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[@eightyseven3113]

Why are people shocked by a sport going for multiple days? Golf, cycling and many other sports go for multiple days.

[@KikiBabe-km2mm]

Cycling is a lot different to a bat and ball sport or kicking game. But golf yes. A few hours for a sport is the norm in the United States. As it is about getting bums on seats, marketing and sell merchandise and making money. Most longer sports don't make the $$$$ and in the US it's about profitability

[@grahamers]

How about the World Series or any playoff series?

[@staringintotheabyss1769]

​@@KikiBabe-km2mmyou can show ads after every 2 minutes isn't that profitable? Also T20 is a very fun and profitable form of cricket

[@SankyGamerUHD00]

I think it sounds absurd to people because when people hear about a 5 days match they often imagine that players play for 5 days continuously without a break AND audiences are just sitting home for 5 days straight in order to watch a game.. But in reality they only play for few hours each day

[@aaronmicalowe]

Sounds like my marathon bed sessions in my younger days.

[@kramdoogs]

An American who moved to Australia fell in love with the game, he was lying on his couch and his wife said “what are you doing?” and he said “watching this test match” then the wife said “when are you going to mow the lawn?” came the reply “after this game”

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

Good Answer. Kkkkk

[@craigkennett6226]

Many men from cricketing countries do this. It's a given haha

[@rnilu86]

😂

[@micheledix2616]

That sound the right way round test first mow later

[@northbankgooner6126]

Should have been in 5 days time!!

[@MrDunkycraig]

King im 54 and cricket has been a huge part of my life. Test cricket is the ultimate test of endurance tactics and skill. The beauty of playing a game over 5 days that can end in a thrilling draw is almost perfect to cricket lovers. Mad i know and alien to most non cricket playing people. You also have to realise how big cricket is world wide, its the 3rd most watched and played sport planet wide! This year and next month the t20 world cup will be played partly in the usa and is a good place for new watchers to see the basics of the game in action. Although its all about hitting and not the defensive part of the game its a fun three hours. As for a test match you dont tend to watch every second. Although many will follow it via radio tv or the internet, the ebb and flow is of the game is what is important. Im lucky this year ive got day 1 tickets for a test match in Nottingham my first since the early 80s and i feel like a kid going to see my first game again

[@chrispage4691]

Enjoy Trent Bridge. My home ground and a wonderful place to be.

[@alisonrandall3039]

The first international cricket match was in 1844 between USA AND Canada.

[@cappinjocj9316]

The batsman wasn’t trying to block the ball, he was trying to get his bat (part of his body) over the line. He was basically sliding for base.

[@adamdruett9107]

And it’s actually illegal to deliberately block your wicket in the middle of a run.

[@adamdruett9107]

If you are buying tickets to a first class match (or test match as they are more commonly known). You usually will only have tickets for one of those days. Only those hardcore retirees might have tickets for the entire 4 or 5 days.

[@timg5011]

​@@adamdruett9107Or you're in some position of authority with decision-making powers and a company about whom you're making a decision gets you tickets. But they do it out of the goodness of their heart, and *definitely* do not want it to influence your decision, perish the thought....

[@tycosyco]

@@adamdruett9107no it’s not. If you do it intentionally it’s interfering with the field which is a form of dismissal.

[@lynnelang3184]

There are different types of bowlers.......fast, spin, swing and seam. Speeds of delivery over 100mph have been recorded. The ball has a hard Portuguese core, size of a ping pong ball, then 2 layers of cork or leather. It is then wound with many layers of worsted string/yarn and then has a stitched leather cover. They must weigh between 15.5g - 16.3g and have a circumference of between 22.4 - 22.9cms according to the Kookaburra manufacturers in Australia. The balls are very shiny. They can feel like balls of timber when you catch them and they can wreck your hands and fingers! When the bowler delivers the ball their foot cannot go over the crease, white line, in front of stumps or wicket. There have been huge scores in 5 day test crickest, in the hundreds. Brian Lara scored 400 individual runs in a test in 2004 and he was not out at the time his team were declared the winners.

[@langdalepaul]

Test cricket is considered the purest form of the sport. Sometimes it can be dull, but often it’s very exciting. Either way, both teams are tested in both skill and stamina, which is, after all, what it’s all about! I love test cricket, and I hope it lives on.

[@larryfroot]

Hear hear.

[@grahamtudman35]

Test Cricket is a game that can hold you on the edge of your seat for 5 days, and then be a draw. Love it.

[@MrkBO8]

I learned to watch it and the strategies used. The shorter games are more of a slug fest and the bowlers bowl differently and now when the batters attempt to play test cricket, they dont have the same experience dealing with bouncers and keep on getting hit in the head & neck.

[@DeepakKumar-bs3kx]

i am indian but stokes winning inning against aus in Ashes 😃

[@contrarian322]

It’s boringggggg..

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Cricket Ball: cork core tightly wound with string then covered in leather, the seam is raised and stitched , the ball gets out of shape as it is used and bowlers will use the condition of the ball to vary their throw (ball). For example, 'seam' bowlers will use the seam of the ball to change the direction of the bounce. Spin bowlers use the wrist to spin the ball to change its flight and bounce. They bowl slowly Fast bowlers are exactly that they bowl fast aggressive high bounching balls

[@Jim1255783]

Perhaps one aspect that was overlooked was the ‘speciality’ of players - all players need to bat, but when fielding some players are better at bowling than others, and some players wouldn’t bowl at all. When batting, your best batters go in first, and the weakest batters go in at 9th, 10th, or last - but those players would be the star bowlers, able to hopefully do the most damage when their team is fielding. You do get ‘all rounders’ - players who are great at both batting and bowling, or the wicket keeper (the catcher behind the stumps) (when fielding) might also be a decent batter too. Then if you’re a bowler you tend to specialise in either pace - you’re a fast, or medium/fast bowler, and you’re looking to move the ball in the air - or you’re a spin bowler, who bowls slower but is aiming to deceive the batter with trickery, and is able to get the ball to break off left-to-right, or right-to-left, when it hits the ground. India and Pakistan have produced some great spin bowlers over the years as the pitch tends to be harder, drier, due to their climate and thus the ball will react more when spun with either a finger action or wrist action. Australia also had the great Shane Warne (RIP) as a great spin bowler back in the 1990’s, and 2000’s.

[@markdonovan8884]

One of the best sports to watch live. Sunny day, few beers, hard to beat.

[@LeeGion_981]

Is it f

[@lindylou7853]

Hamper, sandwiches, pies,

[@tonyetchells6051]

People seem to go to cricket matches for "everything else" such as sunbathing and alcohol. The cricket itself is hardly ever mentioned because it's deadly boring.

