BASEBALL V CRICKET: New York Yankee Tries Out Cricket | SKY TV

[@jamezrobertz8638]

I'm an American who moved to Australia 10 years ago. It took me about a month of summer cricket to develop a passion for the sport, remember the tri-series one dayers? Now I prefer Cricket over Baseball, but both sports are great.

[@Factsworld_001]

Jamez Robertz baseball is good game. but cricketer need much more skills and once u understand it you will appreciate the players more.

[@joseabreu1130]

Sorry to butt in here but saying cricket has more skill is an opinion. I appreciate the game and feel both sports are at the same skill level.

[@joseabreu1130]

Total War Fan ??

[@winter_silhouette]

DerIsenGrhupen My dude, I don't think the skill level is same. In baseball you'll rarely find players who are not well built or big. Also game results in baseball does not depend on the pitch. I might be biased, but I think cricket requires more finesse.

[@Countrygirltori24]

"Rarely find players who are not well built or big"...Jose Altuve is possibly the best player in the game this year and is 5 foot 6 inches. There are tons of baseball players who are overweight (CC Sabathia, Prince Fielder, even Babe Ruth) that are/were amazing players. Now, I have very little knowledge of cricket to say which one has more skill, but idk why all the baseball hate. They are similar in some ways and completely different in others. Think of baseball as America's big middle finger to the English since we knew how much they loved cricket so we invented a sport to replace it and become the 'national pastime' just to piss them off.

[@chiragbhavsar6134]

always start with the bouncer to make them respect cricket

[@Skandawin78]

Chirag Bhavsar or better bowl a beamer to those arrogant Yankees

[@markheithaus]

Actually, scientifically speaking, it's easier to hit a bouncer than a pitch that doesn't hit the ground (short of slow pitches). The real thing that makes transitioning from baseball to Cricket hard, from a batter's perspective, is that the ball can be pitched/bowled anywhere, including at the batter. THAT'S the hard part. Baseball batters are used to a certain style of batting that goes out the window in cricket. In baseball, what makes it difficult for a cricketer to transition into baseball batting is the existence of the foul lines, the round bat, and the different styles of pitches. Throwing straight and hard (all fastballs) won't take a pitcher very far in the Major Leagues. A successful pitcher needs a few more pitches. The GREAT pitchers have pinpoint control. Many great hitters have been made to look foolish due to mixing pitches, speeds, and locations.

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

Mark Heithaus Actually, what you said about Bowlers is wrong, cricket bowlers have mastered swing and can easily change the trajectory of the ball in mid flight. Watch one of DJ bravo's slow balls. He balls low full toss balls that curve down the wicket like a baseball slider. So no, I think Cricket bowlers can easily adapt because they know how to change the trajectory of the balls even without the bounce.

[@preetaujla7576]

@Vijay Kumar same could be said for guys throwing 100mph to the cricket players they won't see that shit coming when it hits them in the head.

[@zain4663]

@@markheithaus who gives a fuck about science i know by playing that hitting a full toss for six is way easy than a bouncer

[@suryashekharbiswas7229]

Look at how two people who are masters of their game, happily try one another's sport, while amateurs at the comment section keep fighting about one sport being superior.

[@J9578-u1w]

Let's be frank it's mostly cocky kids from our Indian subcontinent. It's embarrassing how ignorant these idiots are. Trying so hard to discredit something they have no knowledge about.

[@Pankypops]

@@J9578-u1w It's really funny when someone makes a sockpuppet account to "represent" other countries.

[@Pankypops]

@@J9578-u1w Lmao, look who's calling other people "fake". I have been uploading occasionally to my channel and it's the only one I've ever used, unlike you who has nothing. And what kind of Paki language is that? Let me guess, it's a cheap attempt at an insult? Grow the fuck up, you've bombed enough hospitals.

[@biggzbiggz5431]

Pankypops ikr

[@arhamzayan9608]

@@Pankypops you're the people who have guns in your closet, wtf are you talking about.

[@TheHrishikesh98]

getting a full toss ball for cricketers is so tempting.

[@southpaw602]

Hrishikesh Huddar not if its from Aroldis Chapman and a baseball bat😂

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

walter yanez Baseball Bat is stupid though, it's deliberately shitty so you can hit the ball easily. A cricket bat can absolutely destroy any baseball match lmao

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

Donnie Brasco Yes a fuckin round bat is not the most ideal thing to hit a ball with! shocking I know

[@wishyucould]

walter yanez do u think chapman can pitch 100mph+ without bending his elbow?😂

[@CMC___]

விஷ்ணு கார்த்திக் it really isn’t man, do watch baseball and try to realise each pitch has its own spin to it, the ball looks the exact same but halfway to reaching you it just drops below, you’ve already started your swing but you’re way in front of the ball, baseball is not just full tosses and straight pitchers, there are 15+ different pitches with different velocity and movement to them

[@chepachii]

2 cool guys.. Respect to them both for being ambassadors of their respective sports and spending time teaching kids.

[@jay-babbasi9056]

That's all that they can do

[@lockypayne6881]

We have a game in the UK called rounders (baseball) and it is usually played by little girls

[@abcbcde9985]

Do you need someone to explain that to you Chris?

[@kakinator2365]

yea what is the difference idk lmfao

[@v-dz9397]

Haha

[@rojalinsasmal9066]

😂😂😂 nyc said locky

[@hiteshgaikwad2754]

😂😂😂😂

[@000FURQAN]

Recently i started to learn baseball and within 3 sessions i became better hitter than our coach . That’s the power of cricket lads

[@seanchristian7677]

Persist.Resist you probably have a shitty coach then if you’re in a different country that’s why you have a shitty coach

[@alfredpardoe3795]

SuperWaffleSuperSyrup what even remotely true. See unlike the USA, athletes around the world play for the sport. They won't play baseball because it's boring and less skill. They want to play a proper sport, for their country.

[@alfredpardoe3795]

SuperWaffleSuperSyrup if a professional cricketer like guppy or Gayle or kohli went to the MLB (they never would...no reason to) within 2 seasons of proper training they'd naturally be one of the best in the league easily. A baseball player would take 5+ years to become even a mediocre cricketer in the world.

