Cricket; Not as Easy as You Think

Many Americans think cricket is an easy sport offield unlike that of a baseball diamond. Those who
course they know so little about it. Let me tell youhave played both sports say that cricket is more
something about the sport of Cricket; It is Not asdifficult and challenging than baseball, yet in the United
Easy as You Think. Americans love baseball, but inStates, well baseball is like apple pie and Chevrolets,
the UK and many other nations like India they loveso it is doubtful if that will ever change. Americans
cricket and cricket is about both skill and agility andlove their baseball indeed.
teamwork. In fact there are 11-people on each team.Cricket is played all around the world, as there are
The players must be swift, talented and workteams in most nations, but in the United States the
together.game has not really caught on like other sports.
Cricket balls have seams similar to baseballs, but theCricket matches last a lot longer than baseball games
bat is flatter with more area. Cricket is playedand the cricket teams to stay proficient often train
between teams of the same nation andyear round.
internationally. Cricket fields are played in an elliptical