[@markdonovan8884]

@@tonyetchells6051 Boring to you, not to a lot of people.

[@joyfulzero853]

​@tonyetchells6051. "it's deadly boring" to you! I can stand and watch an under-12's match for an hour or two, quite happily, on a nice day.

[@BigAlCapwn]

As a English kid, I thought the same as you KB....why would anyone want to follow a game that can last 5 days. Then in my early twenties I had a friend who was really into test cricket and made me watch 'The Ashes' and I got it. It's great, you can sit out in the sunshine, turn the radio on, grab a cold beer and relax to it. Then, when it does near the end, the climax is even more intense because of how long these guys have been fighting for the result

[@PaddyP-mr5ww]

I find the tougher fight always leads to a more enjoyable climax

[@brianandrea3249]

Test cricket is the absolute pinnacle of the game. It’s like reading a good lengthy book that is hard to put down. It ebbs, flows, has moments of incredible guts, heroics and spectacular action, bitter on field rivalries, occasionally can be dull but only if game is fizzling out to a draw. Once you understand the nuances and rhythm of the game it is thoroughly compelling. And it is called a Test for a reason.

[@jamadm55]

Does the same batter hit until out ...or do the two alternate? If same batter hits does the bowler switch sides?

[@johnavery3941]

I am a cricket Umpire and the guy in the middle is him (or her) is the Umpire. There are two they other one stands on the leg side of the batter. Players abuse opposition players all the time it is called "sledging" but they do it politely..... the wicketkeeper is the main one to do it...... if the batsmen misses the ball you will hear things like.... "great bowling, do that again and we can send him home to his wife .... oh no she left him".... or "why are you still here" or "does your wife play cricket"..... the list is endless

[@jimb9063]

I'm amazed, most of the umps I've known wouldn't have had good enough eyesight to write all that....

[@stephenlee5929]

@@jimb9063 these new computer things allow you to speak and it types for you, so umpire doesn't need to see either the keyboard or screen. Its also amazing what you can train a Labrador to do these days.

[@Rhubba]

What the players aren't allowed to do is talk during the bowler's run up and delivery. Chatter amongst them can only occur when the ball is dead.

[@fayesouthall6604]

I’m a female and I love cricket. 🏏 I was very sick as a child and my parents put a TV in my bedroom and cricket was on. My dad gave me a copy of Wisden, the annual bible of cricket published since the 1850’s. Every copy tells you about all first class cricket matches played around the world. It also has the rules of cricket. Test matches can last up to 5 days, one day internationals, 1 day, 20/20 lasts 3-4 hours, the hundred ( 100 balls bowled) lasts a couple of hours.

[@JaiSanatandharm200]

Can I have a chance by any chance👉👈

[@cheryltotheg2880]

You must’ve been even more gutted than most when it was rained off 😢

[@Isleofskye]

Ummm. Are you REALLY a FEmale? Let's give you a Test. Who was the Asian Batsmen in The Surrey C.C. County winning side in 1970 ?

[@JokerJoker-xc7xb]

Kids Love T20I Match Mens Love ODIs Match Legend Loves Test Match

[@kaushikdey4464]

Wer r from?

[@gpr127]

Used to see this explanation on posters and towels: "You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. " Hope that clarifies things.

[@listerofsmeg884]

have that on a towel in the kitchen

[@johnwilson6707]

it sure did over and out lol

[@shmick6079]

On *towels* ???

[@gpr127]

Tea towels. Used for drying dishes. I don't know what Americans call them.

[@shmick6079]

@@gpr127 what an odd thing to have on a tea towel 😂

[@problemchimp4231]

Just to advise...West Indies had a player called Michael Holding & England one called Peter Willey. There's a famous bit of radio commentary, explaining such, as the ball about to be bowled...The batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey...

[@nagaslrac]

I learned today, on an episode of QI that recently aired here in Australia, cricket was George Washington’s favourite game.

[@Dr_KAP]

Oh wow!

[@BlueSunYoutube]

Love QI, although they were pretty much british back then no matter how much they don't like to admit it, hence why they changed all the sports to make it those only themselves ever play.

[@matthewpreston28]

Well he was born here

[@BlueSunYoutube]

@@matthewpreston28 He wasnt, but its ok, how did the saddlers get on this year mate?

[@PradhanmantriBruhh]

Based🤝🏽

[@rikmoran3963]

Cricket is the second most watched sport in the world, behind football (soccer), so it is much more popular than you might imagine. He made a really good video, but the biggest ommission for me was that when the bowlers change at the end of each over, they have to bowl from the opposite end of the pitch. So, you will see the fielders all changing positions to reflect this change in direction. Additionally, you will often see the better batsmen trying to make sure that they are at the right end of the pitch, for when the over ends, so that they will be batting first in the next over.

[@barrynichols2846]

Second most played

[@gailstevens6831]

He also forgot to mention the various speeds of bowlers and the fact the ball is bowled and not thrown!

[@thejesusaurus6573]

India and Pakistan are doing a lot of heavy lifting for those figures though. Which is fine of course but I think cricket fans tend to use that as a metric to bludgeon baseball fans with.

[@Donizen1]

also would have liked them to show what a scorecard looks like.

[@mikezog1030]

We always watch the five day games with the first few days being wednesday/thursday and friday and watching the game by popping into the tea rooms to see what over they are on and how many wickets have fallen, then we watch the last two days on weekends, popping into the TV room from the barbeque to stay in touch. Its great!

[@cinemapurepakistan]

5 day cricket is the most technical because the aerodynamics of the ball and the condition of the pitch deteriorates from day to day. So the skills needed on day 1 are very different form those needed on day 5. The tv is on in the background at most homes & offices for 5 days and people keep an eye on things while they go about their day - stopping to watch when the match takes a sudden twist.

[@arjovenzia]

one aspect I love of having the TV on in the background, whilst your going about your day, your family n collages will always be asking "score?". or if you walking past the loungeroom, your dad might just call out "3 for 203" or "Scotty just got stumped". If your in earshot and you hear the roar of a wicket being taken, drop what your doing and run to catch the replays.

[@sionwilliams6990]

A 5 match test series ......25 days in total!!!! Now that's a proper way to spend a summer!!! ;-)

[@fayesouthall6604]

Fantastic

[@myoldmate]

I listen to the tests at work on my radio, love it. A Summer of a 5 match test is heaven to me.

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@myoldmate I love listening to cricket on the radio.

