Californian Reacts | Best Catches So Far ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

I know of it, I've seen a few clips growing up, this is my first time I'm ever sitting down to watch some Cricket. To spice it up, some highlights of the Best Catches in the ICC!
Video Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:10 - Reaction, Thoughts, Questions
6:05 - Final Thoughts
#Cricket #ICC #BestOfCricket

[@joyfulzero853]

A cricket ball (like a baseball) is made of a cork centre, tightly bound with twine and encased in leather with a stitched, raised, equatorial seam. It is smaller, heavier and harder than a baseball.

[@wernertukker5420]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say that more beautifully. Top stuff mate

[@PawanRao007]

I always thought there is a stone in the center 🤔

[@joyfulzero853]

@@PawanRao007 Fortunately for batsmen and fielders it doesn't have a stone in it.

[@PawanRao007]

@@joyfulzero853 lol... yeah.

[@vikasbhargava5653]

@@PawanRao007 Seriously lol

[@puressenceuk35]

It's the 2nd biggest sport in the world after soccer. Popular in almost every former British colony, with the exception of Canada and the US.

[@Peter-ci1zw]

Football*

[@cors._.]

Football**

[@DJBubbleBoy]

Fun fact for you, the very first international cricket match was actually contested between Canada and the USA.

[@alfmalf3310]

@@DJBubbleBoy It might be the first international sport fixture of any sport ( I think )

[@DJBubbleBoy]

@@alfmalf3310 that is entirely possible.

[@Mixcoatl]

When I played cricket as a kid, I broke two fingers catching the ball. That should give you an idea of how hard it is.

[@Biharienginner9334]

Same 😂

[@higherbeingX]

Oh only 2?..I lost count..

[@chris_ss2]

I only had tennis balls to play cricket with so no broken fingers for me lol

[@stukay2803]

I was playing a schoolboy game 25 years ago, non-striker. Kid fielding at forward short leg broke his leg.

[@Harsh-zd6vn]

Once it broke my nuts, since then I'm playing with tennis ball...!

[@decoydave]

I'm from NZ and a "blinder" is a slang way of saying something like "that was so amazing and fast you almost missed seeing it". Someone else can give an example.

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

Yeah it means what you said. A play so good it feels like staring at the sun. Haha

[@robby1816]

@5:13 How big is cricket in Australia? The Australian Prime Minister is the equivalent of the President of the U.S.A. The Men's Cricket Captain is a higher honour. *That* is how big Cricket is.

[@Tully_23_32]

Perfect answer! I put that in the comments all the time that our cricket captain is above our PM & our PM's past & present day acknowledge that

[@nikhilreddy8550]

3:38 "He was stoked for that one". The guy is Imran Tahir. He is stoked for every wicket he takes. He always celebrates his wickets that way. 😅

[@arconeagain]

Is it big in Australia? It's massive. If you were at the MCG on boxing day, you'd get it.

[@stantonclark]

Scott boland “build the man a statue” 😩😩😩

[@PioneerGoosy1]

@@stantonclark 🥴🥴🥴

[@jitendrameghwal0832]

British and Australia pm fighting over a wicket (Jonny b.) In aahes. It's that big

[@DoctorAkikoFukuwara]

I played baseball (Catcher) all thru high school and university back in Japan. In fact scouts told me I was a AAA prospect if it wasn't for the fact I was female and no team was interested in a female players Having played a bit of cricket here I can tell you a cricket ball is a little harder than a baseball. The leather cover is a lot thinner, and it stiffer and harder than on a baseball. A cricket ball feels like a rock with a thin veneer of leather on it.

[@californianreacts]

Thank you for the additional information on this, Akiko! And a fellow baseball fan. I played only one year when I was younger as an outfielder. I only could imagine that the ball was harder, sounds like a rock when they hit it compared to a baseball.

[@BlameThande]

Cool to hear about cricket being played in Japan!

[@DoctorAkikoFukuwara]

@BlameThande Sad to report that I only discovered cricket after moving to Scotland I have a few Indian and Pakistani friends who like a good Ind vs Pak grudge match down in Kelvingrove Park. Cricket in a very obscure and niche sport in Japan, baseball is our national sport.

