Colorblind Genius
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I have been thinking about this lately.
In cricket, a six is considered a monster if measures 100 meters or more.
However, in baseball, a homerun distance averages at 400 feet, that is 123 meters.
Yes, the baseball ball is slightly less in weight but the shape of the bat makes it hard to hit. And in a sense, puts the comparison in balance.
So, two interesting things to note here.
A. The question.
Does hitting a homerun requires more power, muscle, technique, bravado and skill than hitting a six in cricket?
And I have been inclined to believe that it is perhaps true.
The very first reason is, there is absolutely NO WAY in baseball that a miss-hit or a top edge results in a homerun.
You need to absolutely nail it to send the ball over the fence. Even the absolute slightest of miss-timing or not finding the middle of the bat, spoils it.
Second, the boundary size.
It's a standard size boundary in almost all playfields, and that is 400 feet.
Sometimes homeruns, that fall in the crowd are measured up to 460 feet or more. That's a whopping 140 meters. But that happens often in baseball.
B. The point of the thread.
The excitement factor.
Where has that gone in cricket when a 6 is hit?
Here is an example of a homerun that was hit about an hour ago. And it's a very common occurrence in baseball.
The commentators do not need to pump any fake passion, just look at the excitement of fans, that tells it all.
And here is an example in the recent past.
The question is; why don't we have this much excitement left in the cricket fans when a six it hit? I think we used to have it, but not anymore.
We shortened the boundary lines in T20, to see more sixes which would result in more excitement, resulting in more popularity and eventually more money.
I guess the excitement part worked for a year or two but now, fans have gotten just immune to it.
Obviously, you can't scare the people with the same alligator everyday.
There is a six after six during the entire game and fans hardly seem to care anymore. Commentators try hard to put fake passion but fans hardly seems to move.
Even, we at homes when watching highlights or live games, we hardly move. There some rare occasions when the games are excited, like a lot of runs are required in the last over and the batsman scores it.
What's the solution for cricket so that fans can are gripped with tension during the course of the game and jump in joy and excitement when boundary is hit?
Theoretically, the solution should be something around the scenario where hitting a six should be made harder.
Should the boundary lines be increased to at least 100 meters (I know, hardly any cricket ground will be able to accommodate it)
Should the bat size be changed?
In other words, reduce the width by an inch; from 4.25 to 3.25 inches?
Should the timber/mass in the bat be reduced?
Maximum thirty inches edge width and 50 mm spine height?
Should the ball size be reduced where the circumference be around 7.5 inches?
And this actually my open question to all members where I wanted to provoke some thought.
How can we bring back this excitement factor in T20, just like we see in fans of baseball?
In cricket, a six is considered a monster if measures 100 meters or more.
However, in baseball, a homerun distance averages at 400 feet, that is 123 meters.
Yes, the baseball ball is slightly less in weight but the shape of the bat makes it hard to hit. And in a sense, puts the comparison in balance.
So, two interesting things to note here.
A. The question.
Does hitting a homerun requires more power, muscle, technique, bravado and skill than hitting a six in cricket?
And I have been inclined to believe that it is perhaps true.
The very first reason is, there is absolutely NO WAY in baseball that a miss-hit or a top edge results in a homerun.
You need to absolutely nail it to send the ball over the fence. Even the absolute slightest of miss-timing or not finding the middle of the bat, spoils it.
Second, the boundary size.
It's a standard size boundary in almost all playfields, and that is 400 feet.
Sometimes homeruns, that fall in the crowd are measured up to 460 feet or more. That's a whopping 140 meters. But that happens often in baseball.
B. The point of the thread.
The excitement factor.
Where has that gone in cricket when a 6 is hit?
Here is an example of a homerun that was hit about an hour ago. And it's a very common occurrence in baseball.
The commentators do not need to pump any fake passion, just look at the excitement of fans, that tells it all.
And here is an example in the recent past.
The question is; why don't we have this much excitement left in the cricket fans when a six it hit? I think we used to have it, but not anymore.
We shortened the boundary lines in T20, to see more sixes which would result in more excitement, resulting in more popularity and eventually more money.
I guess the excitement part worked for a year or two but now, fans have gotten just immune to it.
Obviously, you can't scare the people with the same alligator everyday.
There is a six after six during the entire game and fans hardly seem to care anymore. Commentators try hard to put fake passion but fans hardly seems to move.
Even, we at homes when watching highlights or live games, we hardly move. There some rare occasions when the games are excited, like a lot of runs are required in the last over and the batsman scores it.
What's the solution for cricket so that fans can are gripped with tension during the course of the game and jump in joy and excitement when boundary is hit?
Theoretically, the solution should be something around the scenario where hitting a six should be made harder.
Should the boundary lines be increased to at least 100 meters (I know, hardly any cricket ground will be able to accommodate it)
Should the bat size be changed?
In other words, reduce the width by an inch; from 4.25 to 3.25 inches?
Should the timber/mass in the bat be reduced?
Maximum thirty inches edge width and 50 mm spine height?
Should the ball size be reduced where the circumference be around 7.5 inches?
And this actually my open question to all members where I wanted to provoke some thought.
How can we bring back this excitement factor in T20, just like we see in fans of baseball?