[@myoldmate]

@fayesouthall6604 it's just nice, isn't it. I find it to be relaxing. The hurly burly of life takes a back seat, and for that time, you can just get out of yourself and be content.

[@paulashwin247]

@@myoldmate Yeah it's the best on radio.

[@robby1816]

Cricket has no rules. It has LAWS. That's how serious it is.

[@loganleroy8622]

I think you mean that's how pretentious it is.

[@Rhubba]

@@Verdant_Eternity The reason there are laws of cricket is because rules are specific for the different leagues and competitions. The laws are universal, covering all forms of the game from amateur club level to professional. For example LBW is a law, not a rule. The amount of overs to be played for a match is a rule because rules can vary between competitions. There are separate rules for limited overs matches, T20 matches, first class, test and amateur club leagues.

[@eileencritchley4630]

@@Rhubba Correct

[@PBMS123]

@@loganleroy8622 sit down you muppet

[@kimberleyanderson46]

No need to get technical. Bowie.

[@incubus2054]

1 - With the 'Runout' where the guy with the bat is running and the guy from the fielding team throws the ball at the stumps to hit them, the batter is not trying to use his bat to make contact with the ball, he is running towards the white line and trying to make his bat cross that line before the ball makes contact with the stumps. If the bat crosses the line first, he is safe, but if the ball hits the stumps before the bat crosses the line, that batter is out. 2 - When a batter is out (from any of a variety of ways as you saw), he is the only one that is out, and the other batter on the field stays in the game. The 'Out' batter walks off the ground, and then next batter in the line-up goes on the field to join the other batter. There are always 2 batters on the field, never just one. Everytime a batter is out, another batter comes in. The batting line-up will be shown many times when you watch a game on tv so as a viewer, you'll know who the next batter will be when one of the 2 batters on the field is out. 3 - The cricket ball weighs 156 grams for mens games and 142 grams for womens games. The outer casing is made of leather and has a wide seam stitched into it, which a bowler (pitcher) will use to do various things with the ball while it's in flight. Fast bowlers will try to make the ball swing in different directions, or make it change direction by hitting the seam when it bounces, and spin bowlers - who bowl slower than fast bowlers, are able to make the ball change direction when it bounces by spinning it in various ways. Whether a bowler is a spin bowler, or a fast bowler is determined by their own choice usually when they're growing up. Some people want to be fast bowlers, and some want to be spin bowlers. Also some people don't want to be bowlers at all and decide instead to concentrate on becoming great batters. A player *may* be a good bowler and a good batter, which is referred to as being an 'All Rounder'. But that takes a lot of talent and generally, players will be best at one or the other.

[@georgemessenger7567]

It is legal to run between the fielder and the stumps to block the throw but usually you don't have time to worry about that, although it does happen occasionally.

[@19Paul91]

The batsman cannot block the ball with his bat from a fielder throwing it at the wicket. The clip you saw was the batsman stretching his bat to reach the crease (base) before the ball hit the wicket.

[@nuthinnew3881]

Yes there is a line at each end of the pitch a few feet in front of the stumps (crease) that the batters have to cross to be safe

[@Species1732]

and if a batsman does that, he/she will be given out by the umpire (if the fielding team appeals). Law 37, "Obstructing the field": A batsman can be given out for obstructing the field if he wilfully attempts to obstruct or distract the fielding side by word or action.

[@chrisharris1522]

you can block you just are not allowed to change your line to do so, good batmen can manufacture a run by playing to a close in fielder then running the line that will block his path to the wicket, of course you want your partner to be in on what you are doing

[@Species1732]

@@chrisharris1522 Your case will be a very risky play by the 'good batsman' and a difficult decision for the umpire whether the obstruction was accidental or not. Law 37 speaks of "wilfully'.

[@goldboy150]

@@Species1732 not really. I’ve never seen someone given out when legitimately sliding for the crease… You’re not obliged to keep your bat up when trying to make your ground.

[@deanb61]

The main thing he didn't explain and you asked about was the replacement of batters when one is out. Each team has 11 people. 2 are batting at a time. When one is out the next batter comes in just to replace the one who was out. The other member of the initial pair remains until he is out. The only complication is that you can't have just one person batting, so once 10 are out the innings ends. (incidentally, in cricket, innings is both plural and singular...there is no inning, that's how we tell its an American talking :)) Probably similar to baseball, the batsmen go in a specific order. The first two, the opening bats, tend to be 'defensive' players. i.e. they're generally safe, but don't hit the ball for 6 (a home run) very often. Then you get the bigger hitters come in, finally followed by the bowlers, some of whom don't even know which end of the bat to hold...I guess the pitchers are probably the same.

[@aoay]

Also, if one of the first two (i.e. opening) batsmen in an innings is still at bat after all the other batsmen are out, they are said to have 'carried their bat'.

[@davidlancaster4476]

absolute crap about the first two batsmen being 'defensive players', they are there to establish a platform for the rest of the team when they are out and hopefully build a big score at the start of the teams innings.

[@deanb61]

@@davidlancaster4476 absolute crap? Did you ever watch Jeff Boycott :) a question, what stroke did he use to score the only 6 he is known to have scored in test cricket?

[@mydraftable6526]

​@@deanb61Barry Richards was a pretty aggressive batter

[@robertcottam8824]

Can we agree that the opening bats tend to have a very good defensive technique (Ben Duckett apart) when required? Best wishes

[@letsseeif]

Batters used to be called Batsmen until women's cricket began. An 'OVER' was once 8 balls but we conformed to English 6 ball overs. Five days for a real TEST MATCH. For real crowds check the MCG (100,000+). All other forms of the game are subsidiary. Cricket ovals may vary greatly. AFL (Aussie Rules Football) began as a Winter fitness game for Victorian Melbourne players. You may block a ball with your body or bat or hat etc...

[@curseofkazar4539]

You occasionally get the batter (at the non-striker's end "sledging" or winding up the bowler). Classic example is when Mitchell Starc from Australia sledged James Anderson about him not being able to get a wicket, and the very next ball Anderson bowled out the on-strike batter.

[@geoffmelvin6012]

Baseball is a children's game in Britain, we call it Rounders....

[@myoldmate]

Scrolling through the comments, wondering if someone would say it😊

[@gigmcsweeney8566]

Mainly played by girls.

[@myoldmate]

@@gigmcsweeney8566 you've made the original comment even worse! 😊

[@hedgehog1965uk]

@@myoldmate You mean "better" ;)

[@scottmasson3336]

Played in primary/elementary schools. Then kids move on to something more grown up. 😁

[@nadeansimmons226]

I love test cricket. It is so great to sit there each day watching the play. They have breaks for drinks, lunch and tea. Nothing better on a summer day.