[@alfredpardoe3795]

SuperWaffleSuperSyrup actually it’s not bullshit at all. Just because Americans only care about money doesn’t mean that’s the whole worlds attitude. Cricket and rugby have shown greatly countless examples of players accepting little to no money to play for their country or county. Plus I’m talking about a whole sport , moving sports and countries isn’t always worth the money specially, if it means moving to America. And despite what you think not everyone dreams of living in the states. If you hint cricketers are not playing in the mlb because they can’t then you are not very smart or you just know fuck all about cricket and cricket players.

[@alfredpardoe3795]

SuperWaffleSuperSyrup “place 100million in front of a player and they’ll be playing baseball “ yeah nah, maybe if you did that to an American player. But cricket players play for the love of the sport and their country. They are not as creedy(as most non Americans are). They g t paid perfectly fine and well in cricket and that’s enough for them to stay with the better sport. Plus athletes are all about challenge, why play an easier sport for more one year you don’t need? People have more class and respect for themselves than to play baseball when they are already good at baseballs more difficult cousin cricket

[@aham-mumukshu-asmi]

You need a ball to play baseball, but you need to have balls to play Cricket.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

There's a lot of truth to that. Baseballers get to wear thick, leathery gloves to catch the ball. Cricketers, on the other hand, are catching the ball, often from speeds of 130+ miles/209+ kilometers per hour, BARE-HANDED. Doesn't take a genius to figure out which game is more difficult.

[@K.in_177]

thiruvetti Even though I'm an Indian and a cricket fan,baseball needs equally bigger balls to play.Its not an easy sport!

[@mitchellcotton7346]

Lachlan Neshek Cricket players wear pads because the bowlers (Pitchers) actually try to hit the batsman. If you get hit, tough luck. Players have had broken ribs, ended up in comas and even died because the bowlers were bowling the ball AT them.

[@DoggoWillink]

thiruvetti Yeah that’s why you wear pads and a face mask.

[@irepresent235]

Warren552011 you realize you're making cricket wound worse right?

[@manisharma2878]

some one call Mitch starc to bowl Yorkers lol..

[@krishanachandratiwari2481]

lasith malinga

[@josbuttler711]

Or call Archer for bouncers

[@FlyingBoer]

Maybe Brett Lee or Shoaib Akhtar to Bowl

[@jasonmiller9802]

Maybe that Indian Bumrah

[@Pete-z6e]

SYAMA SUNDARA SARMA , mayhem!!

[@venkiteshmangalath5402]

a cricketer can play baseball easily but a baseball player cannot play cricket..even if the pitch is 90mph its just a full toss...on the other hand a Yorker or a bouncer is unplayable in 95mph

[@squiddi1393]

Haha other way around. Look at you spewing your nonsense in the comments lmao. Have you ever watched a baseball player play cricket? You should... You'll never see a cricket player play baseball.

[@venkiteshmangalath5402]

Squiddi i have and it was joke like you... and you haven't watched cricket player playing baseball

[@squiddi1393]

+Music Music Aww, look at this halfwit. Didn't you read comments from the other chain? It's played in the entire Western Hemisphere, Asia, and even some parts of Europe.

[@nicholaspesch5086]

Have you ever seen the movie Million Dollar Arm? It took forever before they could find an Indian cricket player that could throw a baseball halfway decent.

[@squiddi1393]

Nicholas Pesch Lol you got me

[@advancekashmir9846]

Somebody make Gregor play a 90 miles Mitchell Starc Yorker! 🤣🤣🤣

[@joash351]

Baseball players wouldn't stand a chance against starc

[@Angel-ox2cx]

@@joash351 And cricket players wouldn't stand a chance against Alrodis Chapman. Idk why cricket fans are so ignorant. Both sports are difficult

[@ikantsingh]

@@Angel-ox2cx Yeah. Chapman's a beast!

[@akashtopder7251]

@@Angel-ox2cx The way a baseball ball is thrown is called a full toss in cricket which is literally one of the worst ball you can throw in cricket. If the normal throw in baseball is the worst throw in cricket the no it won't be that hard for all cricketers. Maybe a lot of cricketers will struggle but yes only the cricketers who's hand eye coordination is great coupled with great reaction speed, they will be able to adapt and hit the ball.

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

It's below strike zone it's a foul he will not play and there is no need to play foul ball.

[@NJbakintheday]

Nothing like one of these videos to bring out the insecurities and apples vs. oranges comparisons. lol

[@jamalcolorado4260]

@you tube Please, shut up

[@mohitgoswami7478]

@you tube dude i was about to comment the same comment as you🤣

[@akashsethi2736]

Martin Guptill was bowling so slow my 10 years old nephew would've hit harder than Gregorius.

[@sidharthk4716]

yep

[@Colinrockscoc]

Akash Sethi I mean Didi was throwing it like 20mph at the same time lol, both of them were throwing extremely slow

[@randalsmathers9549]

You do know baseball is not usually pitched sitting down, right?

[@ollyhumphreys144]

Akash Sethi I

[@ambreenanwar8882]

Akash Sethi He is a baseball player tho

[@lewiszim]

Why is there always this animosity between cricket fans and baseball fans? I'm an American. I'm a huge baseball fan. I have nothing against cricket whatsoever. They're related games. The concept is similar. We should get along.

[@zambuzu7958]

Exactly. I'm British and have never played played baseball in my life. Cricket is my absolute favourite sport, but I still love watching baseball when I'm in America and when it's on tv. Why can we not get along? Society these days lmao

[@mattwhite3336]

lewiszim I like when they say one sport is easier than the other. If it was so easy, everyone would be a pro.

[@Himanshu_Doi]

Manya Malhotra Maybe that's because it's a New Zealand channel's video. Check out an American channel comparing baseball with cricket and you'd find the comment section flooded with people bashing cricket.

[@lamrinlostsoul8049]

lewiszim once you learn cricket you will say baseball is so easy

[@rs4619]

Related games..........your kidding right? Other than the ball being round, there is nothing common. Don't get me started about the difference, it could end up as thick as a dictionary. And the real fact is that Baseball needs a ball to play the game, where as Cricket needs balls. Big difference if you get my drift. Just try catching a ball travelling at a 100 mph with bare hands. Oh and try hitting a ball directed to your head at 90 mph....yes targeting the head is legal in Cricket.