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

@@californianreacts cricket balls can and have killed.

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

@@californianreacts the only ones to wear gloves in a game of cricket, are the batsmen and the wicket keepers.

[@davidcoleman757]

Bowling has a higher skill level than baseball pitching. The seam on the ball and the fact the ball has to pitch [hit the ground] allows for greater variation in technique. Check out spin bowling!

[@cricketexplained8526]

They are both equally hard to my eye as a cricket fan. Bowlers have at least physical stumps to aim at. Pitchers must know exactly where the strike zone is. Plus in baseball there are roughly 15 specific pitches all generated from a single basic throwing action. Some have cut or spin applied. If you look up the MLB video on pitch types, and a couple videos on how they are thrown, you'd be surprised. I was.

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

I dunno about harder both spin bowlers and alot of curve specialist type pitchers both use unnatural actions for the shoulder and have almost the exact same injuries and problems in later life. Both grip. Air movement and stregth are factors. The only difference is the seam stuff and the bounce. But most of that is equal to the types of drifting deliveries(pitches) in baseball and the difficulty of something like a 105mph fastball ect. Baseball is harder to be good at. Where as cricket requires great mental skill and kbowledge of the game in every position regardless of where you actually play or if you are a bowler or batsman.

[@darrellpowell6042]

1:58 A cricket ball loads around 160g and has a perimeter of about 225mm. The ball is comprises of a cork center covered in cowhide. A baseball weighs around 145 g with a periphery of 235 mm. A baseball is comprises of a rubber center covered in cowhide. Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, after football.

[@AsterixtheGaul7]

First commentator was Kiwi second guy was Aussie haha very similar for most words but very different for some. Not a huge cricket fan but the highlights are incredible. I’d love to see you react to What is AFL, Australia’s version of football and our biggest sport. Top tier athletes and a very exciting fast paced tough game

[@californianreacts]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll check out AFL, now I'm curious :)

[@John-gv2ug]

The majority of cricket commentators are former international players. The commentators you alluded to were Michael Slater former Australian opening batsman and Ian Smith former New Zealand wicketkeeper. When nations play against each other, the commentators are generally drawn from the two nations. At a World Cup tournament like this one, there are commentators from nearly all of the competing countries and one game may feature commentators from four or five different nations. The popularity of the game has increased in recent years and there are currently 105 members of the ICC.

[@yashpatel2817]

To answer your question about 'the blinder' - these catches are pure reaction, theres no time to think if or how to go for it ! They used to show reaction time for catches back in early 2000s now they don't for some reason - it used to be 0.25 to 0.5 seconds for catches like the one martin guptill took !

[@juleneyoung5053]

Boland 2021/2022 bowling debut for Australia, he bowled 6 batters out for only 7 runs === 6/7

[@peckelhaze6934]

We used a normal cricket ball at school and my god it can really hurt. Even catching one (it is made of leather outside, inside is cork and string) is often very painful. Cricket is mainly with the Commonwealth and ex-Commonwealth countries, excepting Canada. Fantastic catches. Cricket terms can be very confusing.

[@akhilt9583]

Wicket Keeper(Guy standing behind the batter) has to catch every ball, so he has to wear gloves, otherwise, his hands would be destroyed 😂

[@jandrewhill63]

Nice reaction ! The keeper is the only fielder to wear gloves. Your local team are the west indies. Canada play in a kinda second division and could reach the ICC finals with the top 8 test playing teams one day. It's the massive summer game in NZ and Oz.

[@DavidUKesb]

Cricket for Americans is a good channel. Those fellas have really learned a lot about the game.

[@californianreacts]

That channel has actually popped up in my feed recently, I'll check them out!

[@christiaanbotha7821]

Always cool seeing more people across the world learn about cricket

[@abhishekgupta449]

I have this strong urge to explain him everything about cricket. But then I am like, fuck it! he will figure it out someday.

[@archiebald4717]

The first recognised international cricket match was held in 1844. The teams were Canada and the USA! Afghanistan has, or had until very recently, a national team. It became popular when displaced people from Afghanistan learned to play in Pakistan. Even France has a team.

