Why are people shocked by a sport going for multiple days? Golf, cycling and many other sports go for multiple days.

The batsman wasn’t trying to block the ball, he was trying to get his bat (part of his body) over the line. He was basically sliding for base.

Test cricket is considered the purest form of the sport. Sometimes it can be dull, but often it’s very exciting. Either way, both teams are tested in both skill and stamina, which is, after all, what it’s all about! I love test cricket, and I hope it lives on.

An American who moved to Australia fell in love with the game, he was lying on his couch and his wife said “what are you doing?” and he said “watching this test match” then the wife said “when are you going to mow the lawn?” came the reply “after this game”

One of the best sports to watch live. Sunny day, few beers, hard to beat.

Baseball is a children's game in Britain, we call it Rounders....

Cricket has no rules. It has LAWS. That's how serious it is.

As a English kid, I thought the same as you KB....why would anyone want to follow a game that can last 5 days. Then in my early twenties I had a friend who was really into test cricket and made me watch 'The Ashes' and I got it. It's great, you can sit out in the sunshine, turn the radio on, grab a cold beer and relax to it. Then, when it does near the end, the climax is even more intense because of how long these guys have been fighting for the result

A 5 match test series ......25 days in total!!!! Now that's a proper way to spend a summer!!! ;-)

I am a cricket Umpire and the guy in the middle is him (or her) is the Umpire. There are two they other one stands on the leg side of the batter. Players abuse opposition players all the time it is called "sledging" but they do it politely..... the wicketkeeper is the main one to do it...... if the batsmen misses the ball you will hear things like.... "great bowling, do that again and we can send him home to his wife .... oh no she left him".... or "why are you still here" or "does your wife play cricket"..... the list is endless

I learned today, on an episode of QI that recently aired here in Australia, cricket was George Washington’s favourite game.

Remember, unlike the US, most of the developed world have at least 4 weeks of paid vacation so attending a 5 day cricket match is not a problem for die-hard cricket fans.

I’m a female and I love cricket. 🏏 I was very sick as a child and my parents put a TV in my bedroom and cricket was on. My dad gave me a copy of Wisden, the annual bible of cricket published since the 1850’s. Every copy tells you about all first class cricket matches played around the world. It also has the rules of cricket. Test matches can last up to 5 days, one day internationals, 1 day, 20/20 lasts 3-4 hours, the hundred ( 100 balls bowled) lasts a couple of hours.

Cricket is the second most watched sport in the world, behind football (soccer), so it is much more popular than you might imagine. He made a really good video, but the biggest ommission for me was that when the bowlers change at the end of each over, they have to bowl from the opposite end of the pitch. So, you will see the fielders all changing positions to reflect this change in direction. Additionally, you will often see the better batsmen trying to make sure that they are at the right end of the pitch, for when the over ends, so that they will be batting first in the next over.

I love test cricket. It is so great to sit there each day watching the play. They have breaks for drinks, lunch and tea. Nothing better on a summer day.

A couple of things that got missed out. The bowler's 'action' has to be a straight arm. He does not 'throw' it like a baseball pitch, or a fielder throwing the ball in. The momentum comes from the bowler's run up, & his speed at the moment of delivery. The ball itself is made of two hemispheres stitched together, and there is a distinct 'seam' that runs around the 'equator' of the ball. Some bowlers deliberately hold the ball so that when it bounces, it lands ON the seam, and can veer to left or right. Other bowlers can put a cross-wise spin onto the ball, either clockwise or anti. Again, when the ball bounces, it will rear off in a new direction, confusing the batsman. It's not all about sheer speed of delivery. 'Fast' bowlers take very long run-ups, to build up speed, and rely on the speed itself to defeat the bat. 'Medium' pace bowlers take shorter run-ups, but will try to bowl one of those types of deceptive deliveries. 'Spinners' typically take very short run-ups, relying on the unpredictable bounce to bamboozle the bat. The bowler knows what spin he is applying, but the batsman doesn't. When a spinner is bowling, there is little chance of massive boundary shots, so you will see the fielders crowding in more around the bat. That's just some of the dark arts of the bowler, but there are many more.

The batsman cannot block the ball with his bat from a fielder throwing it at the wicket. The clip you saw was the batsman stretching his bat to reach the crease (base) before the ball hit the wicket.