[@Rohilla313]

Ironically, the most popular ball game in America, well into the 19th century, was cricket. The city of Philadelphia alone had more than 90 cricket clubs. Things really started changing after the Civil War because of Britain’s support for the Confederacy and some enthusiastic championing of baseball by figures like Walt Whitman. Also the huge influx of Irishmen into the game, with their usual Anglophobia, made a marked difference. By the start of the 20th century baseball totally dominated and cricket was all but forgotten. Now the only cricket you see in the USA are informal games played by immigrants and students from the Indian subcontinent.

[@MrCushcam]

You'll find baseball also comes from England as it's a very similar game we have called rounders

[@Rohilla313]

MrCushcam Yes, it does. I played Rounders as a child.

[@hungleunghong1494]

K K The Americans created basketball

[@hungleunghong1494]

K K They created American football and volleyball

[@hungleunghong1494]

K K Then again the major sports in America include Baseball, American Football, Ice Hockey, Basketball and the only sport that has been from Great Britain is Football, which is relatively new in America

[@iamosiris3254]

I love baseball, it's my fave sport, especially the Yankees and the Dodgers. As a New Zealander I didn't know that Didi was over here. I wish I'd known...

[@angeshkumar8033]

Baseball wtf,only full toses,,,cricket has element of surprise in every ball,,,life cricket😊

[@johonanandrewgomes7593]

ANGESH KUMAR baseball has its surprises too have you seen curve balls

[@angeshkumar8033]

Yeah mate I respect baseball but,,,,,,,,,,have you seen all these variations ,,,,, outswing, inswing,off cutter ,,leg cutter ,,,,slower one ,,,,bouncer,,,,Yorker ,,,,,off spin ,,,,,top spin ,,,,,,doosra,,,,flipper,,,,googly,,,,,,,leg spin,,,,carom ball,,,,,zooter,,etc😇

[@johonanandrewgomes7593]

ANGESH KUMAR lol I was born in Sri Lanka do you think I would not know.

[@angeshkumar8033]

Aisi taisi teri ,bhag yahan se

[@akashbiswakarma8604]

😂😁😎

[@yogeshpatel9749]

well played NewZealand in 2019 World-cup 👏👏 much love from india ❤ ❤

[@chrisholland7367]

Too bad they didn't win 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

[@chethan2668]

@@chrisholland7367 yes

[@seemabharti7455]

First delivery to baseball players by Michael Hoding's bouncer...they will damn respect cricket

[@philmccracken179]

But all we have to do is lightly graze the ball with a surfboard in any direction, right?

[@arunvignesh7015]

@@philmccracken179 The general rule of cricket is, you touch the ball and you are out, you don't touch the ball you are out. That's how it's in international games. The ball once pitched can have infinite variation and that only means you have infinite chances of getting yourself out. The only place you should allow the ball to touch your bat is the middle of the bat and you have to somehow very accurately send it inbetween the fielders such that it reaches a boundary or you can get a run. If you swing the bat like a blind man, the first ball will come at 90 mph and say you got lucky, the next ball will just have a variation of about 5 mph that's bowled at 85mph and that will give make not touch the middle of the "surfboard", it'll just touch it at the edge or what not and instead of flying off the thing will be flying up within the ground and you will be taken. Or you will get a ball that will decimate your legs at 95 mph and hit all the three stumps. That's just two really rudimentary ways to get someone out. There's a reason the sport is called game of angles. Its all about sending the ball in the right direction using its own momentum, but instead if you try to put your own energy in there's a Very good chance you will get yourself out very easily. It takes a lot of skill to hit the ball the right way.

[@llisntcoolj2375]

Now lets see him hit a Trent Bolt Yorker out the park.

[@BirendraTv]

Hahaha

[@groot3535]

Starc or archer Yorkers would be better

[@llisntcoolj2375]

@@groot3535 I was more aiming at the fact they was in New Zealand. But yeah a Jofra bouncer would be nice😂

[@hulkhogan934]

@@llisntcoolj2375 or even Bumrah or lockie😅😅.

[@JL-lq6kh]

According to history baseball was taken from cricket.

[@ExternalInputs]

A very dumbed down version of cricket if that's the case.

[@krakeronkrak4365]

ExternalInputs it was taken from the English game I believe is called rounders

[@morjithmattapalli9531]

Yes it's evolved from it just backwards😂

[@WorldwideWyatt]

No.

[@philmccracken179]

@you tube then why did cricket learn current fielding, throwing and batting techniques from baseball? Because there is certainly nothing a cricket player could teach a baseball player

[@sufiyanismaeel9895]

give that stickk to pandya

[@BirendraTv]

Hahaha

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

Pndya won't be able to score even one rbi

[@morjithmattapalli9531]

@@vishveshtadsare3160 nah he is a hell of a hitter

[@mashhoodtahir9588]

Give it to afridi

[@groot3535]

@@mashhoodtahir9588 and he will get out on duck....

[@aliyaanahmed6129]

Baseball for kids Cricket is for legends🔥🔥💥💥💞💞❤❤

[@jasonl3736]

why are there so many indians on youtube?

[@Ashwath117]

@@jasonl3736 its a pakistani name

[@meenishjaiswal1790]

@M D talking rubbish

[@meenishjaiswal1790]

@@Ashwath117 how can you say it is a Pakistani name

[@wally1166]

Sir Donald bradman was earning $48 per week to play cricket same time babe Ruth was earning $48,000 per week kids game hey! lol

[@fade9209]

I edited this comment so you don't know wtf's going on and chill out people no need to get offended lmao

[@deadarmd]

phadtare Vighnesh man, hitting 100 forward, with a round bat, squarely haha, must be so easy

[@siddharthkumar8962]

You got it right

[@Garrett1240]

Complete ignorance on the part of Cricket fans. It's a necessity that pitchers in baseball throw a wide variety of pitches , each one of which has a slightly different velocity, trajectory, movement and/or arm angle. These variations are introduced to confuse the batter in various ways, and ultimately aid the defensive team in getting the batter or baserunners out. The 12 most common are: Fastballs: Four-seam, Two-seam, Cutter, Splitter, and Forkball. Breaking Balls: Curveball, Slider, Slurve, and Screwball. Changeups: Changeup, Palmball,and Circle Changeup.

[@sandeepnair8419]

Ignorance is a bliss.

[@Garrett1240]

You must live in ecstasy.

