Twenty20

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:37 am

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.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:57 am

I watched 10 minutes of that. No, it won't catch on.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:44 am

Mumbai Indians?

Hodor · Post by **Hodor** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:04 am

Hodor

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:51 pm

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.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:01 pm

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.

Why would any of us develop a fandom for sending money to India? Moron.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:11 pm

The Sybian wrote:
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.
Why would any of us develop a fandom for sending money to India? Moron.

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!

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:16 pm

And if we don't send money to India, how will they be able to keep building call centers?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:19 pm

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.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:21 pm

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.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:22 pm

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.

Fuck that app. Saag paneer or no saag at all.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:34 pm

Bharat matrimony appears to be the J-date and Farmers only for Indians.

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:16 am

Apparently former Swamper Mister D is now a cricketer.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:49 pm

I was wondering where Mr. D went. I only had a facebook connection with him, and it looks like he's off that site.

Post by **Sabo** » Tue May 20, 2014 9:01 am

Not Twenty20 cricket, but what an amazing cricket catch.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue May 20, 2014 11:44 am

Were both teams wearing blue or do I just really not know what the hell I'm looking at with cricket?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue May 20, 2014 12:41 pm

yup, it doesn't matter what teams wear, they only have one uniform.

In test cricket both teams wear white.

The Swamp

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