The main thing he didn't explain and you asked about was the replacement of batters when one is out. Each team has 11 people. 2 are batting at a time. When one is out the next batter comes in just to replace the one who was out. The other member of the initial pair remains until he is out. The only complication is that you can't have just one person batting, so once 10 are out the innings ends. (incidentally, in cricket, innings is both plural and singular...there is no inning, that's how we tell its an American talking :)) Probably similar to baseball, the batsmen go in a specific order. The first two, the opening bats, tend to be 'defensive' players. i.e. they're generally safe, but don't hit the ball for 6 (a home run) very often. Then you get the bigger hitters come in, finally followed by the bowlers, some of whom don't even know which end of the bat to hold...I guess the pitchers are probably the same.

King im 54 and cricket has been a huge part of my life. Test cricket is the ultimate test of endurance tactics and skill. The beauty of playing a game over 5 days that can end in a thrilling draw is almost perfect to cricket lovers. Mad i know and alien to most non cricket playing people. You also have to realise how big cricket is world wide, its the 3rd most watched and played sport planet wide! This year and next month the t20 world cup will be played partly in the usa and is a good place for new watchers to see the basics of the game in action. Although its all about hitting and not the defensive part of the game its a fun three hours. As for a test match you dont tend to watch every second. Although many will follow it via radio tv or the internet, the ebb and flow is of the game is what is important. Im lucky this year ive got day 1 tickets for a test match in Nottingham my first since the early 80s and i feel like a kid going to see my first game again

There are 108 countries listed as playing competitive cricket. That doesn't mean that nobody plays cricket in the other 187 countries, just that they don't have a formal "league". Baseball is considered a niche sport at this level.

The cricket ball, made of a cork core, wrapped with string, and coated in stitched on leather. It is smaller but, heavier and harder, pretty much a shiny rock at the start. But gets softer as you go along (is it gets hit a lot, and bounces on 99% of deliveries). The same ball is used for at least 80 overs (in long form cricket) - then you get a new one if the innings is still going, or at the start of a new innings.

My dear chap, Cricket is a game for gentlemen You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out comes in, and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in, and the side that's been in goes out, and tries to get out those coming in. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When both sides have been in and out including the not outs, the winner is declared.... if there is one!

Didn’t mention the state of the pitch, which is hugely important and will determine the type of bowling to be used, and which bowlers will be selected to bowl by the captain. The state of the pitch is something which makes the test matches very complex, as it will change over the 5 days of play (depending on weather, humidity, the way the groundsmen have prepared the pitch prior to the game etc.) The state of the ball is also very important, as it will favour the bowler or batsman depending on how worn in it is. Test matches are more of an event than just a game and the tradition is to follow them on the radio when you’re at work, or to drag the telly into the garden at the weekend and doze in a deckchair with a cool drink, with the cricket in the background.

Just to correct something the guy said in the video a few times which is incorrect; he talked about “professional cricket” when really what he meant was “franchise cricket”. Cricket has had professionalism for a very long time (more than 60 years at least). All of the players playing for their international teams in Test cricket and ODI cricket (at least for the biggest cricket nations like England, India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka, etc.) are professional and even those in lower tiers of the game playing “representative cricket” for states, counties, islands (e.g. in the Caribbean) or regions will usually be professional too. But the T20 leagues all around the world where players from anywhere in the world get signed to big money contracts by franchises (like the MLB model) is a much more recent development in cricket, and these franchises are invariably about T20 cricket.

’Shit talking’ is directed at the ’batter’ facing the ball. Usually by the ’catcher’.

The pleasure of watching cricket is not derived from watching the game, but not watching it. You read a book, listen to a radio, then if something exciting happens, look up and clap while gently remarking to someone sitting nearby, 'good shot'. In recent years the fans are fully engaged and very loud, and IMHO are completely missing the point!!! Limited overs cricket is where the big money is for players, while to be considered a great player currently you almost always have to be great at Test cricket.

Cricket for Americans KZfaq channel is brilliant. Those fellas really understand the game.