[@AdarshKumar-nj7rp]

I wish NZ 🇳🇿 best of luck for the Finals. 🏆🏏

[@chrisholland7367]

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿lol

[@boriskarloff9992]

I do too. Love to see the Kiwis snot the Poms. Aussie fan

[@isabahk1132]

rip

[@wakofish]

Rip

[@HiHi-ui8gi]

"Luck"

[@him3487]

Martin Guptill is one of the cleanest striker of the ball His timing on his day is impeccable

[@lifeissong9620]

Tbh its time for india to start campaigns to promote t20 cricket in other nations

[@shantanuraghav7700]

Life is Song yess bro..I think it's high time to promote cricket bcz no 1 can beat cricket when it comes to entertainment

[@AbdurRehmankhandurrani9]

t10 is even better

[@FESSDUP]

@S, Lianis we do win m Gold in Olympics

[@achyuththouta6957]

@@AbdurRehmankhandurrani9 Yes soon there will T1 just one over game

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

Nah we don't want cricket go back

[@BLXDTX]

As an American, I played baseball competitively for 15 years up to the college level. I had the opportunity to play some pretty competitive cricket while living in England and enjoyed it quite a lot. While the hand eye coordination it takes is similar between the two, there aren't many skills that you could point to that would determine which is more difficult since the strategies of each game are so different. I found the nuances of cricket to be just as challenging and fun as baseball. The only real differences I'd say is the speed of the ball and size of the bat when batting. In baseball, it is pretty common at the amateur level to face good pitchers throwing anywhere from 85 to 90 mph. In cricket, to find those kinds of bowling speeds you'd have to be at the professional level. Plus, in baseball as a batter you don't have any protective gear except for a helmet with no face mask. So there is a certain safety factor you have to overcome when facing someone pitching above 95 mph, which is very common the higher up the ranks you go. Almost every team at the pro level in baseball has a pitcher who consistently hits speeds around 100 mph. Mind you, this is from a shorter distance than in cricket. In the end, if you enjoy playing baseball, you will likely enjoy playing cricket and vice versa.

[@aryan_bhat]

Well, it's easy to reach speeds of 100 mph when you're bending your elbow aka chucking in cricket terminology. Moreover, the baseball ⚾ is lighter and softer than a cricket ball, so a good protective gear is a must.

[@SportsCover247]

Let a baseballer play shoaib akhtar and his bouncers.

[@commanderofkesariyaknights]

Plus u need gloves for safety of ur hands for even simple catches…🤣🤣🤣 Ever tried catching a cricket leather ball with a single hand?…😂😂😂

[@willkittwk]

True cricket is for limeys and their minions. Americans know baseball is a better game.

[@southpaw602]

@@aryan_bhat easy? aahh i mustve missed something. maybe im just a stupid American as foreigners like to call us lol. lemme see....im 6'3", 190 lbs, (1.90m, 86kg) and LEAN still at age 36. played baseball since i was a baby. i was easily the most talented, fastest, pound for pound strongest, and most athletic player with the strongest arm on every team i ever played for until i got to college. i never threw harder than 93mph and unfortunately i never turned pro. i was even invited to an open workout with the Minnesota Twins (MLB team) rookie ball team back in 06' and EVERYONE of those kids threw 95+ off the mound which made me feel like a regular old tiny rice grain inside a bag of rice lol. I dont know enough about cricket to talk about it, but what i do know is that people who dont know anything about baseball, especially a lot of cricket fans from what i see, clearly have no idea how unbelievably difficult it is and how much skill and talent is required to get to the highest level of baseball AKA the MLB. between 2-4% of players that sign a professional contract will ever play at least 1 day in the MLB. and guess how many people get drafted and/or sign a first time pro contract every.single.year.....around 1500 players..whether from the USA, DR, PR, Venezuela, Cuba, Japan, South Korea, Panama, Nicaragua, Australia, Mexico, or Colombia. whether its throwing or hitting a 100mph fastball, doesnt matter, there is nothing "easy" about it.

[@shiv-codes]

who thought this guy will go on to run out m.s dhoni in the semis!

[@MMA_BEASTHUB]

Shivdutt Tripathi And then give WC to engand with a single throw😂

[@pratimchakraborty1926]

@@MMA_BEASTHUB GOD is GREAT

[@buttorr]

I’ve always liked both sports. Cricket and baseball are some of my favorite sports definitely.

[@jamalcolorado4260]

Same, bat and ball sports are amazing

[@siddbarak7442]

baseball is American and cricket is international don't compare them with each other.

[@benrotstein]

007 king David baseball is international as well, there are baseball teams in almost every country, and it is often an Olympic sport.

[@ranelgallardo5343]

Cricket isn't that international either. Russia, most of Latin America, and most of Africa and East Asia don't give an f about Cricket.

[@ranelgallardo5343]

It's only popular in former British colonies and UAE. It's not that popular anywhere else. You think Brazil plays Cricket? Lol.

[@TheNiranjan100]

ideas man lol what are u fighting about? watch what you like,i don't get it.what is the point of comparing.does your opinion ever matter

[@kershawistheg.o.a.t5335]

007 king David you're a dumbass

[@Emper0rH0rde]

I've never liked baseball, but I have a lot of respect for baseball players. When it comes to ball-and-bat games, however, cricket is the sport for me. As long as it's T20 cricket, though. I don't have the attention span for ODI or test.

[@cedricgist7614]

An honest man! You know Baseball, but you prefer Cricket. Many commenters on both sides know little about the sport they're bashing - and I was one of them. I'm too old to play either sport now, but I can see better the skills and strategy required to play Cricket. And I know I'm just scratching the surface. With the knowledge I've gained recently, I can put my imagination to work. Playing simple Cricket apps help too. I noted that you prefer T20 format. I learned that's the most recent format (2002?) and it brings a match in line with an over-long Baseball game - 3 hours. That's huge! Most Baseball fans don't know Cricket has evolved. We have our issues with slow-paced Baseball games. I recognized your sigil and handle from another video post and I just appreciate when folks make thoughtful comments despite their passion for a topic.

[@achyuththouta6957]

@Delibes Flair It is real cricket. I dont like it when batsman takes 100 balls to hit 50

[@lemonstrangler]

same here, glad they made t20 lol

[@awesomeak9739]

Every night I come to see the comments on this video and laugh how people are comparing both the sports. It gives me a joyful end to the day.