[@detonator82]

Great video, this one! I live a short way from Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham; test match days are enjoyable family events, the limited overs games are basically excuses to get hammered 😂

[@wdazza]

Remember, unlike the US, most of the developed world have at least 4 weeks of paid vacation so attending a 5 day cricket match is not a problem for die-hard cricket fans.

[@Drinckx2]

Cricket is a complex game but, being British, I understand it. When I attended a Baseball game in Seattle once, I couldn’t understand what was going on.

[@Drinckx2]

People who attend first-class county (3-day) or test cricket (5-day) don’t often attend every day. They’ll get tickets for a day. Some serious fans will do multiple days or the whole match. Important to remember that because Britain is relatively civilised, people get longer (paid) holidays than is common in the US, so people do have time, especially in the summer when cricket is played.

[@Drinckx2]

One of the key things that wasn’t discussed is that baseball pitchers ‘throw’ whereas bowlers in cricket have to keep a straight arm. Bowlers run up to the wicket rather than pitch from a static position and then follow through. You have a range of different specialisms in bowling just as pitcher can throw different types of pitch, but a bowler is classified by how and often when they bowl. Fast bowlers usually open the bowling and usually have the longest run-ups. Some opening bowlers are fast-medium but tend to be more accurate and cut and swing the ball at around 75-85 mph. True fast bowlers (express pace) will regularly bowl at above 90 mph occasionally reaching 100 mph. Baseball pitchers can be faster as they throw and one can throw faster than one can bowl. You also have medium-pace bowlers and leg (wrist) spinners and off (finger) spinners.

[@leohickey4953]

Whenever I hear Americans expressing surprise at multiple-day cricket matches, I tend to compare them with golf majors, in which the scores are aggregated over a series of rounds played on four consecutive days. A cricket Test match is quite like that.

[@shmick6079]

@@leohickey4953same. It’s not unusual.

[@JadenVixe]

The cricket ball, made of a cork core, wrapped with string, and coated in stitched on leather. It is smaller but, heavier and harder, pretty much a shiny rock at the start. But gets softer as you go along (is it gets hit a lot, and bounces on 99% of deliveries). The same ball is used for at least 80 overs (in long form cricket) - then you get a new one if the innings is still going, or at the start of a new innings.

[@n_mckean]

Cork & string feels misleading to the hardness, when it feels like a ball of concrete :)

[@PBMS123]

@@n_mckean 100% it sounds like it too if you bounce it on concrete, just sounds like another block of concrete.

[@Finchie_97]

Love that you reacted to this. I suggest you watch more of cricket, or do more reactions of cricket videos, otherwise you will almost certainly forget everything you've learned from this video alone.

[@abrarkamil8167]

The T20 cricket world cup is taking place in the US during June - there are some matches being played in Florida so recommend checking it out.

[@henkwilson1445]

’Shit talking’ is directed at the ’batter’ facing the ball. Usually by the ’catcher’.

[@PHDarren]

Unless they are Australian and then it's directed at everyone from everyone.

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@PHDarrenincluding the crowd

[@Ozzpot]

And in cricket, it's called "Sledging".

[@thomasfrost3087]

Some didn’t even do it with words. I remember Jack Russell would deliberately not brush his teeth so that his breath stank around batsman. He was an awesome keeper but completely nuts 🤣

[@chrisalldis3375]

No I say BATSMEN OR BATSWOMEN, i will never say Batter which is in the Woke dictionary!

[@alexhuxley3355]

My dear chap, Cricket is a game for gentlemen You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out comes in, and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in, and the side that's been in goes out, and tries to get out those coming in. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When both sides have been in and out including the not outs, the winner is declared.... if there is one!

[@simoncampbell3144]

That old chestnut

[@stephenpine2448]

It stopped being gentlemanly ages ago ... ask the aussies.

[@stevepage5813]

@alexhuxley3355 That's very funny - I had forgotten this phrase. The trouble with posting this type of very witty stuff on a non exclusively British place, is that you may unintentially confuse the already ignorant viewer. Most of these North American reacters do have the nuance to look up basic facts about subjects, but unfortunately some of them do not. I get very annoyed when said reacters watch US narrated and innaccurate clips, which is similar to the blind leading the blind. Regards from Halifax, Yorkshire, UK.

[@TSOTL-0302]

​@@stephenpine2448Aussies living in your head rent free

[@alexhuxley3355]

@@stevepage5813 "You can't handle the TRUTH"

[@martinkeats4429]

Your question about a runner with their bat extended during a run is simply that, the bat being held in hand is counted as part of the body when making your ground (having a part of your body or a held bat behind the popping crease at the end to which you are running.

[@Lotus6154]

One thing you left out is that the new bowler bowls from the other end of the pitch after the current bowler completes his/her over. Every time a new bowler comes, bowls from the other end from the current bowler.

[@Forestgravy90]

03:58 yep it's caled sledging and is a huge part of the sport, especially towards the person batting on strike

[@Simbu.]

yes, it happens. Mostly with bowler (pitcher) and wicket keeper(catcher) agitating the batter.

[@tileux]

My favourite sledge, as told by merv hughes - ive forgotten which players were involved in this exchange but that doesnt matter: Australian fielder in slips to the indian batsman: ‘why are you so fat?’ Indian batsman: ‘because every time i make love to your mother she gives me a biscuit’.

[@Uygkuyfkutfkytfkutfv]

@@Simbu.or the slips or the mid on/mid off. In fact anyone.

[@pratikpatil6816]

Boomer himself was sledging when he said 'Sounds like Broad is having a rough day...." Its funny when you know he is the bowler to be hit for 6 sixes twice.😂

[@loganleroy8622]

Well they do have to do something to entertain themselves while they stand in the field all day.

[@petereastwood1]

The pleasure of watching cricket is not derived from watching the game, but not watching it. You read a book, listen to a radio, then if something exciting happens, look up and clap while gently remarking to someone sitting nearby, 'good shot'. In recent years the fans are fully engaged and very loud, and IMHO are completely missing the point!!! Limited overs cricket is where the big money is for players, while to be considered a great player currently you almost always have to be great at Test cricket.

[@wallythewondercorncake8657]

Don't forget the six pints of cider

[@samuelpinder1215]

Tories when their sports develop atmosphere

[@Jim1255783]

@@wallythewondercorncake8657 6 pints per over 😁

[@qazwsx6340]

@10:30, the batter isn't trying to interfere with the ball, he is considerred safe when he or his bat goes over the line, sort of like in sprinting when the runners stick their heads out at the end

[@crustydownunder]

At a maximum of 163g they're heavier than a baseball ball, but also smaller, with a circumference of between 224mm and 229mm.