Perhaps one aspect that was overlooked was the ‘speciality’ of players - all players need to bat, but when fielding some players are better at bowling than others, and some players wouldn’t bowl at all. When batting, your best batters go in first, and the weakest batters go in at 9th, 10th, or last - but those players would be the star bowlers, able to hopefully do the most damage when their team is fielding. You do get ‘all rounders’ - players who are great at both batting and bowling, or the wicket keeper (the catcher behind the stumps) (when fielding) might also be a decent batter too. Then if you’re a bowler you tend to specialise in either pace - you’re a fast, or medium/fast bowler, and you’re looking to move the ball in the air - or you’re a spin bowler, who bowls slower but is aiming to deceive the batter with trickery, and is able to get the ball to break off left-to-right, or right-to-left, when it hits the ground. India and Pakistan have produced some great spin bowlers over the years as the pitch tends to be harder, drier, due to their climate and thus the ball will react more when spun with either a finger action or wrist action. Australia also had the great Shane Warne (RIP) as a great spin bowler back in the 1990’s, and 2000’s.

Trash talking by the bowler (pitcher) to the batsmen is part of the culture and is known as sledging, the Australians are renowned for it.

03:58 yep it's caled sledging and is a huge part of the sport, especially towards the person batting on strike

It is legal to run between the fielder and the stumps to block the throw but usually you don't have time to worry about that, although it does happen occasionally.

Used to see this explanation on posters and towels: "You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. " Hope that clarifies things.

The "Target" of 222 isn't the score that India got, They Scored 221, 222+ is the winning score, 221 would be a draw and anything less would be a loss.

5:43 - “ crickets funniest nut shots” clearly coming here soon!

The first international cricket match was in 1844 between USA AND Canada.

1 - With the 'Runout' where the guy with the bat is running and the guy from the fielding team throws the ball at the stumps to hit them, the batter is not trying to use his bat to make contact with the ball, he is running towards the white line and trying to make his bat cross that line before the ball makes contact with the stumps. If the bat crosses the line first, he is safe, but if the ball hits the stumps before the bat crosses the line, that batter is out. 2 - When a batter is out (from any of a variety of ways as you saw), he is the only one that is out, and the other batter on the field stays in the game. The 'Out' batter walks off the ground, and then next batter in the line-up goes on the field to join the other batter. There are always 2 batters on the field, never just one. Everytime a batter is out, another batter comes in. The batting line-up will be shown many times when you watch a game on tv so as a viewer, you'll know who the next batter will be when one of the 2 batters on the field is out. 3 - The cricket ball weighs 156 grams for mens games and 142 grams for womens games. The outer casing is made of leather and has a wide seam stitched into it, which a bowler (pitcher) will use to do various things with the ball while it's in flight. Fast bowlers will try to make the ball swing in different directions, or make it change direction by hitting the seam when it bounces, and spin bowlers - who bowl slower than fast bowlers, are able to make the ball change direction when it bounces by spinning it in various ways. Whether a bowler is a spin bowler, or a fast bowler is determined by their own choice usually when they're growing up. Some people want to be fast bowlers, and some want to be spin bowlers. Also some people don't want to be bowlers at all and decide instead to concentrate on becoming great batters. A player *may* be a good bowler and a good batter, which is referred to as being an 'All Rounder'. But that takes a lot of talent and generally, players will be best at one or the other.

Baseball is basically a girls game Rounders that we used to play at school. The cricket ball is really heavy and can cause serious injuries. I played cricket with some friends when young and they were using a real cricket ball. I got hit on the leg, it was so painful and it was black and blue for weeks.

There's so much I'd like to say on the back of this very good and informative video but I'll restrict myself to one comment - the guy holding out his bat as he was running wasn't trying to defend his wicket like a goalie (that would be so much fun) but was trying to reach with it in order to reach the crease/home plate before being run out.

Just to advise...West Indies had a player called Michael Holding & England one called Peter Willey. There's a famous bit of radio commentary, explaining such, as the ball about to be bowled...The batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey...

You probably already know but Cricket was played in America way before Baseball. Even the first ever international cricket match was held in the US against Canada in 1844. That's even before England etc.....played test matches (internationals).

T20 World Cup is being played in the Caribbean but also in the States and that includes Florida and also Texas and New York details on the internet.

Batters used to be called Batsmen until women's cricket began. An 'OVER' was once 8 balls but we conformed to English 6 ball overs. Five days for a real TEST MATCH. For real crowds check the MCG (100,000+). All other forms of the game are subsidiary. Cricket ovals may vary greatly. AFL (Aussie Rules Football) began as a Winter fitness game for Victorian Melbourne players. You may block a ball with your body or bat or hat etc...

5 day cricket is the most technical because the aerodynamics of the ball and the condition of the pitch deteriorates from day to day. So the skills needed on day 1 are very different form those needed on day 5. The tv is on in the background at most homes & offices for 5 days and people keep an eye on things while they go about their day - stopping to watch when the match takes a sudden twist.