[@cricklitz716]

same xD

[@MuhammadRazib]

To compare Baseball with Cricket is stupidity! Baseball is nothing to Cricket. Cricket is hundred times harder than Baseball and thousand time more entertainer than baseball. Maybe only Americans or few countries (low population) play Baseball. But Cricket is not only a game! its a religion! Its a war!

[@luckyreactjs]

Guptill run-out was turning point, for me, NZ is real World Champions

[@vibhuvikramaditya4576]

what about the over-throw mate

[@souldevil6997]

dhoni runout was the real turning point

[@D.Arjunraj]

Guptil i really like the way u play.. 👍👍 love from India.. 👍👍

[@devrajsinghbalyasra1407]

Real men play cricket

[@shivasrinivasan7662]

No mate, real men play Rugby. Cricket is as far can be from a masculine sport. Players can take breaks and they run away if it rains.

[@markoobstrepero1848]

Shiva Srinivasan Why do sub continental men never play rugby then?

[@magnumshadow7591]

Shiva Srinivasan u will know who is men when 160kmph balls hits ur balls😅😂😂

[@dev_khare23]

Real men play Kabaddi

[@Mb-uy5dr]

Shiva Srinivasan sorry for telling but your being a hypocrite.. real men play strength sports like rugby I do agree, but real men do play a gentleman's game like cricket which deals with a lot more skill than strength.

[@mhs014]

Martin Guptil, World Cup final runners up he was so close to reach the crease man!

[@prakashnagraj2449]

On the cricket ground, facing bowlers will be a different story. It's very tough.

[@layyah0905]

Both sports take talent, courage and perseverance. Sort of cousins to each other. Some of the older Aussie cricketers played Baseball in the off season eg Ian Chappell, Allan Border.

[@flamingfrancis]

Australia has produced over 40 players that have played in MLB since 1985. Few of them were cricket players because it is near impossible to play both games st the levels we arre talking about. Ian Chappell plsyed at the highest level in Oz at the time and could have played in US. He and brothers also played sd did AB's brother (club level) If you really mantion older Australians you should lok at players from Bradnam and later where names like Harveys, O'Neill, Lawry were all good baseballers.

[@666kingdrummer]

Ian Chappell was quoted saying that if it was financially viable at the time to play baseball in Australia, he would have quit cricket for it in a heartbeat.

[@dogmatic6883]

Cricketers can play easily baseball,but a baseball player may not be;

[@saadsohail6520]

A cricketer can easily play baseball

[@kershawistheg.o.a.t5335]

Saad Sohail wrong

[@saadsohail6520]

Kershaw is the G.O.A.T Fact I have played baseball and it's pretty easy as compared to cricket

[@joseabreu1130]

Saad Sohail Oh really? I doubt you were pitched anything in the high 90s. Face an actual mlb pitcher. There are more pitch variations then I dare to court as well as location I honesty dare you or anyone else to hit off a mlb pitcher and get a base hit. Then tell me wether it's easy or not

[@paranormalnarrator]

Noscope faZe up KiD Lol even Indian 'fast' bowlers are better than mlb pitchers😂😂😂

[@joseabreu1130]

Canadian Guy I'd say their at the same skill. Cause their both pros and better then you. Also both sports are very different when it comes to pitching so a good mlb pitcher dos t have to pitch fast to get strikes.

[@robertdore9592]

Smart move by the Yankees arguably THE MOST recognisable sporting brand in history.

[@ExternalInputs]

Plenty would argue.

[@Shola-tg6lv]

Yeah Real Madrid would definitely contest that but I can admit that the signature NY symbol can be seen all over the world

[@flamingfrancis]

Many of the MLB clubs formed associations with Clubs that play in the Australian Baseball League since its' original inception in 1989. A team from Auckland, NZ has played in the ABL for a few seasons. On average there are three imported players from Minors playing in each team. Didi was one of those several seasons back before being called into NYY.

[@flamingfrancis]

@@ExternalInputs Hopefully some facts would be produced. Yankees are 120 years old next year competing since inception of MLB in 1903. They have won divisional Series 40 times so appeared in 40 World Series and have won 27 times.

[@HasnainIslamMunim]

Well, there's no way. Most people wear Yankees club without even knowing. Real Madrid, Man city or even Lakers might be more popular

[@klprsd]

As an American who has played both sports I can say cricket is more physical and baseball is more mental. There is a lot this video doesn't explain about the intricacies of both sports. The only thing the two sports have in common is you hit a ball with a stick. They are very different. Saying one is better than the other is nonsense.

[@pranaychandra7589]

OceanBlue Obese men play baseball and you saying that baseball players are more athletic..... They can't even catch the ball without the glove.... Lol

[@Eman1900O]

Pranay Chandra of course they can catch it without a glove but it would break their hand. This proves that baseball is a tougher sport and what the fuck are those shin guards? They look like retards. And the OP is right, the two sports are hardly comparable. Which is why you never will see a cricket player come to America and play professionally like those in Latin America or even Japan do.

[@pranaychandra7589]

Yipyo1986 Yes we don't come to America to play baseball but you guys come to India and beg us to play baseball..... Watch million dollar arm.......

[@visheshl]

I think you’re wrong. Cricket is a complete mind game. The best cricketer plan their innings and then play. It’s all about the batsman anticipating what the bowler will do and vice versa. Some cricketers like Dravid and Sachin play such terrific mind games that they get the bowlers to do exactly what they want them to do. And the best bowlers get the batsmen to play exact shots which they intended...they set the fielders in the exact positions and they get the batsmen to hit the ball straight into the fielders hands. It’s a crazy mind game. In fact baseball is more of a hit the ball and run game. There’s no sinister mind games happening. there’s no contest between the bowler and then he batter where the batsmen leave the good balls and hit the bad ones or play cheeky shots which result in boundaries. Some times the batsmen simple nudge a fast ball and use the speed of the ball to their advantage. They simply let it slide over the bat. You can’t do that in baseball. In fact test cricket is a highly mental game because is lasts for 5 consecutive days. It drains you physically and mentally but you gotta keep your wits for 5 days and then win the match. I’m not trying to be mean...but cricket in all seriousness is a far superior sport.

[@Spacenoidx]

I think you have a misconception of what MDA was, my friend. You see, we as Americans believed that since India is a nation of over 1 billion people and your country is full of young bowlers, that we could tap into this and see if they could become quality pitchers. We as Americans don't really care if anyone else plays baseball despite the fact that more countries do all the time

[@HasnainIslamMunim]

As a guy from Bangladesh, the only american league I watch is NBA and boy I love it. But it will never that popular in our country since our people are short. cricket and football doesn't have that problem.