[@blackbird1383]

USA vs IRELAND just happend, and USA won their first official ICC T2O match, u should follow US cricket, it's turning point in US Cricket....

[@californianreacts]

I recently found out about that and saved a video to watch, the highlight reel of the match. Although I do need to watch a video on the rules of the game first, that will help!

[@ellamakuppay6100]

@@californianreacts watch this video, it explains pretty well in 2 mins. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXmoeodpZ794jNU

[@lalitsai3615]

@@californianreacts but USA TEAM CONTAINS ONLY SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANTS

[@masenko4519]

@@lalitsai3615 that seem to be the case for alot of the minnows Canada, USA, Italy probably more. There is just so many Indians in the world lol

[@lalitsai3615]

@@masenko4519 Not only Indians but there are Pakistanis, Sri Lankans, and White south Africans in every small cricket teams

[@maxfan1591]

If you want to research the history of the game, don't forget to check out the history of American cricket - the game was widely played in the USA up to around 1900. Some chap called Abraham Lincoln was a known cricket fan, and probably played it too.

[@waynec3563]

The first international cricket match was between Canada and the USA, played in New York (Manhatten) in 1844. Wiki even says it was the first international match of any sport!

[@MrBrenos]

I played both baseball and cricket here in Oz. Starting pitcher for NSW 20 years ago. Cricket ball is harder, not much though. One stitch and red leather. Where as the white leather on a b ball is more subtle and slightly soft when it’s new. Then starts to get harder. Like those old baseballs that turn dark brown and you can put them out of the park easily

[@amatya.rakshasa]

It's super hard, like a rock, and has this raised seam running through its circumference that really cuts through skin super easy. So breaking some bones in your fingers when getting hit, splitting the webbing in your hand while catching, getting a concussion and bleeding when getting hit on the head, having your toes broken.. all are pretty common.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

A cricket ball is made with a core of cork, which is layered with tightly wound string, and covered by a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam.

[@richardgomes4332]

There is an international cricket ground in Ft Lauderdale Florida . The U S national team recently played a couple of matches against Ireland there.

[@cerveauy8782]

I lost count as to how many times I've had swollen fingers from catching cricket balls at insane speeds 😂

[@marcuswardle3180]

An indication of how popular the sport is, is that in India they pulled down a 100,000 seater stadium as it wasn't big enough! They put up in its place a 120,000 seater stadium to cope with the capacity crowds that they get there!

[@DJBubbleBoy]

Cricket is Australia's national pastime. Being a woro cup the commentators were from all cricket nations, but the one you questioned had one from Australia and one from New Zealand. Canada actually has a national team, too. Also, you were right about the shape of the bats. We call it a bow, rather than a curve.

[@paulwalker1793]

Cricket great game to watch ,I know the England cricket team are followed all over the world by fans known as the barmy army 🇬🇧👍

[@stu2333]

I will not cease from mental fight; Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land

[@Neelinmact]

Oh the barmy army ,, they piss me off but they are great group of fans

[@tonybennett4159]

You need to be barmy to make the effort to follow the current England team.

[@chambo1010]

The first international match was actually between Canada & USA and cricket was relatively popular in the US in the 19th century before baseball was developed and took over. Similar to how rugby football was originally played in US and evolved into American football.

[@toddjames7]

Cricket is big in Australia. They say if you're the captain of the Australian cricket team you're just as important as the prime minister of Australia.

[@smoothy7873]

Fr

[@stue2298]

Baseball has roots in a game called Rounders which is played by school children, particularly among girls. Other than both being a bat and ball game not much other similarities between Cricket and Baseball. Caribbean Premier League are going to have some games in Miami, so you may be able to see a game if not in person but on tv.

[@dieseldog66]

Having been hit a few times and being a former wicket keeper I can assure you that the red cherry (or white, pink or whatever else colour they under lights) is a rock hard little thing. And when it hits you at 90mph you know it.

[@frankmorrish8998]

Second biggest sport in the world, and massive in Australia. Yes, those were Australian commentators. No, only the wicketkeeper can wear gloves (bloke behind the stumps) as he catches a large proportion of deliveries bowled.