Just FYI: a quick search for most popular/most watched sports gives numerous lists showing that there are roughly five times as many (2.5 billion) cricket fans as baseball fans (0.5 billion) worldwide. (Of course football/soccer leads with even more fans...)

Something I don't think they explained in this video was that after an over (6 balls bowled by the bowler), a new over is bowled from the opposite end by the new bowler. Then the next 6 balls from the first end and so on. Changing ends every 6 balls. The batsman stay where they are when a new over begins. Only the bowler changes, and changes ends. The batsman only changes ends when he scores a run.

16:38 In professional cricket, there are three main formats, each with different time durations: 1. *T20 Matches* : These are the shortest format, lasting around 3 hours (typically 20 overs per side). 2. *One Day Internationals (ODIs)* These matches take about 7-8 hours (50 overs per side). 3. *Test Matches* : The longest format, spanning up to 5 days with about 6 hours of play each day, including breaks. Additionally, if the players are wearing white uniforms, it indicates a Test match. Colored uniforms are used for T20 and ODI matches.

Even without ever watching a baseball match, most of us from the UK will be familiar with it from playing "Rounders" in school which is like mini baseball.

You should check out "crickets best sledging moments" videos. You get the cricket and you get the harsh put downs. Theres some seriously comical interactions for you to catch up on.

I'm loving this. As an aussie, i'd love to see your reacts to watching Aussie rules explained.

Test cricket is the absolute pinnacle of the game. It’s like reading a good lengthy book that is hard to put down. It ebbs, flows, has moments of incredible guts, heroics and spectacular action, bitter on field rivalries, occasionally can be dull but only if game is fizzling out to a draw. Once you understand the nuances and rhythm of the game it is thoroughly compelling. And it is called a Test for a reason.

Before 1940, test matches had no time restrictions, the game ended after both sides had completed 2 innings. The longest test match ever lasted 9 days.

When a batsman (1) is out (either caught, bowled or run out), he leaves the field of play and is replaced by the next batsman (3) in the pavilion - the other batsman (2) remains at the wicket as he is not out. The innings ends when 10 of the 11 batsmen have been dismissed (as 1 batsman cannot be at the wicket on his own) or when the batting team decides to declare (usually when they have amassed a large score). A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball made from cork wound with string and covered with leather (it has a seam which allows the bowler to swing the ball away or towards the batsman). The ball weighs between 5.5 - 5.75 ounces, whereas a baseball weighs between 5 - 5.25 ounces. Test cricket matches (between International Teams) are 5 days in length and to win 1 team must dismiss the other team on 2 occasions (with the losing team having amassed fewer overall runs than the winning team). County cricket (between various English Counties last 4 days, with the winning team determined as per International cricket). Where a game is not completed (i.e. no team has been dismissed twice, this is a draw - sadly too often the outcome). The duration of a game is affected by weather, with rain reducing playing time.

4:38 - not necessarily at the time they're bowling, but abuse/banter does happen on the field. It's generally called 'sledging'. 5:54 - yes, the cricket ball is harder and heavier than a baseball. There have been deaths in cricket due to being hit by a ball, but they are, thankfully, very rare. 7:46 - no, if one gets out, then they're the only who is out, and just one is brought in to replace him/her. 10:25 - not quite, he's stretching to get back in the crease (the white line). If he deliberately obstructed the fielder from throwing down the stumps, that would be out. 16:10 - yes, a test match can last five days. And each day can have six hours and thirty minutes of play. So it is quite long! A 50 over game takes around 7 hours. A 20 over game should take around 3 hours (closest to baseball). 16:50 - cricket also has similar problems with over rates (the speed at which bowlers bowl overs). 18:00 - it is fair to say that T20 cricket is a lot more popular than the five day format for this reason. 27:48 - In terms of formats. Test cricket (five day) is played by about 12 countries, but it's only really popular in England, India and Australia. 50 over and 20 over cricket is more popular across the world, and there are world cups for both of those formats. There is also domestic cricket. So, for example, England has a test cricket team, and it also has a four-day cricket league (called the County Championship). Franchise cricket is generally the most popular now. This is T20 cricket played in leagues such as the Indian Premier League between teams comprised of individuals from various different countries. Good effort to learn it. The T20 World Cup is taking place in the USA and the Caribbean in June, by the way. If you wanted to watch cricket, T20 would be the easiest starting point.

