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Comment on Why Spot-Fixing Offends by wrongunatlongon

wrongunatlongon — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:46:59 +0000

Good post.

Comment on About by Eva Graf

Eva Graf — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:19:17 +0000

Hi there,

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Comment on Why Spot-Fixing Offends by anandkumarrs

anandkumarrs — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:23:30 +0000

Hi Well written. While on this, do read my post on IPL – April and the IPL typhoid written before the fixingate. http://wp.me/p1dZc2-ew..
Feedback welcome !

Comment on Why Spot-Fixing Offends by duckingbeamers

duckingbeamers — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:50:39 +0000

Right; spot-fixing opens the possibility that we are merely watching “reality TV,” as someone on Twitter pointed out.

I’m wary about making any statements, however, about the overall prevalence of spot-fixing in cricket — I just don’t know enough about this issue.

Comment on Why Spot-Fixing Offends by Alex Braae

Alex Braae — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:34:22 +0000

What offends me about spot fixing is that every instance of people getting caught cannot possibly the only incidents where it happens. How many moments in this IPL, eg Chris Gayle going berserk on mediocre bowlers, were caused by a player making an arrangement with a bookmaker?

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Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:08 +0000

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Comment on Is Cricket Too Complicated? by Alex Braae

Alex Braae — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:04:37 +0000

Yeah, attempting to understand football plays is almost impossible given all the potential variables and outcomes. Like cricket, the basics are fairly simple, but the details are impenetrable, and highly episodic. I tell people who have never been to a match before that the game is nothing more than a series of isolated events. Once they grasp that, it becomes a lot more interesting, and better still, each event is just around the corner.

Comment on Is Cricket Too Complicated? by Tulip

Tulip — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:56:45 +0000

The intricacies involved in the game bewilder many…For others it has been a constant form of learning and don’t feel outcast as others. Other sports are American Football (in the sense of strategies) and Golf.

Comment on Is Cricket Too Complicated? by Maithri Jayasuriya

Maithri Jayasuriya — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:55:47 +0000

I think like every sport, anyone can come to grasp with cricket if they devoted the right amount of time to watching it, and listening to it being analysed by fans and experts.

For example, over the last few years I’ve come to love ice-hockey. I’ve always had a fascination with it but since about 2008/2009 made the decision to actually get into it. Nobody taught me about it, and I only know one other person who follows it. I don’t watch a lot of it live because of the time difference and yes it isn’t as complicated as cricket but I found some of the terminology used in describing american sports a bit tricky getting over. Its just a matter of time.

So if you really wanted to get into cricket, you could. Just like any sport really.

Oh, and listening to podcasts is a fantastic way of learning about something new.

Comment on Do Cricketers Need To Be Smart To Succeed? by duckingbeamers

duckingbeamers — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:07:32 +0000

Hey — I’m using WordPress.