[@HereistheReality]

Is cricket popular in Australia

[@kennethbell6912]

Cricket ball is leather surrounding cork and harder than both base and softballs. The wicket keeper wears gloves because some bowlers bowl over 100mph and your hands get pretty sore after a few of those. Wicket keeper also stands at or directly behind the wickets during spin bowlers over(6 bowls)

[@solreaver83]

Cricket is huge in the commonwealth countries . America at the turn of the last century actually had the most registered cricket teams in the world and when I was geowing up it was considered Australias national sport. Cricket ball ad mentioned is smaller, harder and heavier the a baseball and can brake your hand if you don't know how to catch properly. You should watch some AFL!

[@Rokurokubi83]

Yeah the balls are hard and relatively heavy, I once split my palm open miscatching one, held the ball but had to leave the field to stem the bleeding and bandage up

[@VijayThakurMD]

I once lost my whole nail stopping the ball, ball brushed my finger tips at slip. Now I always keeps my nails short.

[@paulwalker1793]

The cricket ball is made from cork, and string which is wound tightly around it and then cover in leather.

[@RiyaAdvani7]

It's the most popular sport in india too! People take their days off of work to watch the world cups in india. It gets crazy crazy.

[@heinrichleroux9712]

im so proud there are so many catchs in this list go SA

[@edstaples2656]

A cricket ball is I believe slightly smaller then a baseball. But it is so hard that on impact with the hardened cricket pitch it will not compress. Imagine a ball with a marble tile around it.

[@cricketexplained8526]

It is slightly smaller, I've got both a baseball and a cricket ball. But materials wise they are actually very similar, cork/twine/leather. A cricket ball is slightly denser and heavier.

[@darrellpowell6042]

4:49 Australia and New Zealand commentators usually get very excited when their country is winning. Australia are in yellow and New Zealand play all and any international sports games in all black.

[@EarlJohn61]

Except in Soccer where they're known as the All Whites.

[@shanew1278]

Yellow!!!!!!!! Thats Australian gold my friend.

[@trevorcrook5753]

Cricket ball has a cork and string inner core covered by leather . Weighs 5 ounces . Hard like a walnut shell but softens throughout the course of the innings , Ball is replaced every 480 deliveries by a brand new ball Canada plays in limited over cricket ( 20 to 50 overs ) but not in tests . Tests are the ultimate and more skilled version and last for 5 days . The best teams tend to be Australia, India and England where the game is very popular . But other countries play and at times exceed those three countries . Other countries that play test cricket include South Africa , Pakistan , New Zealand , Sri Lanka, West Indies ,Zimbabwe , Bangladesh, Ireland , Afghanistan Countries that play limited over cricket include Scotland , Holland, Canada and a few others usually from former commonwealth countries

[@parkesyreviewsstuff7587]

A bit of cricket is played in Fort Lauderdale Florida as West Indies home games.

[@cricketexplained8526]

They've hosted other internationals too, and I'm assuming the co-hosted 2024 T20 world cup will see some games there. It's the only international class stadium in the US.

[@joshrees1985]

Blinder that’s a word for something outstanding . I am Australian and that commentator is Michael Slater Australian cricketer in the 1990’s

[@californianreacts]

Thank you, Josh! I had no idea. Probably have heard it before but never made a connection.

[@joshrees1985]

No problem the other commentator is a New Zealander called Ian Smith he played both Rugby Union and cricket for New Zealand

[@joshrees1985]

Being American people on your channel would be used to sports like baseball and ice hockey and the NFL which Australians call Gridiron rather than cricket did you that the MLB opened the season in 2014 at the Sydney Cricket Ground when LA and Arizona opened the season in Sydney. There were a lot of LA Dodgers fans at that series

[@cricketexplained8526]

Cricket has a long history in the US and Canada. They contested the first international cricket match in 1844.

[@californianreacts]

Didn't know that! Thanks for the info :)

[@mukkz]

thou u can google and find out abt cricket ball, here is the brief A cricket ball (like a baseball) is made of a cork centre, tightly bound with twine and encased in leather with a stitched, raised, equatorial seam. It is smaller, heavier and harder than a baseball. there r several cases of on-field death due to ball hitting either batsmen or fielder

[@youknowwho5061]

The team from California won the Minor League Cricket USA in 2021

[@californianreacts]

Didn't know that! Thanks for this information :)

[@rogermellie1514]

My father managed and played in a local team so our garage was full of equipment. I learned from a very early age how to avoid being hit by the very hard cricket balls bowled at full speed by my dad. Balls are made from cork and leather.