As a cricket tragic I really enjoyed this. There are so many tactical nuances that weren’t addressed, which for many of us is the reason we enjoy watching the game. Oh, and cricket is many, many times more popular around the world than is baseball. 👍😎

There is nothing better than a test match being decided in the last over of the 5th day. Super exciting.

@8.01 nope, if the batsman is out then he is replaced with a new batsman, not a pair of batsmen. but there has been on very rare occasions that the 2 batsman are out. the strike batsman gets caught out, then the catching feilder throws the ball to get the 2nd batsman out. real quick thinking by the feilder, and a massive misunderstanding between batsman, usually causes this "double play". "home plate" we call that the strikers end, or the batsman is on strike.

Yes absolutely there is trash talking. It’s usually called sledging and the most intense I’ve witnessed is usually between England and the Australians. We are bitter rivals and we love to battle it out in the Ashes series. Our own mini competition so to speak

Great video, this one! I live a short way from Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham; test match days are enjoyable family events, the limited overs games are basically excuses to get hammered 😂

4:18 -- Yes it is called sledging where a player of opposite team tries to upset a player mentally. It usually results in a verbal duel with the official umpire having to break up the altercation.

The ashes are played by the UK and Aussie and the trash talk is next level and u can hear it cos the wickets have mics lol

He’s not in goalie mode. Bat is part of the body, so the dive and extended bat just means he’s in quicker. Same as a slide in baseball but with an added bat to give you a metre extra

You occasionally get the batter (at the non-striker's end "sledging" or winding up the bowler). Classic example is when Mitchell Starc from Australia sledged James Anderson about him not being able to get a wicket, and the very next ball Anderson bowled out the on-strike batter.

At most big cricket matches maybe 10% of the crowd are hardcore cricket fans. The rest are mostly just there to kick back, relax, have a few drinks and be around friends and family. It's almost like being at a giant pub with a game of cricket just happening to be played.

At some schools in England girls play rounders which was believed to be the origin baseball. Check it out. Ian Dee.

A baseball is 5 - 5.25 oz and a cricket ball is 5.5 - 5.75 oz

As a long-time cricket player and fan (and baseball fan), I watched this when it first dropped a few years back and thought it was really outstanding.

To answer your questions - only the player at bat goes out and is replaced by another batter. The other one stays on the field (unless he was the one run out). And the batter running for the crease cannot hit the ball being thrown at the wicket to get him out. That would be a good addition to the game though!

I like T20 and ODI, but for me nothing beats a test match. It's called a test for a reason, it tests a player & team's stamina, concentration, tactics, character. Put two great teams together, lead by intelligent captains and coaches and it's like watching a fascinating mixture of athleticism & intellect. It can be nerve-racking especially when the MCC (England) are batting, because a collapse could happen at any time! Also it's great when a top order batsman and a tail ender doggedly stay at the crease for sessions, and the bowling team are desperate to get them out, only for the whole match to end with a draw at stumps!

The batsman wasnt trying to block the ball with his bat, it just looked like that from the perspective. He was actually just stretching out his bat to reach for the crease before the ball hit the stumps. Remember the bat counts as part of your body when detirmining if you are safe.

According to the Wikipedia article "Comparison of baseball and cricket" 'though a cricket ball is harder and heavier than a baseball, generally fielders in cricket are not permitted to use gloves (except in exceptional circumstances, and when approved by both umpires) or external leg guards'.

Your question about a runner with their bat extended during a run is simply that, the bat being held in hand is counted as part of the body when making your ground (having a part of your body or a held bat behind the popping crease at the end to which you are running.

The five day matches are the most interesting when play continues through the night, and only 50% of the fielding side are allowed flashlights. A recent innovation was allowing the batter to be woken by the umpire if he falls asleep during slow periods

1. The ball is slightly heavier than a baseball and is made of leather/wood. 2. if one batter gets out, both batters don't walk out - a new batter comes into the play to join the other batter 3. The batter is not defined with a stick (bat); that is illegal. He is grounding it to ensure the bat passes the crease (white line) before the ball hits the wicket (3 wood stumps) 4. Test Cricket (5 days, 8 hrs a day - it is a test of skills), One Day (8 hr gameplay 1 day), T20 (about 3.5 hr game, same as baseball and most popular format these days)

At a maximum of 163g they're heavier than a baseball ball, but also smaller, with a circumference of between 224mm and 229mm.

