Will any americans be watching the cricket all stars match at Citi Park in New York next saturday?
The ticket prices are pretty expensive but I hear they're broadcasting it pretty well
>yfw big STRONG~ americans grace us with their presence
is this on tv
>>63333746
I assume so, but there's not much info online. ESPN are promoting it a bit
There'll be lots of streams here anyway because most of us /cric/ people watch through streams
>playing T20 format
ISHYGDDT
>>63333896
Well I don't think many people would come for a test match haha
>>63333331
>The ticket prices are pretty expensive
Is that really a good idea? Even if it's a novelty in New York, it seems like they'd have a hard time filling up the stadium for a sport most people have never heard of.
>>63336452
Yeah everyone's saying they've fucked up a bit, but the guys who run it are saying that there are tons of people in the US who have never seen Sachin play live and would pay lots to see him. Which is true, but it means the games will be 99% indians, which kills the point a bit.
Sachin is arguably the biggest sports celebrity of the last 30 years based on number of fans. Sure they're all shitty indians with bad taste, but there would be enough of them in the US to sell a few tickets.
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Big strong americans please respond
>>63341503
this
BIG
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Who are these all stars? Is it all people they're pulling out of retirement?
>>63341552
Yeah
Mostly indians
http://cricketallstars2015.com/
>>63336452
They're playing in LA and Houston too. They're might be enough Caribs in NY to make this work.
Baseball stadiums are the only one with a big enough field for this?
I get that they have to do this during the MLB offseason, but could they have waited for football to be over too? Don't know if cricketers got something going in March, but there's so much NCAA on Saturday they wont get any casual viewers.
New yorker here. First off how poor is the rest of the world. Tickets start at 80, decent seats going for 150. Giants and Jets tickets start around 150, so tickets aren't expensive.
Second nobody gives a shit. The stadium will be packed with all the Indians from Roosevelt and Jamaica.
>random photo of me at citi field this year
>>63341573
The main thing is that for an event that's supposed to "sell cricket to america" they're only gonna get rich cunts and indians
Can women bowl in cricket? If they could, I could see it working as a women's sport. NCAA could pick it up for title IX.
>>63341579
yes
more replies from big strong americans are needed t.b.h
>>63341568
>Baseball stadiums are the only one with a big enough field for this?
They're still not big enough actually, gonna be quite a few sixes in these games
>>63341560
Oh wow. TIL that Jonty Rhodes isn't 50 yet.
I guess if you want people you can call the gods of cricket you have to go back a little. I was down on the idea of this but on seeing all those names of the greats who were playing when I grew up I will probably be keeping an eye out for this.
This would probably do better in cricket countries though, and I don't know how many of them will know how to approach T20.
>>63341573
>manhattan's closest casino
That's a real convincing ad right there.
>>63341610
It'll be good for memes. I hope warney gets a mic too for bantz
>crickey
ewww
>>63341674
BIG
STRONG
>>63341684
>>63341701
not liking this lack of BSAs desu.
>>63341568
>scheduling your shitty novelty sport on the same day LSU and Alabama play
It's like they don't want anyone to watch.
So will they build a temporary shitting street within the stadium or just incorporate one of the adjacent streets?
I live in New York. Had no idea this was going on
>>63336452
>>63341568
>>63341573
>>63341579
Hi, newcomers to /cric/!
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>Is David Warner related to Shane Warner?
Referring to 2 famous Australian cricketers, this is a humorous play on words of current Australian batsman David Warner and Australian spin legend Shane Warne(spin is a form of bowling that you'll come to know and love). The similar personalities of the two players also makes this amusing, as it's likely that they are probably related!
>Will Smith score a century?
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>Daniel
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>Holly or Ellyse?
This is an ongoing debate as to who is the better looking female cricketer: Australia's Holly Ferling and Ellyse Perry(who represents Australia in both cricket and soccer - wow!)
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>>63342248
This is what I assumed desu. They only just got permission for it like a few months ago it seems a bit rushed, but I suppose they only had a small period of time they could do it in
>>63333331
Yes lad, recently taken a liking to griget, nice to see them coming to amuriga
>>63342253
fuck.
11/10
>>63333896
Do you expect Americans to be able to sit through a test match or anything lasting more than an hour or two?
Nah I'm going to be watching LSU-Alabama
>>63344020
Kill yourself you fucking idiot
>scheduling it saturday afternoon
i'll be watching cfb f am, should have had it today
shame bc i'm feeling the no baseball itch
>>63333746
ESPN 3
why is your general so hostile toward americans
>>63344292
Because they're fucking morons who think they're superior to everyone else because their sport sometimes lasts for up to 5 days
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bump :3
>>63333331
Me (white) and my Mexibro will be attending in Houston. Hoping prices go down.
>>63352640
Mexicans like cricket?
>>63352640
Glad to hear it my BSA friend :^)
i wanna go but i have no friends to go with ):
>>63352662
No. But me and this guy watch nearly every sport.
Teams
Sachin's Blasters: Sachin Tendulkar (c), VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Brian Lara, Mahela Jayawardene, Carl Hooper, Lance Klusener, Shaun Pollock, Moin Khan, Graeme Swann, Glenn McGrath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shoaib Akhtar, Curtly Ambrose
Warne's Warriors: Shane Warne (c), Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Michael Vaughan, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara, Andrew Symonds, Jonty Rhodes, Saqlain Mushtaq, Wasim Akram, Daniel Vettori, Courtney Walsh, Allan Donald, Ajit Agarkar
Not enough white people desu
please accept this official invitation Big Strong Americans
>>63359002
make a new thread lad we have to imitate them to get them to notice us
BSAs NEVER post in generals and ALWAYS spam meaningless garbage all over the board, as should we
who are some top cricket players from obscure non-cricket countries
>>63359606
those don't really exist desu
Ireland has like two good batsmen
that's it
>>63359624
what a stupid sport
>>63359606
Eoin Morgan
Some Netherlands lad I remember was okay
>>63359649
:( bit rude lad
>>63342253
If you're posting for Big Strong Americans then you should include that ESPN rules of cricket video they made for the cricket world cup that has baseball comparisons
>>63360884
http://youtu.be/qg2iBBMsY4w
>>63361513
Fuck that's a terrible explanation
Good animation tho
>>63362127
>Fuck that's a terrible explanation
>Good animation tho
ESPN in a nutshell
>>63361513
>ESPN passively shitting on Baseball
Why am I not surprised?
To my understanding, aren't there games in Houston, LA, and New York? Will all three of those games be at the same time and day?