[@cricketexplained8526]

I hate seeing footage even nowadays of club cricketers not wearing helmets. It's inexcusable.

[@bhargav38]

Answers to some of your questions 1. one guy behind the batsmen gets to wear gloves because he has higher chance of getting the ball with full speed !! 2. Cricket is second/thrid most famous sport in Aus , NZ , England and number one in India, Pakistan, bangladesh, srilanka !! 3. As a person who have used both of them, I can tell the baseball ball is heavier than cricket ball, cricket ball is also made of leather but the layering is little thin compared to baseball. Baseball has all around stitching, but cricket ball has two lines across the ball.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

There is surprisingly quite a lot of cricket in the US, but only at a social, enthusiast level mainly among expats and the South Asian immigrant community. My uncle was chairman of Staten Island Cricket Club when he was based in the US in the early 80s!

[@cricketexplained8526]

First international cricket match was between US and Canada in 1844. Baseball took over!

[@peterforsythe3643]

Check out Shane Warne 6-46 at Edgbaston, 2005. Incredible spin bowling. Also the “catcher” is called a Wicketkeeper. Enjoy your study of cricket. A wonderful, subtle, engaging, maddening, delightful, sport.

[@saturdayplayer2492]

You must remember that the quick bowlers are able to target a batman's body as long as the ball ( which is harder than a baseball) bounces. Batsmen can be intimidated- it's a good tactic in certain cases. Cricket is chess , baseball is chequers.

[@cricketexplained8526]

Baseball pitchers can throw at the body too. Break an unwritten rule, and expect a pitch flying straight at your body. And yes I am a cricket fan.

[@saturdayplayer2492]

@@cricketexplained8526 I've seen videos of them hitting the batter and this results in a free walk to first base. The pitcher can also be thrown out of the game. Sometimes there's a fight. Doesn't happen in cricket unless there are 2 beamers. And then the bowler is only suspended for the rest of the innings.

[@BlameThande]

Cricket used to be popular in the USA before the mid-19th century, there was a period when the New York cricket teams got lots more sports coverage than the baseball ones. I think the main theory is that cricket lost support because it was associated with the British Empire. Both of them probably come from a common ancestor (along with rounders) rather than baseball being derived from cricket; Jane Austen mentions a game called baseball in the UK in some of her books.

[@wietzmarais2938]

The "catcher" behind the batsman is refered to as the wicketkeeper and is the only fielder allowed to wear gloves. The gloves are for prorection of his since he have to catch so many balls. The wicketkeeper is a specialised role and usually have the abolity equivalent to a soccer goal keeper. Everybody else, bare hands. Close in fielders (only a few meters away from the batsman) also wear helmets but no gloves.

[@ajays4395]

Although a baseball is typically larger than a cricket ball, with a regulation circumference of 9 - 9.25 inches, compared to a cricket ball's 8.81 - 9 inches; cricket balls are slightly heavier. They weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces, compared to a baseball, which weighs just 5 to 5.25 ounces.

[@kevanwillis4571]

2.5 billion fans worldwide. Almost twice as many as baseball, basketball and American football combined.

[@viksjolt1]

cricket balls are leather balls and are really hard and heavy. We've seen fingers broken while catching.

[@dhartidhakelsingh]

Not exactly in us but it's very popular in the Caribbean, all the islands combine to form a single team called the west indies and they at one time were the most feared ones going around .. and the cricket ball is hard as fuck .

[@julesburton4649]

The US is currently having a One Day series against Ireland.

[@macman1469]

The ball is basically a cork ball with a hard leather casing. Similar to a field hockey ball.

[@californianreacts]

Thank you, macman!

[@user-qu7rk4yo2x]

Cricket balls are very hard. Even tough speed of the ball is a bit slower than in baseball the bowler swing/spin it which make it very difficult for the batter to accurately hit the ball. Full toss balls like that in base ball are considered as bonus in cricket as batters usually hit them to boundary rope.