[@lab483]

Trash talking by the bowler (pitcher) to the batsmen is part of the culture and is known as sledging, the Australians are renowned for it.

[@stephenpine2448]

The Aussies are also famous for NOT being able to take it.

[@TSOTL-0302]

That's the English mate​@@stephenpine2448

[@zatgeye7320]

@@stephenpine2448aussies are the only ones who can handle it judging by our trophy case. aussies sledge, you crumble. you sledge, aussies chuckle and point to the scoreboard

[@philcal2000]

watch your mouth and wash it , only a pom can say something like that.... 😗

[@philcal2000]

@@stephenpine2448 WHAT DO YOU MEAN

[@chassetterfield9559]

A couple of things that got missed out. The bowler's 'action' has to be a straight arm. He does not 'throw' it like a baseball pitch, or a fielder throwing the ball in. The momentum comes from the bowler's run up, & his speed at the moment of delivery. The ball itself is made of two hemispheres stitched together, and there is a distinct 'seam' that runs around the 'equator' of the ball. Some bowlers deliberately hold the ball so that when it bounces, it lands ON the seam, and can veer to left or right. Other bowlers can put a cross-wise spin onto the ball, either clockwise or anti. Again, when the ball bounces, it will rear off in a new direction, confusing the batsman. It's not all about sheer speed of delivery. 'Fast' bowlers take very long run-ups, to build up speed, and rely on the speed itself to defeat the bat. 'Medium' pace bowlers take shorter run-ups, but will try to bowl one of those types of deceptive deliveries. 'Spinners' typically take very short run-ups, relying on the unpredictable bounce to bamboozle the bat. The bowler knows what spin he is applying, but the batsman doesn't. When a spinner is bowling, there is little chance of massive boundary shots, so you will see the fielders crowding in more around the bat. That's just some of the dark arts of the bowler, but there are many more.

[@chassetterfield9559]

From memory, the ball is made of cork composite, with a leather covering.

[@FlatSpinMan]

Fun to watch. The original video does an excellent job.😊

[@benglasspool2166]

At most big cricket matches maybe 10% of the crowd are hardcore cricket fans. The rest are mostly just there to kick back, relax, have a few drinks and be around friends and family. It's almost like being at a giant pub with a game of cricket just happening to be played.

[@bobbyshaftowenttosea5410]

5:43 - “ crickets funniest nut shots” clearly coming here soon!

[@jimb9063]

David Bumble Lloyd has a "funny" story about that.

[@johnleonard9090]

Is that the split box one or the one involving Michael Holding?

[@jimb9063]

@@johnleonard9090 Heh, was thinking of the split box. There's a clip of Sir Viv talking about the aftermath of the same thing happening to Brian Close, who was sitting there having a fag while someone removed the box from his crown jewels with a pair of pliers. They had balls back in the day(at least for a while).

[@robertcottam8824]

@@johnleonard9090 Yes.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

The "Target" of 222 isn't the score that India got, They Scored 221, 222+ is the winning score, 221 would be a draw and anything less would be a loss.

[@swanronson173]

In cricket slang, a score of 222 is known as a double Nelson. A Nelson is 111 and named after Admiral Lord Nelson supposedly because he had 1 eye, 1 arm and 1 leg, the joke being he never lost a leg.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

@@swanronson173 As Nelson never Lost his eye, I always preferred the New Zealand Explanation. There was a Team Called "Nelson" 130-150ish years ago, and they were dismissed for 111 in both their first and last ever innings as a team. There is also one about the 111 looking like the stumps without the bails. I also wonder if Graham Gooch felt his triple Nelson against India was an unlucky score :)

[@daveelliott5855]

Actually if if the opposition scored 221 like India did this would be a tie not a draw

[@Tommy-he7dx]

@@daveelliott5855 I accept your Pedantry :)

[@stephenlee5929]

@@daveelliott5855 I think the distinction between tie and draw, is only really relevant in the longer (non limited overs) games.

[@sunnygindian2263]

Hey buddy, that happens all the time on the opposite side who is batting and between the catcher. Did you know there is a mic in the middle stick standing behind the batter? It is called stump mic, there is also a small camera in the middle stick.

[@docamitverma]

Only the dismissed batter exits and is replaced. both cannot get out at the same time

[@suemoore984]

There are 108 countries listed as playing competitive cricket. That doesn't mean that nobody plays cricket in the other 187 countries, just that they don't have a formal "league". Baseball is considered a niche sport at this level.

[@rocketrabble6737]

It's the other 87 countries!

[@suemoore984]

@@rocketrabble6737 sorry... my bad!

[@adamzain6770]

Didn’t mention the state of the pitch, which is hugely important and will determine the type of bowling to be used, and which bowlers will be selected to bowl by the captain. The state of the pitch is something which makes the test matches very complex, as it will change over the 5 days of play (depending on weather, humidity, the way the groundsmen have prepared the pitch prior to the game etc.) The state of the ball is also very important, as it will favour the bowler or batsman depending on how worn in it is. Test matches are more of an event than just a game and the tradition is to follow them on the radio when you’re at work, or to drag the telly into the garden at the weekend and doze in a deckchair with a cool drink, with the cricket in the background.

[@DavidUKesb]

Pure heaven.

[@jimrobinson4142]

Great video as usual, thanks man! Just one point with the question you had with the ball, maybe just google it there and then, it would be cool to get your reaction in realtime - the shot to the nuts would have been even more satisfying! XD

[@robbie_]

When I was 14/15 years old they used to have US baseball on a UK TV channel. My friend and I used to watch it religiously. Loved it.

[@cliffordwaterton3543]

There's so much I'd like to say on the back of this very good and informative video but I'll restrict myself to one comment - the guy holding out his bat as he was running wasn't trying to defend his wicket like a goalie (that would be so much fun) but was trying to reach with it in order to reach the crease/home plate before being run out.

[@GaryHead-ye6rn]

T20 World Cup is being played in the Caribbean but also in the States and that includes Florida and also Texas and New York details on the internet.

