USA Cricket (Sports)

[The Hammer]

Decided to post in a new section of the forum.

Did you guys know that the US plays Cricket?

I didn't. Turns out the US just recently beat Pakistan in an upset securing themselves the T20 World Cup.

So not only did I not know we played cricket, we also happened to win a world cup at it!?

The ultimate embarrassment for a cricket powerhouse: Losing to Team USA

Cricket is a niche sport in the U.S., which is co-hosting the T20 World Cup and participating in the tournament for the first time.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Eddi]

Decided to post in a new section of the forum.

Did you guys know that the US plays Cricket?

I didn't. Turns out the US just recently beat Pakistan in an upset securing themselves the T20 World Cup.

So not only did I not know we played cricket, we also happened to win a world cup at it!?

The ultimate embarrassment for a cricket powerhouse: Losing to Team USA

Cricket is a niche sport in the U.S., which is co-hosting the T20 World Cup and participating in the tournament for the first time.

www.nbcnews.com

I thought the US had baseball instead!

 

[Twilight Hue]

Decided to post in a new section of the forum.

Did you guys know that the US plays Cricket?

I didn't. Turns out the US just recently beat Pakistan in an upset securing themselves the T20 World Cup.

So not only did I not know we played cricket, we also happened to win a world cup at it!?

The ultimate embarrassment for a cricket powerhouse: Losing to Team USA

Cricket is a niche sport in the U.S., which is co-hosting the T20 World Cup and participating in the tournament for the first time.

www.nbcnews.com

I feel ya in the niche sports department.

I have a penchant for watching curling.

 

[The Hammer]

I feel ya in the niche sports department.

I have a penchant for watching curling.

Curling is pretty fun honestly. It's ice shuffle board.

I wish rugby or Aussie rules had a bigger following here.

 

[Eddi]

I wish rugby or Aussie rules had a bigger following here.

I've seen the US Rugby Union team in real life

They were coming out of a hotel and onto a coach as I was making my way to the station in the middle of a city

There was press there and some fans

 

[Glaurung]

I wish rugby or Aussie rules had a bigger following here.

I'm Australian so I may be biased, but AFL is by far the best football code in my opinion. American Football is way too slow.

 

[John53]

Decided to post in a new section of the forum.

Did you guys know that the US plays Cricket?

I didn't. Turns out the US just recently beat Pakistan in an upset securing themselves the T20 World Cup.

So not only did I not know we played cricket, we also happened to win a world cup at it!?

The ultimate embarrassment for a cricket powerhouse: Losing to Team USA

Cricket is a niche sport in the U.S., which is co-hosting the T20 World Cup and participating in the tournament for the first time.

www.nbcnews.com

I was over in America about 20 years ago and staying in Sunnyvale CA, there was a park down the road and I couldn't believe how many people were playing cricket in the park.

 

[Regiomontanus]

I feel ya in the niche sports department.

I have a penchant for watching curling.

I really enjoy watching curling.

 

[John53]

I feel ya in the niche sports department.

I have a penchant for watching curling.

Are you saying cricket is a niche sport? It's ranked #2 behind football (soccer) as the worlds most popular sport.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Are you saying cricket is a niche sport? It's ranked #2 behind football (soccer) as the worlds most popular sport.

Maybe in Europe. Not here in the Americas.

 

[John53]

Maybe in Europe. Not here in the Americas.

I was talking world wide.

 

[Eddi]

Not here in the Americas.

Doesn't The Caribbean count as The Americas???????

They are big into cricket in some of those countries

 

[HonestJoe]

So not only did I not know we played cricket, we also happened to win a world cup at it!?

The US didn't win the entire competition, they just beat Pakistan in one of the games (though that was still an impressive feat as the article points out).

The fact is that most developed countries have teams that compete in most international sports, it's just that there can be huge differences in the level of interest, investment and therefore general quality from different nations. The US in particular participates on pretty much all internationally played teams sports I'm aware of, but tend to get limited home interest given the focus on (American) Football, Baseball and Basketball.

 

[Regiomontanus]

Maybe in Europe. Not here in the Americas.

You mention Cricket in the US and most people are probably thinking

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[McBell]

You mention Cricket in the US and most people are probably thinking

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I did not know there is a cell phone service provider named after an insect....

I have at least heard of a sport called cricket.

 

[ajay0]

Did you guys know that the US plays Cricket?

I didn't. Turns out the US just recently beat Pakistan in an upset securing themselves the T20 World Cup.

Yes, US defeated former world champions Pakistan in its inaugural debut game. This is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history and the biggest upset in cricket history.