives a toss about the sport.

So you do care?

Just a little Samba · 08-03-2015 12:25pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

So you do care?

ho ho ho.

Don't be that guy.

dirtyden · 08-03-2015 12:30pm

Gyalist wrote: »

The irony is that the counties that are now traditionally strong at hurling are the same counties where the game was most popular.

Can you explain why that is ironic?

Places which have a strong tradition in playing team sports have maintained a strong tradition of playing team sports. Many people who play hurling like myself are also cricket fans. Are you trying to intimate like another thread here that anyone with an interest or involved in GAA is a backward Neanderthal. Can you expand on the irony you are suggesting?

I don't like cricket

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