[@AjayDabhi]

To answer your questions. you first need to understand - cricket started with royal british people somewhere in 18th century. When they do something, they first make rules. So they wrote the laws of cricket and then started playing. Fighting on cricket is unheard of - and even misbahving can cause a ban on a player for next few games. Thats why its call the game of gentleman. Do the opposite player who stands next to the bowler (pitcher side) - he usually dont talk to the bowler. Stumped out - batsman never try to stop ball going to make him out - its not against rule - but understand, this is a game of gentleman. They play with sportsman ship Test Match - is the higest format of the match. You can imagine the value of a test match - International Cricket Council (governing body of world cricket) allow all the country to qualify directly to worldcup if the country is playing test match with other country's internation team. Its a test of a country's cricketing strengh to play for 5 days and win the game. Even a skipper who has highest percentage of winning in other country's soil is considered a successful skipper. In 20-20 cricket - they have timeline too for each over (6 balls) - Last week it was first incident ever in cricket history that a team is penalized for missing the time for 3 times in a match and opposite team has given 5 extra run (which made the comfortable victory of Indian team). And yes, lastly - cricket is second most famous game in the world after football.

[@user-uk3kn5dz9w]

16:38 In professional cricket, there are three main formats, each with different time durations: 1. *T20 Matches* : These are the shortest format, lasting around 3 hours (typically 20 overs per side). 2. *One Day Internationals (ODIs)* These matches take about 7-8 hours (50 overs per side). 3. *Test Matches* : The longest format, spanning up to 5 days with about 6 hours of play each day, including breaks. Additionally, if the players are wearing white uniforms, it indicates a Test match. Colored uniforms are used for T20 and ODI matches.

[@andrewbutler7681]

Just FYI: a quick search for most popular/most watched sports gives numerous lists showing that there are roughly five times as many (2.5 billion) cricket fans as baseball fans (0.5 billion) worldwide. (Of course football/soccer leads with even more fans...)

[@rld1982]

Probably something to do with it being India's favourite sport

[@philward6582]

@@rld1982 How many countries have baseball as their favourite sport?

[@kjd9634]

​@@philward6582I'd say Australia, Sri lanka, west indies Pakistan and India. But many countries have it as second or third favourite. I'm talking team sport not individual.

[@bigfella6629]

@@philward6582 I only know of Japan and South Korea other than US of A.

[@loganleroy8622]

@@philward6582 There are about seven countries where Cricket is listed as the most popular sport. Basically just the indian subcontinent, plus some islands in the Caribbean. Baseball is most popular in Cuba, Venezuela, the Domincan Republic, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Nicaragua, and Panama.

[@johnp8131]

You probably already know but Cricket was played in America way before Baseball. Even the first ever international cricket match was held in the US against Canada in 1844. That's even before England etc.....played test matches (internationals).

[@colinbaker3916]

Reaching for the crease (the home line) is an attempt to stay “in”. If it’s an attempt to stop the ball hitting the stumps it might be out for obstructing the fielder (quite a rare dismissal). Unlike baseball, there can only be one “out” in a play/ball.

[@karl9091]

The baseball World Cup? I missed that one, like the world series, how many countries competed?

[@DavidUKesb]

Cricket for Americans KZbin channel is brilliant. Those fellas really understand the game.

[@musiqueclassiquepourtoujours]

Just one word. Cricket started as "A Gentleman's Game" in the late 19th century! But very recently, since about 30 years, It has become a little rugged and players tend to verbally sledge or use cuss words sometimes!!!

[@scipioafrikanus9511]

You should check out "crickets best sledging moments" videos. You get the cricket and you get the harsh put downs. Theres some seriously comical interactions for you to catch up on.

[@jimb9063]

What's your favourite?

[@macster1613]

27:00 the batsman was not trying to block the ball, he was trying to dive with his hand stretched to reach the crease before the ball hit the wickets. The fielder was trying to throw the ball onto the stumps to get the batsman run out. The batsman was stretching with his bat, it may look like he was trying to block the ball but he actually was diving to get his bat into the crease (the white line).

[@srinath6247]

The guy who's standing still beside the bowler is the 'umpire.' He plays the role of an arbiter who makes the decisions.

[@Sauvage_Foxes]

I'm loving this. As an aussie, i'd love to see your reacts to watching Aussie rules explained.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Aussie rules is crazy

[@samuelpinder1215]

​@@fayesouthall6604last time I watched it they seemed to have softened it up a bit, but that may have just been bad officiating as with most sports

[@seedy80]

​@samuelpinder1215 it's definitely softened up. They're trying to avoid concussions and the long term effects of CTE.

[@samuelpinder1215]

@@seedy80 boxing has done that, without going very soft. Why can't other sports do something similar

[@seedy80]

@@samuelpinder1215 massive class action lawsuits are on the horizon. The league is trying to avoid any head trauma.

[@zinnia2980]

Baseball is basically a girls game Rounders that we used to play at school. The cricket ball is really heavy and can cause serious injuries. I played cricket with some friends when young and they were using a real cricket ball. I got hit on the leg, it was so painful and it was black and blue for weeks.

[@thejesusaurus6573]

you sound absolutely insufferable.

[@gkpar]

4:18 -- Yes it is called sledging where a player of opposite team tries to upset a player mentally. It usually results in a verbal duel with the official umpire having to break up the altercation.

[@supriyogupta6545]

The batting team has a lineup. At the start of the game, the pair which comes first are called the openers or opening batsman. Now if a batsman gets out, he returns to the dressing room and the next in line waiting there comes out to bat. So on, for a team to be completely out, 10 batsmen have to be got out. The remaining sole batsman is termed 'not out' but he can't continue as he has run out of pairing.

[@francislaverty9262]

When a batsman (1) is out (either caught, bowled or run out), he leaves the field of play and is replaced by the next batsman (3) in the pavilion - the other batsman (2) remains at the wicket as he is not out. The innings ends when 10 of the 11 batsmen have been dismissed (as 1 batsman cannot be at the wicket on his own) or when the batting team decides to declare (usually when they have amassed a large score). A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball made from cork wound with string and covered with leather (it has a seam which allows the bowler to swing the ball away or towards the batsman). The ball weighs between 5.5 - 5.75 ounces, whereas a baseball weighs between 5 - 5.25 ounces. Test cricket matches (between International Teams) are 5 days in length and to win 1 team must dismiss the other team on 2 occasions (with the losing team having amassed fewer overall runs than the winning team). County cricket (between various English Counties last 4 days, with the winning team determined as per International cricket). Where a game is not completed (i.e. no team has been dismissed twice, this is a draw - sadly too often the outcome). The duration of a game is affected by weather, with rain reducing playing time.

[@5imp1]

Something I don't think they explained in this video was that after an over (6 balls bowled by the bowler), a new over is bowled from the opposite end by the new bowler. Then the next 6 balls from the first end and so on. Changing ends every 6 balls. The batsman stay where they are when a new over begins. Only the bowler changes, and changes ends. The batsman only changes ends when he scores a run.

