I wonder if Twenty20 cricket will ever catch on the US? It seems like the perfect sport for Americans. It's fast, action packed and exciting. It has lots of numbers and statistics and sabermetrics. I hear that fantasy cricket in India is huge.
Games take about 3 hours. Basically one team throws 120 pitches at the other. Batting team gets a total then they reverse and chase that total down.
It's caught on in Canada as international cricket tournaments and IPL are shown on Sportsnet World and Sportsnet ONE and is getting decent ratings.
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I watched 10 minutes of that. No, it won't catch on.
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Just realized I have the channel, Willow. It's cricket 24 hrs a day. Well that, and adverts about sending money to India.
One could develop a new fandom.
One could develop a new fandom.
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Why would any of us develop a fandom for sending money to India? Moron.govmentchedda wrote:Just realized I have the channel, Willow. It's cricket 24 hrs a day. Well that, and adverts about sending money to India.
One could develop a new fandom.
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The Nigerian prince promised me that if I sent him $1,000USD that I'd get my money back tenfold. He's stuck in Calcutta without his wallet!The Sybian wrote:Why would any of us develop a fandom for sending money to India? Moron.govmentchedda wrote:Just realized I have the channel, Willow. It's cricket 24 hrs a day. Well that, and adverts about sending money to India.
One could develop a new fandom.
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And if we don't send money to India, how will they be able to keep building call centers?
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These commercials are great. Visitors Coverage is an insurance company for visiting relatives. IIFA ads (Bollywood Oscars, here in Tampa, later this year), and an app for picking the restaurant with the best chicken saag.
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Nice response. I've always been fascinated by cricket, and formerly living in a town that boasts the largest Indian population in The US, I saw pickup games everywhere. An Indian friend keeps offering to bring me along, and I'd love to give it a go. I even nicknamed myself the Maharaja of Sixes. I'm also contemplating Johnny Six-Shooter.
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Fuck that app. Saag paneer or no saag at all.govmentchedda wrote:These commercials are great. Visitors Coverage is an insurance company for visiting relatives. IIFA ads (Bollywood Oscars, here in Tampa, later this year), and an app for picking the restaurant with the best chicken saag.
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Bharat matrimony appears to be the J-date and Farmers only for Indians.
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THERE’S NOWT WRONG WITH GALA LUNCHEONS, LAD!
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I was wondering where Mr. D went. I only had a facebook connection with him, and it looks like he's off that site.
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Not Twenty20 cricket, but what an amazing cricket catch.
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Were both teams wearing blue or do I just really not know what the hell I'm looking at with cricket?
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yup, it doesn't matter what teams wear, they only have one uniform.
In test cricket both teams wear white.
In test cricket both teams wear white.
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Welcome back to the Swamp! (See upthread).mister d wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 1:27 pmI've never had saag paneer until right this moment and my life is changed.
And another upthread update, I never did manage to get invited to a pickup game of cricket.
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We played once at work like 13 years ago. It was a fucking blast. I'd love to play again.The Sybian wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:41 pmWelcome back to the Swamp! (See upthread).mister d wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 1:27 pmI've never had saag paneer until right this moment and my life is changed.
And another upthread update, I never did manage to get invited to a pickup game of cricket.
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