[@logamer8183]

The hardness scale for sports balls: 10 Cricket, 5 Baseball, 0 Butter

[@clintonsmith9178]

Great reaction pal! I'd love to see you react to Australian Rules Football. Check out What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained. I think you'd really enjoy it. Keep up the great work champ

[@harismasoud2173]

This sport is so big in wow I love this sport especially ab divilers wow beautiful batsman

[@mannatchaudhary9447]

I love how the thumbnail’s a test match lol!

[@xenon3659]

React to Ben stokes aahes 2019, one of the greatest test matches ever played.

[@californianreacts]

I'll check it out, Aaryan! :)

[@Koalabrothers]

because australia won

[@yoluko4750]

Baseball is derived from “rounders” a British game that never really took off beyond the school yard. It may well share an early cricket ancestor in general bat and ball game, but its not a real parent-child relationship like Rugby and American Football. Best way to describe cricket for Americans: It’s just like baseball, except in every possible way. The player like the catcher in baseball is called the wicket-keeper. They are allowed to wear gloves, because there job is to catch every ball that is not hit. There are no strikes in cricket for not hitting the ball, so the batsman doesn’t have to hit it. However if the “keeper” doesnt stop a ball the batsman leave, they can steal a run. Im not sure that is an Australian announcer, but a New Zealander. Incan see why an American might get confused, we have the same trouble with American/Canadian accents. That game was New Zealand vs Australia. Australia competed the first test match against England way back in 1877. It was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia, which is the largest stadium in the southern hemisphere. They also invented the shorter form of the game called One Day Internationals (ODI) I believe this is the ODI cup, but it could be T20, an even shorter form of the game. Australia competed and hosted the first T20 match too. The difference between ODI and T20 is the length. An ODI is 50 “overs”, an over being 6 deliveries, so eavh innings will be 300 balls (one innings per side). A T20 is 20 overs, 120 deliveries. Test cricket, the oldest and longest form, lasts until both teams have completed 2 innings each. However an innings only ends when a side has 10 of their 11 players out. If that doesn’t happen after 5 days, the match is a draw (not a tie, which only happens when the scores are even at the end of a match).

[@darrellpowell6042]

4:23 A blinder is: An excellent performance in a game or race. Example "Marinello played a blinder in his first game". I offer an explanation. A fast play or shot was so fast you didn't see it. Or the game was so good you have to be blind not to see how good the game was or player was. Difficult to know the origins of some British sayings. some say that is blindingly obvious with English.

[@stevetarrant3898]

Cricket balls are slightly heavier and harder than baseballs. Totally different stitching. Lots of difference actually.

[@theogarner5242]

To answer how much it hurts to catch a cricket ball it mainly stings but the pain is twice as bad if you drop it

[@Blade_Venom]

A cricket ball is basically a very beautiful rock. It looks really good but it hits very hard

[@devajtirupati85]

that man Jadeja is arguably the best fielder in cricket in the current time

[@puressenceuk35]

Cricket balls are a cork centre covered by leather and stitched. They are rock hard. Suggest you watch a video explaining the rules and react to that, as it's nothing like Baseball, apart from the fact it has a bat and a ball.

[@californianreacts]

Great idea! I'll look some up now. Should have watched an explanation video before diving straight into a highlights reel haha

[@puressenceuk35]

@@californianreacts - suggest you watch the Netflix one, very informative about a little of the history as well - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIuqfXuamNxliK8

[@scyber_avatar]

Cricket ball is heavier than Baseball ball. In cricket various types of company balls & color balls are used depending on type of match & location Cricket is 2nd Most Followed Sport in World (after Football/Soccer) .. 1st International Cricket Match was -- USA vs Canada in 1844

[@Leebo13]

To give you a good idea of how big the game is here in Australia, it's our national sport.

