Baseball Vs Cricket which one is you pick?

[jeremypwr]

Cricket is one of the most boring sports to watch; I tried but could not get into it
Baseball can be slow at times but at least home runs make it exciting

[Bluedrem]

Honestly, I don't understand anything about baseball. Starting from the player's position to the rules of the game, I am not aware of anything. But since childhood, I have been a great fan of cricket, yes, I myself have played cricket. So I can say a lot about cricket. I think not every person in the world likes a game that he is not aware of. There was a time when I would not miss watching a match of the cricket national team, cricket was such a favorite game for me.
Anyway, after reading your post, I have become interested in baseball, I will try to review it.

[libert19]

My first reg flag was seeing that both games has a very long duration and I don't really have the patience for that.

Cricket has three recognized formats by it's governing body ICC... namely Test/ODI and T20 — T20 is shortest format here and it's games lasts for about 4 hours.

Cricket is one of the most boring sports to watch; I tried but could not get into it
Baseball can be slow at times but at least home runs make it exciting

If Baseball has home runs, then cricket has fours, sixes, wickets, marvellous catches, the variety of bowling deliveries and various types of batting shots.

I honestly think, cricket is not popular as it should be.

[jeremypwr]

My first reg flag was seeing that both games has a very long duration and I don't really have the patience for that.

Cricket has three recognized formats by it's governing body ICC... namely Test/ODI and T20 — T20 is shortest format here and it's games lasts for about 4 hours.

Cricket is one of the most boring sports to watch; I tried but could not get into it
Baseball can be slow at times but at least home runs make it exciting

If Baseball has home runs, then cricket has fours, sixes, wickets, marvellous catches, the variety of bowling deliveries and various types of batting shots.

I honestly think, cricket is not popular as it should be.

It's not popular cause it's boring and long
Baseball games can last 3 hours while cricket can last multiple days

[TopTort777]

What? Multiple days? They if you buy a ticket for the game, it is valid for all the time the game is played? No wonder why cricket is so popular, because it allows to run from wife fore several days and spend time in calm If cricket game can be so long, I would for sure prefer baseball. It is a huge problem if you might have to wait days to find out who has won.

I honestly think, cricket is not popular as it should be.

Look like it is already more a cult, than a popular sport for some countries

[Barikui1]

I don't understand a single rule about baseball but it's always fascinates me regarding the baseball and cricket. Both we're getting played by a bat & a ball. But the structure and the rules are totally different.

So I would like to ask you , if you understand both games pretty well which one you seems most enjoyable?

I have no intention of belittling any game. It's has been a curiosity of mine. Although I've watched some youtube videos but didn't like those.

Btw I was watching a match , didn't even know if this one was live or not.

In my country, nowhere cricket game is being played, and that is why I have no idea of the rules or how a goal is score or how the point is being given, if it's by point, but base ball is not popularly known in my country, but I have an idea on it, how it's being played, because it's not difficult to understand like in cricket game where I even practiced in school in our sport period, but was unable to understand until date. So I will choose base ball over cricket game because it's the sport I understand, but if any day I can understand cricket, that will be the best time to do a proper review of both.

[Nrcewker]

I think both games are completely different. Yes they have some similarities but the rules and the way the match progresses are very different. Now which one I would pick would completely depend on the popular sport in my region. Generally in Asian countries, people play cricket a lot. Hence if you ask me personally, I like cricket more.

Both cricket and baseball are fast paced games but the thing is that in cricket more players get the chance to play and more runs are scored. Whereas in baseball, there are only nine players on the field. Since 11 players play in a cricket team, more fans are connected to the game compared to baseball.

I also like to watch and play cricket because anything and everything can happen on any ball hence this creates a sense of surprise in every moment.

[libert19]

What? Multiple days? They if you buy a ticket for the game, it is valid for all the time the game is played?

I don't have personal experience with this since I have not purchased a ticket for test match (only in this format matches are played over several days), but Google search tells me, tickets can be purchased for each individual day or for whole match (i.e. 5 days).

I honestly think, cricket is not popular as it should be.

Look like it is already more a cult, than a popular sport for some countries

Yes, it is in India, and may be in neighboring countries too to an extent.

[SportbetOne]

So I would like to ask you , if you understand both games pretty well which one you seems most enjoyable?

Cricket for me, especially T20 format.

While both use a bat and a ball, cricket has a lot more variables. The ball bouncing off the pitch adds spin, seam, and unpredictable movement to every delivery, and batsmen can hit 360 degrees around the ground. That leads to much higher scoring and constant action.

Baseball has insane pitching speeds and incredible defensive plays, but the downtime between pitches can make it feel pretty slow. Short-format cricket (T20) gives you high intensity and non-stop strategy packed into a tight 3-hour window, which makes it way more enjoyable to watch.

[angrybirdy]

Cricket is one of the most boring sports to watch; I tried but could not get into it
Baseball can be slow at times but at least home runs make it exciting

Honestly, I get what you mean... I’ve tried watching cricket a few times, but it’s one of those sports that just takes forever to get into if you didn’t grow up watching it... I know there’s a lot of strategies involved but from the outside it can feel like nothing is happening for ages. about baseball, i can say that it can be pretty slow too, especially when there’s a lot of pitching and no one is getting on base, but at least there’s always that moment where someone absolutely destroys the ball and suddenly the whole game gets exciting... I guess I just prefer sports where there are more frequent moments that immediately get your attention.

[iv4n]

Baseball... but just because I know it from movies. Other than that, I saw many home run videos and some other interesting moments. I know some baseball terms, and I don't know anything about cricket. I saw some videos about cricket, but I can't say I understood anything...

Baseball, rugby, and cricket are not popular games here... Some people watch it, but they are a small group of people. I'm not a big follower, but as far as I know, there are some baseball, rugby, and cricket clubs in Serbia, but they are relatively new, and those are pretty small leagues. You need to be in it if you wish to know more...

[YOSHIE]

I don't understand a single rule about baseball but it's always fascinates me regarding the baseball and cricket. Both we're getting played by a bat & a ball. But the structure and the rules are totally different.

If you talk about the sports of Baseball and Cricket, these two types of sports are almost the same, both aim to score points, Both types of sports are played using the rules of two teams with 9 people in Baseball and 11 people in Cricket, they all have different tasks, but the goal is the same, score points.

If I choose, of course I will choose Baseball, this is a sport that I have played from elementary school to high school, throwing the ball, hitting and running, determine the number.
Cricket for me is quite boring, This sport has no limit on numbers, the most the team wins, the game is long.
For me, Baseball is the best sport.

[Fortify]

I don't understand a single rule about baseball but it's always fascinates me regarding the baseball and cricket. Both we're getting played by a bat & a ball. But the structure and the rules are totally different.

So I would like to ask you , if you understand both games pretty well which one you seems most enjoyable?

I have no intention of belittling any game. It's has been a curiosity of mine. Although I've watched some youtube videos but didn't like those.

Btw I was watching a match , didn't even know if this one was live or not.

Honestly I struggle with both of these sports, went to watch the Bluejays live in Canada and it's fun for a one off experience but even watching the professionals play felt kinda boring. The players are all at the height of their game, but this meant that the pitcher was able to get most of the batters out and the few batters that did strike the ball were inevitably out because the catchers were so good. It seems like really strong pitchers make it incredibly hard for the batters to connect with anything. That translated into very little action taking place and maybe one hit out of 10 balls thrown. I've not watched much cricket and people say it is a long game, but I suspect it might be more entertaining than baseball because the batters are more likely to convert into hits.