[@robparker1625]

Unless they crossed during a wicket.

[@utha2665]

In addition, the whole fielding side changes ends each over, just for clarification.

[@azizadevries4501]

The Home Plate is known as the crease .if one batter is out the other batter remains at the crease and another batter comes in to play, if 10 players are out the innings is done. "p2" means the second Powerplay. The batter cannot use his bat to deflect the ball once the ball is in play( the batter at the crease can only whit the ball once per delivery). The 5 day test match is played frm 10 am to 4pm or 90 overs per day.

[@jan_deno8175]

@6.00 Harder than a baseball. Consists of a cork core wound with string then a leather cover stitched over it.

[@mej6519]

@8.01 nope, if the batsman is out then he is replaced with a new batsman, not a pair of batsmen. but there has been on very rare occasions that the 2 batsman are out. the strike batsman gets caught out, then the catching feilder throws the ball to get the 2nd batsman out. real quick thinking by the feilder, and a massive misunderstanding between batsman, usually causes this "double play". "home plate" we call that the strikers end, or the batsman is on strike.

[@Ozzpot]

A little KZbin tip: When referring to a point in the video, if you put a colon between the minutes and seconds, it makes it clickable, linking to that moment in the video. Like this: 8:01 ☺️

[@mej6519]

@@Ozzpot thanks mate , i'll rember that for next time

[@ianfrancis417]

No, you can't get two batsmen out at the same time.

[@lancevortex4773]

That's incorrect. Once one batsman is out, the ball is deemed dead, so it's not possible for two players to be out on the same play. See Law 20.1.1.3.

[@JoshuaMSP1995]

4:38 - not necessarily at the time they're bowling, but abuse/banter does happen on the field. It's generally called 'sledging'. 5:54 - yes, the cricket ball is harder and heavier than a baseball. There have been deaths in cricket due to being hit by a ball, but they are, thankfully, very rare. 7:46 - no, if one gets out, then they're the only who is out, and just one is brought in to replace him/her. 10:25 - not quite, he's stretching to get back in the crease (the white line). If he deliberately obstructed the fielder from throwing down the stumps, that would be out. 16:10 - yes, a test match can last five days. And each day can have six hours and thirty minutes of play. So it is quite long! A 50 over game takes around 7 hours. A 20 over game should take around 3 hours (closest to baseball). 16:50 - cricket also has similar problems with over rates (the speed at which bowlers bowl overs). 18:00 - it is fair to say that T20 cricket is a lot more popular than the five day format for this reason. 27:48 - In terms of formats. Test cricket (five day) is played by about 12 countries, but it's only really popular in England, India and Australia. 50 over and 20 over cricket is more popular across the world, and there are world cups for both of those formats. There is also domestic cricket. So, for example, England has a test cricket team, and it also has a four-day cricket league (called the County Championship). Franchise cricket is generally the most popular now. This is T20 cricket played in leagues such as the Indian Premier League between teams comprised of individuals from various different countries. Good effort to learn it. The T20 World Cup is taking place in the USA and the Caribbean in June, by the way. If you wanted to watch cricket, T20 would be the easiest starting point.

[@Chug-ip6nf]

Great post, answers I think every question he had!

[@aoay]

"... only really popular in England, India and Australia" Huh? So countries like Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand don't count?

[@raycardy4843]

Don't forget 'non-league' or 'friendly' cricket, played by village teams against each other, usually on a Sunday! There are some leagues for village teams, as well as 'corporate' or company teams, again either on a Sunday, or a limited overs match in the evening after work during the summer, when we actually get half-decent weather (!), as most matches will stop or pause during rain showers, to avoid injury from slipping, etc. The matches from county level upwards will have 'covers' that are brought on at this time, to cover the pitch and immediate surrounding area, to preserve the playing surface - if it got too wet, their spiked shoes would tear it up too much!

[@georgemessenger7567]

Before 1940, test matches had no time restrictions, the game ended after both sides had completed 2 innings. The longest test match ever lasted 9 days.

[@WarriorKiwi007]

Actually the longest test match went for 12 days before being abandoned as the English team had to catch it's ship back to the UK from South Africa.

[@StevenBoyle-fg4nc]

No the batter is extending his bat to get across the crease (line) before the ball hits the stumps. A bit like a baseball batter sliding a foot or diving on the base plate before the the ball is caught by the base fielder. If part of the batters body, which includes the bat crosses the line and the ball hits the stumps, their not out, if they don’t cross the line they are out.

[@tobylewis6442]

He’s not in goalie mode. Bat is part of the body, so the dive and extended bat just means he’s in quicker. Same as a slide in baseball but with an added bat to give you a metre extra

[@northnsouth6813]

A baseball is 5 - 5.25 oz and a cricket ball is 5.5 - 5.75 oz

[@peterjackson4763]

A cricket ball is also a fraction smaller.

[@ArnavA-un5gk]

amd the speed of baseball is a tiny bit faster

[@peterjackson4763]

@@ArnavA-un5gk That's because the baseball is thrown but a cricket ball has to be bowled. That is the arm must be straight during the last part of the delivery action (or as straight as it can be).

[@petrovanstaden9893]

Just to clarify, when the batsmen run, the 2nd batsman does not defend the stumps, he is trying to get to the area before the stumps so that he is not out, and he extends his bat to try and reach that area before the ball reaches the stumps

[@suelynch]

1: A cricket ball and a baseball are similar in size 2: A cricket ball is harder than a baseball 3: Cricket balls and baseballs are similar in makeup. 4: Cricket balls can break bones. So BIG TIP, you don't ever want to be hit by a cricket. Deliberately firing a ball at a batsman is not cool. One instance comes to mind. The bowler was targeting the batsman in order to seriously injure him. The bowler was aiming for the batsman head. The Umpire had warned the bowler to stop doing it. The next time the bowler let the ball rip he did it again. By this stage the batsman was super pissed. The bowler was shorter in height than most players, the batsman was 6 foot 7 and used a tree trunk for a bat. It took most of the players on the field plus the Umpires to prevent the bowler from finding out what it was like to have every bone in his body broken with a tree trunk by a giant. Where you thought that batsman was trying to deliberately to the ball with his bat was wrong. He extended the bat in order to get his bat over the crease before the ball hit the wicket. A batsman deliberately interfering with is a big no no. Umpires decide if interference was deliberate or not. Penalties is their discretion. There are time limits when it comes to bowling an over or a number of overs must be delivered in a certain time frame. If a cricket ball is damaged it can be replaced with another ball which has similar wear and tear from a stock pile of used cricket balls. You need to watch a video on the types of ball deliveries. Shane Warne could deliver a ball that defies physics (RIP). Best spin bowler ever.