[@crispytendies1433]

Cricket is huge in Australia and Aus has been dominant in the sport for the past 3 decades - we are the team to beat. We have 6 World Cup trophies out of a possible 13, most recent was last week beating India in India after India had not lost a game all series. The greatest batsmen ever is Australian - Don Bradman who averaged 99.94 runs per innings in tests, second highest I think is 62. Arguably the best bowler ever as well Shane Warne - Sri Lankans may not agree with Murali getting more test wickets however, a lot of those were against the bottom end opponents whereas Warne got most of his wickets against the top end as well as competing with world class talent for his wickets in fast bowlers such as Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, Gillespie etc. We currently have the Test ICC champions trophy along with ‘The Ashes’ (England hasn’t won a test match in Australia for over a decade) And yes, we used to have the best cricket commentary/announcers to go along with it 😂 unfortunately most of them have passed away or retired - I have a hard time listening to cricket these days as they made the game amazing to watch. Depending on who you talk to regarding the best formats, cricket tragics and purists like me will tell you Test is the best and it’s the main unit of measurement when reviewing players achievements. One-dayers are second but unfortunately losing out to T20 - a dumbed down version of the game imo.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

1.4 billion Indians. Where it used to share top spot with hockey and Kabadi. Since about 2010 it’s been the single biggest sport in India with those other two a little way behind. That is due to a tournament called the IPL “Indian Premier League”

[@smoothy7873]

1 billion people from India follow the sport, 2 billion from the whole Sub-Continent

[@PaulRoneClarke]

@@smoothy7873 Good point :)

[@moviesenthil]

You would love to hear that cricket is older in the USA than baseball, and is probably USA's oldest sport. There were over 5000 players registered in the Los Angeles cricket leagues alone at one point!

[@davidwilliams6249]

Interesting fact: the first ever international cricket match was played between Canada and the United States.

[@lyson5467]

A cricket ball is like as hard as a baseball but has a seam down the middle, it doesn’t hurt

[@dhartidhakelsingh]

Funnily the first international match in the history of cricket was actually played between USA and Canada in 1844, then USA developed its own version, like it did with rugby, kilograms, kilometres etc..

[@kingspeechless1607]

If you mean Baseball as USAs own version then that came from a different English game anyway but of course they made it their own.

[@uoauibdhv]

Miles, lbs and the rest of the imperial system is British, I think gallons are the one exception.

[@rocketrabble6737]

@@uoauibdhv Gallons are definitely imperial system along with pints and fluid ounces. Of course in the US they messed about with the actual size of the units.

[@paulgill2042]

It's like a field hockey ball.

[@CaptLoquaLacon]

