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Why do you enjoy watching cricket? What makes it so engaging to follow?

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  1. Teacher

    First i tell what is cricket ?

    Cricket is a bat ball game that is played between two teams , each teams having 11 players.

    Cricket is a game of strategy, planning, team skills, captaincy , Communication between player ( especially while they take runs) and many more thing that i loves most ….

    There are also many physical benefits while playing cricket :—

    1. Endurance
    2. Stamina
    3. Physical fitness
    4. Eye hand Coordination when they bat
    5. Balance

    And so cricket attracts me

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  2. Teacher

    I like to follow both sports, but prefer to play football and watch cricket.

    The reason I prefer to play football is because I’m always moving around in it having fun whereas in cricket the only enjoyable part is bowling/batting (mainly batting) which is only a small portion of the game. I don’t mind fielding for a short time if I have to, but nobody plays cricket looking forward to fielding. I get far more exhausted from playing football compared to cricket. Football tests your physical stamina far more and gives a much better workout compared to cricket, which is almost like a spectator sport for a large portion of the match. In cricket, you even had unfit players like Inzamam-ul-Haq or Jesse Ryder. This isn’t to say you can’t get a workout from playing cricket, but it can’t be compared to football.

    However, in terms of watching, I prefer cricket. In football, there isn’t much going on other than the balls being passed back and forth. Very few of the chances are successful and its hard to always follow what each individual player is doing. In cricket, there are only two active batsman and one active bowler, so following them is much easier. Also, the score changes after either every ball or every few balls. So there’s always something happening which is more engaging for viewers. This doesn’t mean that football has 0 action when no goal is being scored, but its not the same as runs being constantly accumulated in cricket.

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  3. Begginer

    There are number of factors that make cricket watching so engaging.

    1. The venue is important. I like to watch cricket on grounds that are smaller with grass banks and plenty of trees. With the sward of green grass and the sounds of nature it is very soothing.
    2. Cricket is a very technical game. Seeing a top batsman (or woman) in full flight is exciting and fulfilling at the same time.
    3. Watching bowlers can be very different. A fast bowler tearing in is very different from a slow bowler trying to deceive the batter with flight and spin.
    4. Fielding is a a major part of the game which requires a range of skills which are worth watching on their own.
    5. Cricket watching can be done on your own or as a group. When you are by yourself you tend to focus intently on the game, when you are with others you tend to enjoy commenting on what is happening in between talking a lot of crap.

    It may sound a little over the top, but for me, watching cricket is a spiritual experience. I used to be a principal at a quite difficult school. At the end of the year I would head off to the nearest cricket match for a couple of days. I found the whole cricket experience very soothing and destressing.

    I should point out that this applies to the longer form of cricket. I don’t find the same tranquility or satisfaction in T20 cricket.

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  4. Teacher

    I grew up playing and watching cricket so it is not something I chose over other sports when I was young. I like the traditions and rules that call for more sportsmanship than most other sports. I like the strategic patience and grit of test match cricket and enjoy the entertainment and skill of the shorter forms. I like that cricket mirrors life in many ways – one mistake as a batsman and you are out, umpire’s decision is final no matter how incorrect – cannot argue, you applaud other’s success even if you are having a lousy match, you can be the hero one match only to be the goat next, and since defeats and victories are often not sudden, you learn to accept them or enjoy them in a measured way. All in all, if you have the patience to watch ball after ball of cricket, your patience will be rewarded in ways most sports cannot.

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  5. Teacher

    There are number of factors that make cricket watching so engaging.

    1. The venue is important. I like to watch cricket on grounds that are smaller with grass banks and plenty of trees. With the sward of green grass and the sounds of nature it is very soothing.
    2. Cricket is a very technical game. Seeing a top batsman (or woman) in full flight is exciting and fulfilling at the same time.
    3. Watching bowlers can be very different. A fast bowler tearing in is very different from a slow bowler trying to deceive the batter with flight and spin.
    4. Fielding is a a major part of the game which requires a range of skills which are worth watching on their own.
    5. Cricket watching can be done on your own or as a group. When you are by yourself you tend to focus intently on the game, when you are with others you tend to enjoy commenting on what is happening in between talking a lot of crap.

    It may sound a little over the top, but for me, watching cricket is a spiritual experience. I used to be a principal at a quite difficult school. At the end of the year I would head off to the nearest cricket match for a couple of days. I found the whole cricket experience very soothing and destressing.

    I should point out that this applies to the longer form of cricket. I don’t find the same tranquility or satisfaction in T20 cricket.

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