most of the things you guys (Khilari & Star) listed can be applied with baseball as well as cricket...for example:
knowing when to hit the ball, the different ways of pitching (fastball, curveball etc etc), and so forth...
the better thing about cricket is that its international. personally baseball doesnt appeal to me... nor does cricket...but Ill still watch both sports and Ive played both of them as well. baseball on a school team, cricket with some village people in Bangladesh. wait, off topic...annnywaaay, I know baseball better than I know cricket, and vice versa for you Europeans. but just try playing both sports (with a proper sized feild) and you'll see which is harder.
my gramma is obsessed with Baseball. Yes, my 4'9 GRANDMOTHER. you insult baseball, she'll yell youre ear off. heck, you insult her New York Yankee's and she'll make your life a living hell.
(BTW Khilari, you better be kidding...we aint nothing like our southern neighbors...nothing.
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