[@NikhchansGaming]

Kids play American football men play football legends play rugby just like that... Kids play softball men play Baseball legends play Cricket

[@akhi7864]

nhs2008NC amen but I'm a kid who plays cricket for county, where do I come in?

[@NikhchansGaming]

AKMD __ even if you play Cricket in your street, you'd be a legend! 😎😂

[@defo1320]

SO I'm a Legend and a kid? I play Cricket and Baseball, I think their Both equal

[@Abdul__Hadi]

I play both Cricket n Football, so wht am I?

[@kanyebrazzers9179]

indians play curry

[@arrays9132]

Sad to see a really kind and skilled batsman like Guptill have a terrible tournament and be on the losing end. Good luck in the future to Guptill, hope you are back in form soon

[@thegamingarsenal1662]

as a indian only American sport I like is NFL . test match cricket will test the stamina and energy of a cricket player but baseball won't do that much . cricket is best and NFL is awesome

[@priyasaha343]

i like UFC and Cricket

[@thegamingarsenal1662]

ohh nice

[@xavierstanton8146]

I'm shocked. I never thought a non-US citizen would like American football.

[@DaBoss-sl3dr]

Xavier Stanton yoo I’m shocked too I didn’t know that there would be someone from India who watched the NFL lol.

[@kavelate]

Every sports in the US is shit

[@Ventuskeymaster]

funny how baseball and cricket have so many similarities, it's awesome to see how baseball is growing in the world.

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

Both take equally as long

[@nigeldeo7888]

Martin guptil will be opening the innings july 14 2019 ..get ready for the cup New Zealand.

[@asadullahmaan3482]

i hope Newzland wins this one.Totally supporting Black caps over English wankers

[@gordonferrar7782]

@@asadullahmaan3482 which is precisely the sentiment nobody else wants to hear in cricket you tool.

[@mr-wx3lv]

Baseball is just a thrash and hope game. Good for the spectators. Cricket is far more subtle and strategic.

[@markmccreadie6212]

Thrash and hope? Good lord please learn the game before making yourself look an idiot. Oops too late

[@mikewalsh1402]

You’ve never played baseball. The baseball pitcher throws the ball much faster than a bowler. The cricket batsman has 360 degrees to hit the ball in play, the baseball batter has maybe 90 degrees to hit the ball in play. The cricket bat is wide and flat, the baseball bat is narrower and rounded. Let’s see how you do when a baseball pitcher throws a ball towards you at 100 mph (160.9 kph)?!

[@himalayandiaries2125]

@@mikewalsh1402 Baseball+Brain=cricket

[@mikewalsh1402]

Bhaderwahi page You’ve never played baseball!

[@sandydennylives1392]

@@mikewalsh1402 I respect both games Mike, and enjoy the baseball highlights as well.

[@monkeyfunk8371]

'tries out cricket'.... when in this video did this happen?

[@griffgarris0n]

At the same part he "tried out" baseball😂

[@baziladnan8905]

I prefer baseball on cricket both are fantastic but baseball is just my favourite sport and i enjoy a lot watching mlb and npb games

[@captainryusugi1128]

I honestly love both, and would love to see more baseball and cricket collaborations.

[@nileshp1347]

T20 ll eat even football. Baseball has no chance.

[@roykuo4]

lol just look at the pay margin between the games

[@venkiteshmangalath5402]

Roy Kuo compare dhoni is the 8th richest sportsperson according to Forbes..and virat kholi will be number one within no time

[@ikespecht1837]

Wich football i hope your saying the one with spirals field goals touchdowns and Tom Brady because thats what football is.

[@roykuo4]

it's finny how venkitesh mentions that. Just look at the world's largest sport contract.

[@NikhileshSurve]

Ike Specht not for the Rest of the World. For the Rest of the World actual Football is Football.

[@CyberSkynet-o2b]

I don't know why ANYONE would waste their time with baseball when they have cricket, the original sport, to begin with.

[@SunilSharma-jj1ch]

Cricket especially T20 is well Designed game

[@seansteel3326]

T 20 is the worst quality of cricket, because it is so heavily titlted towards the batsman. Its wild hitting without any real strategy, just like baseball.

[@SunilSharma-jj1ch]

Shyam Koundinya for Odi teams like Afghanistan and others need another 50 years... but look at competition Afghanistan giving in T20s now even in 5 years time .so let ODI and Test with top 8 orthodox. and make T20 Global !!

[@randomamplify9115]

"WILD HITTING WITHOUT ANY STRATEGY". You have no idea what baseball is do you???

[@shreenandandas]

Austere Tiger Test cricket is entertaining? You must be high on weeds to say that, test is the longest and the most boring format of the game

[@funnygifs8055]

Guitar For Life yes bro test is entertaining

[@mastermm9033]

Think what will happen if yuvi and gayle play baseball

[@khanloveism]

Nothing they might have ended their career without even playing a single international baseball tournament.

[@griffgarris0n]

The same thing that would happen if Mike Trout played cricket.

[@patrickhiggins5970]

@@griffgarris0n I watched a video a few weeks ago of a baseball player play cricket for the first time and he absolutely destroyed

[@Andrew-wv6fy]

Ive played both my whole life. baseball is a dumbed down version of cricket with very simple rules. it is easier to bat in cricket but harder to field. other way around for baseball. both good games but id prefer baseball coz id rather not field for 6 hrs in 40 degree heat.

[@insertcolorherehawk3761]

I'd love to see you explain how an appeal(not a review) works in baseball But I think it's harder to field in baseball because of the way baserunning works and the constant throws of the fielders

[@e_zee5902]

jeez everyone in these comments needs to chill. I'm a high school baseball player and I tried cricket one day when I was 13-14 and I'd say they're both great sports. Obviously I had to get get used to hitting a bouncing pitch, but eventually it became easy. Not saying cricket is easier than baseball, but they're honestly pretty similar. There are things that make each sport easier and harder than the other but. Reading a bounce is pretty similar to picking up an offspeed in baseball and I get cricket pitchers can throw anywhere but all a batter really needs to do is make contact where as in baseball you have to hit the ball hard. Judging by this comment section someone's gonna come at me saying cricket is way harder or something and to them I say to step in the box against Jacob Degrom and I also tell the baseball players to step in against a good cricket bowler before ranting about which sport is better

[@parmanu7914]

short video but so wonderfully done!. great background music.