My two cents on cricket formats for the American non-cricket follower: T20 (20 overs cricket) - A fast paced action movie. Massive fireworks or potential for home runs. Equally, as a bowler (pitcher) it takes considerable skill to survive and excel in the format. ODIs (50 overs cricket) - Probably the most balanced. Enough overs to take your time and put runs on the board. Yet few enough to generate the thrill and excitement that comes with T20. Test Matches (5 day games) - The oldest format and the purists' pick. This is a feature film with context, story, twists and turns. Over a 5-day period, the pitch can deteriorate, resulting in unique conditions depending on who is batting/bowling and when. As an example, while T20 and ODIs are all about the thrill of the chase, test matches are the only format where you can end up with a scenario where: It's day 5 of 5. The shittiest batters (i.e. specialist bowlers) are the only ones left batting. They have to somehow SURVIVE the entire day to tie/draw the game. It's a game of survival as opposed to smashing as many runs as you can.

I'm sure someone else answered, but just in case, no. The bater can touch the ball once and then only when it's just been bowled. Otherwise it is classed as interfering. The bater had his bat outstretched to touch the line, not interfere with the ball. Each of the three main format has a different 'flavour'. 5 day tests are very strategic, baters will often block a whole over because a particular bowler is very dangerous. Since both sides want to win, a team will sometimes 'declare' before they have finished (to speed up the game), because if both teams do not get 2 innings each, the game is a draw. Limited over, however, is much more tactical, every ball is vital, so the baters take a lot more risks, because they only have a certain number of bowls to score. If u r going to watch a whole match, start with a T20, then as it grows on you, you can try T50 and finally test match.

The batting team has a lineup. At the start of the game, the pair which comes first are called the openers or opening batsman. Now if a batsman gets out, he returns to the dressing room and the next in line waiting there comes out to bat. So on, for a team to be completely out, 10 batsmen have to be got out. The remaining sole batsman is termed 'not out' but he can't continue as he has run out of pairing.

For your interest....I'm a South African. Played softball and cricket at school, and baseball and cricket at club level. I found, as a player, that baseball was the most exiting.

27:00 the batsman was not trying to block the ball, he was trying to dive with his hand stretched to reach the crease before the ball hit the wickets. The fielder was trying to throw the ball onto the stumps to get the batsman run out. The batsman was stretching with his bat, it may look like he was trying to block the ball but he actually was diving to get his bat into the crease (the white line).

10.30 No. What you are actually seeing is the batsman beginning to reach for the white line with his bat, while the fielder is throwing the ball at the `wicket`/target, beyond the white line (3 vertical sticks/stumps with bails on top) If the bails are knocked off before some part of that batsman or his equipment crosses the white line (touching the ground) he/she is `out`. I.e. they take no more part in that phase of the game. Next batsman comes out to play. The only occasion that the batsman can touch the ball with his bat is when the bowler/`pitcher` makes the `pitch`. Hopefully the above makes a bit of sense !

Thanks for reacting to my suggestion KB, he did a follow up video that’s worth checking out (and a great Rugby one) No it’s not legal to block the ball, as the bat is part of the body he’s essentially sliding for the base You have to get both the batters out individually, it’s why you need to get 10 out even though there’s 11 on a team because one guy can’t bat on their own There’s not 3 outs per inning as in baseball, you have to get the whole team out which can take a long time, more than a day in test cricket - that’s a single inning (or 1 innings as we say) Think of it as baseball in reverse, baseball is a pitchers game where they make batting difficult and so runs are rare and outs are common; cricket is a batter’s game where they make delivering the ball more difficult (overarm bowling) and runs are common and outs are rare Also there’s no bullpen, if the bowler isn’t bowling then they’re fielding The same ball stays in play for much longer in cricket, the same ball can be used in a single game in limited overs cricket - so the crowd don’t get to keep it. At the end over each Over the bowlers switch ends so you’re delivering in alternating directions which has implications for your selection of bowler etc due to ground and weather conditions Think of a Test Match as being like a baseball series (with the length of the day being pretty similar to a double header each) but it’s just one game. You don’t have to sit and watch the whole thing, whether in person or on TV, you just might go for a day, or dip in and out of it like I know Americans do with baseball Yeah the pitch clock was introduced last year in the MLB Nooo…. They’re all international. If you see a game that’s not international on TV it’s more likely to be T20 (so the other way around to what you said 😀) Look up sledging if you want to know about cricket sh*t talking - think there’s a few compilations out there, normally it’s aimed at the batter, it’s a bit difficult to say anything at the bowler as they’re likely to be running to deliver the ball

Reaching for the crease (the home line) is an attempt to stay “in”. If it’s an attempt to stop the ball hitting the stumps it might be out for obstructing the fielder (quite a rare dismissal). Unlike baseball, there can only be one “out” in a play/ball.