[@user-ml3rb7mv1g]

At some schools in England girls play rounders which was believed to be the origin baseball. Check it out. Ian Dee.

[@alisonrandall3039]

Boys play it as well.

[@JackLongbridge]

I like T20 and ODI, but for me nothing beats a test match. It's called a test for a reason, it tests a player & team's stamina, concentration, tactics, character. Put two great teams together, lead by intelligent captains and coaches and it's like watching a fascinating mixture of athleticism & intellect. It can be nerve-racking especially when the MCC (England) are batting, because a collapse could happen at any time! Also it's great when a top order batsman and a tail ender doggedly stay at the crease for sessions, and the bowling team are desperate to get them out, only for the whole match to end with a draw at stumps!

[@rocketrabble6737]

The MCC is a private cricket club; it is not England. From 1903 to 1977 it organised England's overseas tours, and the team played under the auspices of the MCC in 'non-international' matches on those tours. Since 1993 its administrative and governance functions have been taken over by the ICC and the TCCB (Now the ECB).

[@nnoddy8161]

There is nothing better than a test match being decided in the last over of the 5th day. Super exciting.

[@zoe_blackmore]

According to the Wikipedia article "Comparison of baseball and cricket" 'though a cricket ball is harder and heavier than a baseball, generally fielders in cricket are not permitted to use gloves (except in exceptional circumstances, and when approved by both umpires) or external leg guards'.

[@Jobladesuck]

Yes absolutely there is trash talking. It’s usually called sledging and the most intense I’ve witnessed is usually between England and the Australians. We are bitter rivals and we love to battle it out in the Ashes series. Our own mini competition so to speak

[@JohnOConnell]

It's often said that the Aussie Dennis Lillee, at the end of his career, was mainly kept in the side for his sledging ability.

[@kazbye79]

The ashes are played by the UK and Aussie and the trash talk is next level and u can hear it cos the wickets have mics lol

[@howardchambers9679]

Aussies are masters of sledging. And yet they still lose.

[@kazbye79]

@@howardchambers9679 yea but funny as hell

[@jeanlawley6483]

Not the UK ... England and Australia

[@karenglenn6707]

Last Ashes series was a draw. England last won in 2015 🤣🤣🤣

[@gailstevens6831]

@@howardchambers9679 really?! Something wrong with your memory!

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

If you get a very close 5 day test match it can literally take over the life of the nations playing. The closest I can compare in terms of tension is the last round of a close Ryder Cup

[@JustinG1962]

What wasn’t mentioned was the different types speciality bowler used such as ‘fast’, ‘medium’, ‘orthodox spin’ and ‘off spin’ and that they are allowed to polish the ball on one side in order to affect its flight through the air…by the way a cricket ball weighs between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces and can be bowled at up to 100mph hence all the protection.

[@davidburke2132]

Just to correct something the guy said in the video a few times which is incorrect; he talked about “professional cricket” when really what he meant was “franchise cricket”. Cricket has had professionalism for a very long time (more than 60 years at least). All of the players playing for their international teams in Test cricket and ODI cricket (at least for the biggest cricket nations like England, India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka, etc.) are professional and even those in lower tiers of the game playing “representative cricket” for states, counties, islands (e.g. in the Caribbean) or regions will usually be professional too. But the T20 leagues all around the world where players from anywhere in the world get signed to big money contracts by franchises (like the MLB model) is a much more recent development in cricket, and these franchises are invariably about T20 cricket.

[@peterjackson4763]

Professional cricket is more than 200 years old.

[@davidburke2132]

@@peterjackson4763 true. The 60 years I was referring to was more the point at which professionalism became the “norm” and the benchmark for the highest level cricketers across the board… at least in England. It was the point where the English first class cricket system went truly professional, instead of being a mix of pros and amateurs as it had previously been.

[@peterjackson4763]

@@davidburke2132 Yes there was a mixture of professional and amateur cricket 60 years ago, but it didn't start or end then. The distinction became les obvious, but there were still amateurs playing first class cricket in 90s and there were fully professional teams over 200 years ago. In the 80s I was a member of a club in a league where clubs were (and are) allowed to hire one professional player.

[@loganleroy8622]

I would say to an American, when someone says "professional" they mean franchise teams. The ODIs and Test players certainly get paid, but the point is to play for your country, even though they get paid for doing so.

[@davidburke2132]

@@loganleroy8622 maybe so, but in places like England, Australia, etc, the first class game is professional too (meaning county and state level) and has been for a very long time, not just those who play internationals for their nations.

[@-Blackberry]

The batsman wasnt trying to block the ball with his bat, it just looked like that from the perspective. He was actually just stretching out his bat to reach for the crease before the ball hit the stumps. Remember the bat counts as part of your body when detirmining if you are safe.

[@ericr4b]

This was an excellent explanatory video. Very accurate.

[@gunnermuzzammil]

@07:59 it does not work like that, the one that gets out gets replaced, until all 10 of them are out the last man can not bat on his own

[@skipper409]

The five day matches are the most interesting when play continues through the night, and only 50% of the fielding side are allowed flashlights. A recent innovation was allowing the batter to be woken by the umpire if he falls asleep during slow periods

[@bertalach]

It was actually codified in Wisdens laws of cricket the 1884 edition, that the crowd could use a broom handle with a knitting needle attached to poke the umpire awake. Or a pea shooter though that is only in games on the continent

[@PFNel]

lol!

[@charlottehardy822]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@user-og9kr7tp6o]

😂😂

[@nealmurdoch]

Trash talking to the batsman is called sledging. It's more common these days but was considered very unsportsmanlike in the old days. The hated douglas Jardine was called a bastard by an Australian player during a test in Australia in the 30s. After the game he stormed into the Australian dressing room demanding to know who said it and to have an apology. The Australian captain called out to his team " Which one of you bastards called this bastard a bastard?"

[@jayweb51]

A cricket ball is harder and heavier, but smaller than a baseball; plus the seams(stitching) are different. A cricket ball consists of a cork core wound with string then covered in leather with a centre seam around the ball; while a baseball consists of either a rubber or cork center wrapped in yarn and covered with a white cover made from leather or composite material having horseshoe stitching around the ball.

[@i.kaushik_san]

7:50 no the batter who is out is replaced by the next batter. But when there is last two standing batters, if one of them gets out the batting for that team ends. The batter who is not out cannot bat alone at last.