[@heyemhehe7100]

Cricket has way more variety.

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

And way more unfair

[@achyuththouta6957]

Cricket - strategy, intelligence , timing, strength, skills, reaction time Baseball - HIT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND RUN LIKE STUPID

[@tedstriker7248]

Well that's a little bit of an oversimplification.

[@skeletons8431]

It's really funny that u think that😂

[@achyuththouta6957]

@@skeletons8431 It's nothing funny. In cricket batsman play all sorts of shots and there's no need to hit the ball so far. Can a baseball player play switch shot or reverse sweep? But a cricket player can easily play baseball.

[@adityarao5345]

Achyuth Thouta don't be a dumbass alright. it's not that easy

[@anadrolfifty7754]

Literally everything you listed for cricket is the same for Baseball lmao.

[@Ramakrishnaparamahamsa123]

best is cricket

[@ikespecht1837]

No way

[@pahulgill6114]

yes way

[@saharulhazari6219]

Aditya Amar right

[@tabor721]

Cricket is the best game due to the fact that it encourage wide range of talents. We even have cricket for the blind people.

[@Chris-kj7ow]

nice grammer😂

[@kmankman8519]

Base ball and cricket are both cool love them both

[@hlcepeda]

I think a better way to gauge cricket batting versus baseball batting is for professional cricketing and professional baseball to swap, say, five "typical" batters each, spend a few weeks teaching them the ins and out of batting within their respective sporst, and then see what happens in a real, professional setting.

[@ihatejpmorgan]

They did this, all MLB players were outpacing cricket all stars, and the cricket players where worst than high-school baseball players.

[@栗栖が萌じゃない]

​@@ihatejpmorganwhen? I want to see this :)

[@ankur9497]

After seeing the comments I think baseball fans deserve my respect. Atleast they are not bashing the other sport like cricket fans.

[@hafismoideen6925]

In cricket batsman should expect soo many variety of balls n 140 to 160 Kms/hour Out swing in swing Reverse swing Leg cutter Off cutter Cross seamer Good length Short length Bouncer Over pitched Full toss Yorker & Leg spin Off spin Googly Doosra Flipper Carrom ball Top spin And many more.. Baseball is all about full toss balls.HAPPY 😊😊

[@theinevitable8000]

Cricket is second world's best game after football😎😎😎

[@theinevitable8000]

Donnie Brasco fuck yourself

[@theinevitable8000]

Donnie Brasco I hate my mom

[@theinevitable8000]

Donnie Brasco but you're bitch

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

Wrong, the best game is chess because it is the battle of brains

[@theinevitable8000]

விஷ்ணு கார்த்திக் i respect chess... but Football is the first one and second is Cricket on the popularity list

[@F1chandu]

Watch this year ipl 2018 majority of them so thrilling finish. Match swings like pendulum both side every few minutes

[@philmccracken179]

One team bats, other team tries to beat that score. Cricket fan: mAtcH SWinGs lIke a PendulUM

[@caseyb2598]

Nice to see the sports coming together rather than non Americans talking crap about baseball

[@muhammadsuhail9632]

Anyone After 2019 WC final Guptill runout......

[@nirajkhatri5366]

I respect all sports.. but Cricket is definitely best❤️ my life❤️❤️🔥🏏

[@winstonbachan9229]

Base Ball Is Like Yorker! In Cricket The Flight Of The Ball Off The Pitch Is Very Dangerous! Unless You Can Read The Length Of. The Ball And Stay In Line! In Cricket! You Have Straight Drive! Cover Drive! Off Drive, On Drive, Leg Glance! Late Cuts! Playing On The Front Foot Or Back Foot! Also Back Lift! Which Brian Charles Lara Was Good At! Watch Lara Video Or Sachin Tendulkar Video! And You'll Be Amazed!

[@lawrencekrieger4]

Watched this as Didi hits a grand slam, a couple days after Guptill gets run out in the World Cup final. Love both sports!

[@ravi367281]

You if disrespect baseball you'll never get a baseball fan into cricket. Vice versa. We want to teach each other our sport.

[@user-ni9jk7be7d]

YouMix finally a sensible comment, I agree with u mate

[@rajaadil04]

Cricket is king of all sports!!! Love the game of cricket 💞💯

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

Lol haha

[@Kartik_9512]

@@abhishekarya5685 Football ka choda??🙄

[@allindiais3-2..72]

baseball good.but cricket is best..lolll

[@wally1166]

The whole world wears baseball caps not crickets hats lol

[@allindiais3-2..72]

sooo.that's not many baseball is best.loll and whole world wears cricket hats.loll

[@rajc2257]

ideas man only US and Japan Cricket played by countries all over the globe .

[@gregwalton4950]

Cricket is second world's best game after soccer not baseball 😂😂

[@JunedKhan-ft5er]

Donnie Brasco it always feels like stupid when u have nothig to say!!#donnie_brasco

[@adff8268]

Nobita ko dekhte dekhte baseball se pyaar ho gaya😂😂

[@notfbi2716]

Cricket has to be played with more strategy: 1.Starting from choosing batting or fielding, based on the condition of pitch which can affect the outcome of the game. 2.The team composition with varying ratio of batsmen and bowlers 3.Shot selection for batsmen 4.Bowling options of different type of bowlers like pace,medium pace or spin(not to mention different types of balls these types of bowlers can bowl) 5.Fielding positions 6.Powerplays (which can restrict points 3,4,5) 7.Strategic use of review system (as there are only 3 uses) 8.Taking into account the possibilily of implementation of rules to restrict the no of overs in the game due to unforseen events like rain or light I donno if baseball has any other distinct strategies other than those relating to fielding positions,batting and pitching..... I will never state that cricket is better than baseball...just want to state that both games are completely different and needs different skill sets to play...

[@ihatejpmorgan]

This is not more strategy, when the sport is less efficient and disorganized. Is there more strategy in a boxing match or a local bar fight? Cricket is the bar fight.

[@notfbi2716]

@@ihatejpmorgan k

[@easy56wedge]

Great video. Lots of fun. Both guys exhibit so much class. Fantastic ambassadors for their respective sports. Good luck to both!