Apologies in advance, this is going to be a long reply! Although Baseball is the most similar game in the US, the game I prefer to compare it to is American Football (I'll refer to it as football from now on, just for simplicity) because they have a similar barrier to entry. There is a lot of complexity in both that you need a reason to get through that initial info dump, so if you grow up with a sports fan who spends a lot of time watching, you can pick up the details by osmosis just by spending time with them, but for outsiders they need some other motivation. Without that grounding, you can look at whole sequences of play and not get what is happening. Both cricket and football have significant moments of nothingness. A maiden over (an over where no runs are scored) can be huge late in a match, like forcing a team to punt when they are behind in the fourth quarter as they both increase the pressure on a team to do more with what plays that have remaining, but in isolation they just look like nothing has happened. I figure that is going to be an issue for some people in liking the sport. The next similarity is just how much football and cricket have going on at that 'macro' tactical level compared to rugby and baseball. Football is very much a game of formations and adjusting to what the opponents offer you, and cricket is really similar compared to rugby and baseball which have pretty much fixed formations. There is a ridiculous list of named fielding positions in cricket which is a rabbit hole in itself, and the reason this matters is because the captain and the bowler adjust the field according to what they are trying to do - they might have a lot of fielders deep if they are OK with the batting team picking up a few cheap runs, or they might be more close in with a few deep fielders to try and tempt the batter* in to trying to hit 4s and 6s, or they might have a few players positioned where a batter is known to miss hit a shot from a particular type of delivery (so sometimes you can see a 3rd or 4th 'slip' to the side of the wicket keeper to try and pick up an edge)... Once you can appreciate those details, the whole pitch becomes significant as you see the batter trying to adjust to what they are offered, sometimes stepping forward or to the side to change up their hitting angles. There may be videos about the fielding positions, but I wouldn't know where to start with recommending one, sorry. I grew up with the sport so I've not had the need to chase down that sort of extra knowledge. They both also benefit from a number of different forms of attack - the batting team can be very aggressive or very cautious, and the fielding team can mix up the bowling from swing to seam to fast to spin depending on what the pitch offers and what the batter is comfortable in dealing with, so to me that compares to an NFL team being run heavy, or deep passes vs shorter but generally safer ones against a defence who are doing a lot of blitzes, or sitting back in zones. It again leads back to that issue of nuance in why a team is trying one approach now vs at a different stage or situation isn't immediately obvious. Ultimately, I prefer cricket to baseball for the same reason I prefer football to rugby - there is so much more happening in the details that I find rewarding while still having spectacular plays whereas I feel like baseball and rugby are more dependent upon particular big moments. I have however stopped watching NFL as I can't see the big hits without wondering what the long term impacts of that, especially after Dave Duerson's actions in donating his brain for study (I write fairly euphemistically...). It's not simply that I'm British and grew up with the game, it's that the nature of cricket's variety is a much richer palette for me to dive in to. I love how the different forms of bowling look and the problems they cause. I love seeing that chess match as the batter tries to take control of what he is offered (and someone striding down the wicket to launch the ball for a 6 over a bowler's head is still magnificent). I love how much more visceral a wicket is vs a strike, like when you see the stumps smashed out of the ground by a yorker that went by the batter. I love the catches (and something you may have missed with the West Indies catch at the 3:10 mark approximately is that although he caught it initially, he had to let the ball go or he'd carry it over the boundary and make it a six, so he threw it up so he could step out and come back in to complete the catch - there are 'boundary catch and save' videos for a good reason!). The run outs are even more impressive when you see someone hitting a target that is maybe 1-3" wide from 20-30 yards, while running to field the ball. Even the different forms of the game have their own character, such as the hyper aggressive T20 format vs the much more measured test format which can take days to fully bloom in to a spectacle (especially for a newer audience who may well miss the details). Even the batting is richer comparing drives to sweeps to hooks... If you love the details, then cricket might be the game for you, it just may also take some time getting to the point where you fully appreciate the moments of nothingness for what they are. Thanks for a fun video, hope this reply wasn't too essayish! *-ICC recently decided to change the term batsman to the more gender neutral batter, but it's likely to take some time to bed in with older fans... I think I wrote batsman every time before correcting it!

[@IonianGarden]

The very first international cricket game was between the US and Canada.

[@mohitrulz2009]

Cricket ball is made out of a solid cork core with leather on the outside. It's as hard as a rock

[@markmooroolbark252]

Cricket b all's are hard as a rock with raised seams.

[@MELODYMUNRO]

A cricket ball is about the same size as a baseball, it is harder, leather case with a single seam that runs around it.

[@davidcoleman757]

Every jobbing village cricketer has a mental show-reel of their best catches. And all of them bare-handed.

[@mentaldavethefirst]

What are cricket balls like? REACTION VIDEO! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX3PfGSCh89ql6s The best thing about the Ben Stokes one was even large sections of the crowd didn't realise just how good it was until the replay went on the big screen

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Cricket balls are leather wrapped wood. They are not soft, they are shin smashers. My dad lost finger nails playing for the navy, that's wearing gloves too.

[@prathamprakash6098]

Cricket WC 2019 was the best World Cup we Ever Gottt😌😌😌😌

[@crimsonfox8496]

Yes, apart from the poor umpiring and boundry rule in the final

[@kisslayy5379]

Cricket balls are a lot heavier n that's why it hits harder if u don't take it with good technique. And on top of fielders don't wear gloves. So sometime it can be painful.

[@chrispryor436]

Cricket balls are as hard if not a little harder than a baseball. A lot of players break fingers during games, and they end up with so much tape they look like Don King taping his rings

[@rylancoggan2832]

the only reason that the guys at the back where gloves are because some bowlers bowl at 140-150 km an hour someone transfer that too miles for me

[@f1ozencoke]

depending on the age of the ball, newer the ball the harder and the older the ball the softer

[@alisonrandall3039]

Baseball is derived from rounders from the UK.