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futureblackcap said:
Haven't paid it any attention to be honest. Supposedly taking the game to the US? But if the tickets are expensive then only people who are already cricket fans will go watch lol.
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That's basically what happened. The crowd was just over 36,000 but it was mostly expats from the sub-continent and Asian countries with a few Australians, New Zealanders, English and South Africans. There were some Americans in the crowd too but the vast majority were citizens from countries where cricket is a major sport.

Nonetheless though it was good to expose the game in a country where cricket is still a very foreign sport. The ICC should be looking to play matches in countries such as the USA and others more often. Places like China and Japan which have large populations and also have a lot of interest in sport would also be worth pursuing.
 
Ljp86 said:
Nonetheless though it was good to expose the game in a country where cricket is still a very foreign sport. The ICC should be looking to play matches in countries such as the USA and others more often. Places like China and Japan which have large populations and also have a lot of interest in sport would also be worth pursuing.
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The US has more promise because they love baseball but it would still be bloody tough to convince Americans to give it a shot... T20 would be the only way I reckon.

With Japan and China, the only way would be through the Olympics which I am actually in favour of.. Add T20 to the Olympics and scrap the T20 World Cup and watch countries like China and Japan put money into it.. Sure they would get smacked initially but the potential to spread awareness to the rest of the world is massive and it would speed up the development in these countries ten fold!
 
I'd rather they just concentrate on developing and furthering the game in existing markets, yanks will never ever take the slightest serious interest in the game.
 
futureblackcap said:
The US has more promise because they love baseball but it would still be bloody tough to convince Americans to give it a shot... T20 would be the only way I reckon.
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It does but the interest isn't really there. The article I read interviewed two Americans who attended the game. They said it wasn't bad but weren't sure they'd be willing to "follow" the game.

With Japan and China, the only way would be through the Olympics which I am actually in favour of.. Add T20 to the Olympics and scrap the T20 World Cup and watch countries like China and Japan put money into it.. Sure they would get smacked initially but the potential to spread awareness to the rest of the world is massive and it would speed up the development in these countries ten fold!
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The issue of having cricket at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games has been raised again and has been in the headlines. The main issue with this is that cricket is a mostly commonwealth sport with the main test and associate playing countries all being part of the Commonwealth at some point. This would make getting the sport into the Olympics difficult as it has to be a recognised sport by a vast majority of the world's countries which then makes having the sport inducted tougher due to its lower profile. Also counting against it is the unique playing arena required by cricket, not many countries have a 75m diameter circular grassed stadium with a decent amount of seating with a cricket pitch in the middle. Any country wanting to host cricket at the Olympics would likely have to build 2-3 grounds to accommodate the amount of fixtures that would need to be played.

The Commonwealth Games is more likely as the sport is played by a number of Commonwealth countries, many of whom have the required cricket infrastructure. This would then make playing the game easier in the T20 format.

Interesting to note though that a lot of the talk surrounding cricket at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games has been around indoor cricket. Indoor cricket has a smaller profile that what outdoor cricket does but would prove to be a much cheaper and much more viable option. The games are shorter and the infrastructure required would be a fraction of the cost of what a proper cricket oval would be worth. CA are aligned with the indoor cricket body here and are pushing for the ICC to align with the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) in order to build a bigger profile for the sport and to also push for the sport to be included as a sport in either the Commonwealth Games or the Olympics in the next decade.
 
Kram81 said:
I'd rather they just concentrate on developing and furthering the game in existing markets, yanks will never ever take the slightest serious interest in the game.
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They have to at least try and grow the sport. No point being the gatekeepers of the game and not bothering to grow the sport in other countries. It would be good to see other countries partaking in cricket and becoming regulars in the ICC World Cricket Leagues.
 
Ljp86 said:
It does but the interest isn't really there. The article I read interviewed two Americans who attended the game. They said it wasn't bad but weren't sure they'd be willing to "follow" the game.



The issue of having cricket at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games has been raised again and has been in the headlines. The main issue with this is that cricket is a mostly commonwealth sport with the main test and associate playing countries all being part of the Commonwealth at some point. This would make getting the sport into the Olympics difficult as it has to be a recognised sport by a vast majority of the world's countries which then makes having the sport inducted tougher due to its lower profile. Also counting against it is the unique playing arena required by cricket, not many countries have a 75m diameter circular grassed stadium with a decent amount of seating with a cricket pitch in the middle.
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True but there is actually over 100 nations that play international cricket or at least have at times... They have to have been playing somewhere. Even if the ground infrastructure is terrible.
 
Ljp86 said:
It does but the interest isn't really there. The article I read interviewed two Americans who attended the game. They said it wasn't bad but weren't sure they'd be willing to "follow" the game.



The issue of having cricket at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games has been raised again and has been in the headlines. The main issue with this is that cricket is a mostly commonwealth sport with the main test and associate playing countries all being part of the Commonwealth at some point. This would make getting the sport into the Olympics difficult as it has to be a recognised sport by a vast majority of the world's countries which then makes having the sport inducted tougher due to its lower profile. Also counting against it is the unique playing arena required by cricket, not many countries have a 75m diameter circular grassed stadium with a decent amount of seating with a cricket pitch in the middle. Any country wanting to host cricket at the Olympics would likely have to build 2-3 grounds to accommodate the amount of fixtures that would need to be played.

The Commonwealth Games is more likely as the sport is played by a number of Commonwealth countries, many of whom have the required cricket infrastructure. This would then make playing the game easier in the T20 format.

Interesting to note though that a lot of the talk surrounding cricket at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games has been around indoor cricket. Indoor cricket has a smaller profile that what outdoor cricket does but would prove to be a much cheaper and much more viable option. The games are shorter and the infrastructure required would be a fraction of the cost of what a proper cricket oval would be worth. CA are aligned with the indoor cricket body here and are pushing for the ICC to align with the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) in order to build a bigger profile for the sport and to also push for the sport to be included as a sport in either the Commonwealth Games or the Olympics in the next decade.
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Indoor cricket is a good idea, that seems like a viable idea, but still a massive task to get the yanks involved they're such an insular lot, not particularly open minded to any new ideas unless of course they come up with it.
 
someblokecalleddave said:
Indoor cricket is a good idea, that seems like a viable idea, but still a massive task to get the yanks involved they're such an insular lot, not particularly open minded to any new ideas unless of course they come up with it.
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Realistically it's the only version of the game which has a chance of getting in. T20 cricket in there would be great but the logistics and costs involved will make it very difficult.

The USA alone doesn't matter, it's about getting as many countries as possible interested in the sport and willing to include it in there. Ideally, you would have a number of entrants and perhaps a pre-qualifying tournament for the lesser nations to get into the main draw. The main draw would obviously be held during the main days of competition with about 8 to 12 teams competing.
 
futureblackcap said:
The US has more promise because they love baseball but it would still be bloody tough to convince Americans to give it a shot... T20 would be the only way I reckon.

With Japan and China, the only way would be through the Olympics which I am actually in favour of.. Add T20 to the Olympics and scrap the T20 World Cup and watch countries like China and Japan put money into it.. Sure they would get smacked initially but the potential to spread awareness to the rest of the world is massive and it would speed up the development in these countries ten fold!
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I seriously doubt that either the IOC or the IOC (BCCI) would allow this in the end. The sport is not international enough to make the olympics and the BCCI could not risk that another power might rise to challenge them.
 
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