[@jay-babbasi9056]

If a cricket batsman accidentally went into a baseball team then there would be only home run all around

[@thebeastmaster3453]

classic meme BOOY ok buddy

[@thebeastmaster3453]

Okay buddy, prove it

[@jay-babbasi9056]

@@thebeastmaster3453 I said if and that does not need any proof. But if you insist then watch a cricket match and see the batsman hit every 100mph ball for a maximum if it does not bounces off the pitch. In cricket we call it a freebie because any batsman can hit a full toss for a long six

[@thebeastmaster3453]

classic meme BOOY there are more than full tosses in baseball, and you have to hit it on the right spot in baseball with a round bat

[@jay-babbasi9056]

@@thebeastmaster3453 a full toss will remain a full toss even if it is swinging in or out. And in a cricket bat if the ball doesn't hit on the right spot that is of very narrow margin then the ball goes to the keeper with a thick edge or to the inner circle fielder for the simplest of the catches. That spot is known as the middle of the bat.

[@harshidachovatiya2270]

Cricket fan like baseball fan comment

[@jh1987]

Stfu

[@freedomforthebrave]

Bring shoaib aktar see if you carry the bowling delivery lol

[@syedarman4172]

One thing advantageous in baseball bat is that you can use the pace of the ball better than cricket bat.

[@2207maddy]

See how Guptill is pitching to the baseball player and howz he doing later on. Speaks a lot about professionalism of cricket players and their toughness.

[@tigerreddy4547]

Every cricket batsmen waits for the full tos ball to hit the boundary😂

[@718Gilbert]

Because they have a 4.25 inch wide flat bat while in baseball you have only 1/3 of an inch effective width and can only hit it straight ahead. I'm American and i've started to watch cricket and i like it. It's clearly not an easy sport to play at a high level and so is baseball

[@aleccooke7177]

They should have given him a bowling machine so he can face 90mph

[@jbleaver28]

He regularly faces 100 mph

[@dhanukaprishan8771]

What is baseball ?

[@johonanandrewgomes7593]

Dhanuka Prishan it's a sport lol

[@dhanukaprishan8771]

Johonan andrew gomes ha ha.. i was just kidding bro .. baseball is a shitty game.

[@johonanandrewgomes7593]

Dhanuka Prishan lol I don't think you ever played baseball to say that.

[@dhanukaprishan8771]

Johonan andrew gomes Yes I did . But cricket is far better than baseball . And interesting . And also very advance .

[@johonanandrewgomes7593]

Dhanuka Prishan let me guess you live somewhere in south Asia and where did you play baseball?and cricket is the older sport that means you can't call it more advanced but you can call baseball advanced because it's newer.

[@Dopamine1217]

Cricket is more technical than baseball, pitches, ball, seam, wind, wear and tear in turf and so on

[@kfatimab557]

Guptill you're just being nice with that bowling

[@billybats4745]

I think baseball players could transition over to cricket WAY easier than the other way around

[@alexanderthegreat9059]

completely disagree.. if you could see here Didi Gregorius is holding the bat very awkwardly and his technique is horrible, while Guptill could easily perfect his swing with a few tweaks. Even though the bat is smaller and with a weirder shape, I'm sure guptill could manage a .200 with a few months practice while I doubt gregorius could get anywhere close to touching a 140kmph yorker one ball and a 140 kmph bouncer the next.

[@luukeluketer1024]

Keep that shitty baseball within American shores.......We are perfectly fine with Cricket...........

[@mickrory3767]

luuke furtado Too late, Baseball is expanding to countries like China, Australia, New Zealand, Czech Republic and others... #hater

[@akashbiswakarma8604]

Even Australia's national sport is cricket.

[@wolf2109]

Unknown Chemist yea thats cuz hundreds of years ago the british went off and stole other ppls lands and forced their culture onto them.

[@wolf2109]

Advait Thite yea cuz the british oppressed most of india and other asian countries. did u forget the brits enslaving the indians in 1833. u guys pretty much pushed your gay sport on them since they didnt have one nor could create one.

[@n2esn852]

that was a really dumb fucking comment, go educate yourself moron

[@nowallsbeatbeast9580]

need some baseball awareness in India ! love the game !

[@Kartik_9512]

Nope We're happy wid Cricket

[@alwayscubing8200]

U can't do that even in us dreams😅

[@lukedrase6473]

I grew up in the US and have lived in England for the past year. Having played both sports, cricket is 100x easier than baseball. I couldnt even hit a baseball at the highschool level and certainly couldn't pitch. But I managed to pick up leg-spinning and batting pretty quickly since I've been in the UK.

[@rishbahpandey8697]

Are you top player??

[@memeratmoon]

😂😂

[@ihatejpmorgan]

​@@rishbahpandey8697you can't even imagine what top MLB players are like.

[@ihatejpmorgan]

This is the sad truth bone of these dweeb will admit. The skill, and athleticism displayed by MLB players is seriously mind boggling. Ppl like cricket because it's very low pressure, anyone can join in and perform at a basic level, only the most uncoordinated can not play the game meanwhile even the best Olympic level athletes on the world could bot just walk onto an MLB field and attempt to play the game.

[@nglyo]

I hoped Guptill was a spin bowler to see if the baseball guy could still hit the ball.

[@floydgondolli7321]

Why is everyone dissing baseball? Im a cricket fan but that guy could hit the ball! The skills are the same

[@Eman1900O]

Floyd Gondolli if the skills are the same why aren’t cricket players coming to America to play pro baseball for millions of dollars? I mean doctors and businessmen do it, why not cricket players? Because it’s not the same skills whatsoever.

[@tylerdurden1450]

Traditionalist cuz not everything is about money. They love the sport and make enough money. Also i can argue strongly that cricket is the better sport.

[@vikk1249]

Well always remember guptill bottled the 2019 wc

[@ericmillwood5195]

vikk Boult bottled it by dropping stokes

[@ORTSOUNDS]

Make him face lee and akhtar from each end he would be dead im a split second

[@cricklitz716]

Seriously bro if you get them they will break his head xD

[@behappy9262]

Haha true

[@cp12298]

Playing cricket with a tennis ball is pretty easy, but a real cricket hard ball can break your ass.

[@cinnaminson0653]

Cricket player has played baseball before. He must have.his swing is excellent.