I am from India and i enjoyed watching this when it showed up in my feed and made me curious. good vibes, almost like a cultural exchange

Just one word. Cricket started as "A Gentleman's Game" in the late 19th century! But very recently, since about 30 years, It has become a little rugged and players tend to verbally sledge or use cuss words sometimes!!!

27:00 That's a run out situation. The batsman is trying to reach the pooping crease to compete the run and the filder is trying to brake the wicket for run-out. The batsman extended his bat to reach the pooping crease, not to block the ball (like a golie). If the batsman intentionally interfere with the ball and the fielder team appeals, the batsman will be given out for interference - it's called obstructing the field (another form of OUT) Like baseball every over has time limit, but not to specific over but the whole innings. In odi/t20 If you failed to complete the over within time limit , you have to bring player inside 30 yard circle as punishment , as result batsman will get advantage. If this repeat game after game , the captain will be punished - 2 match ban (like red card) , and match fee deduction.

When I was 14/15 years old they used to have US baseball on a UK TV channel. My friend and I used to watch it religiously. Loved it.

03:49 The guy right to bowler/pitcher & 10:38 The guy in Blue 💙 T- shirt, both are the Umpire (basically a refree).

Love that you reacted to this. I suggest you watch more of cricket, or do more reactions of cricket videos, otherwise you will almost certainly forget everything you've learned from this video alone.

An important part of cricket from a spectator perspective are the breaks in play. Drinks, lunch and tea. Often involving cakes, cups of tea and sherry.

The T20 cricket world cup is taking place in the US during June - there are some matches being played in Florida so recommend checking it out.

4:01 sledging (cricket term for crap talking) is a well-established part of a good cricket player’s repertoire. I remember one time a Sri Lankan player, who was a bit solid around the middle, was resolutely blocking anything coming his way. The wicket keeper called out to the bowler “throw down a mars bar; maybe he’ll go for that!”

The Home Plate is known as the crease .if one batter is out the other batter remains at the crease and another batter comes in to play, if 10 players are out the innings is done. "p2" means the second Powerplay. The batter cannot use his bat to deflect the ball once the ball is in play( the batter at the crease can only whit the ball once per delivery). The 5 day test match is played frm 10 am to 4pm or 90 overs per day.

The ball is VERY similar in size, weight and construction to a baseball. It is a rubber core wrapped in twine and covered in leather just like a baseball. Its very slightly smaller and very slightly heavier. The main difference is that a cricket ball is also laquered with a hard shiny coating, as the ball is expected to last 50 overs (300 "pitches") before being replaced.

A cricket ball is harder and heavier, but smaller than a baseball; plus the seams(stitching) are different. A cricket ball consists of a cork core wound with string then covered in leather with a centre seam around the ball; while a baseball consists of either a rubber or cork center wrapped in yarn and covered with a white cover made from leather or composite material having horseshoe stitching around the ball.

Great video as usual, thanks man! Just one point with the question you had with the ball, maybe just google it there and then, it would be cool to get your reaction in realtime - the shot to the nuts would have been even more satisfying! XD

Fun to watch. The original video does an excellent job.😊

Actually that was the batter trying to put his bat down to reach his popping crease, otherwise he will be out.

The batsman when running with his bat outstretched is reaching for the popping crease to make his ground, like diving our sliding into home plate in baseball. He is not allowed to block the fielder on purpose.

When the batsmen run between the wickets, if they make either one or three runs, the bowler will now be bowling to the second batsmen; after an over is completed, the bowler is replaced by a new bowler who bowls from the other end of the pitch. When bowlers change, the fielders also change ends; and may still retain the position they were in, but from the other end. Normally, only the batesman deemed 'out' is replaced; there are rare occasions that both batsmen can be 'out'.

26:45 hes not trying to block the ball but he's using his bat to extend his reach to make sure he goes inside his crease before the ball hits the stums (and get him out), as a batsman if you happen to block the ball in an event like this, umpire declares you out!