A guy, we are in the same boat, and with the furore about sijui World cup and matches lasting from 4pm till 2am, how are you supposed to stay awake and still for that long? I can barely sit still for an episode of 24! You penned a very apt description of the game, perhaps if they introduced a time limit of some kind, or scratch that since its an enclosure, a full grown tiger or lion, heheheh, into the ring, sorry pitch, field, whatever, then you would have an avid fan. :-) And anyone, in the habit of trying to convert me, sorry its a waste of your valuable time, soon as you say cricket, mind wanders off in directions unknown. Cricket – any relation to the astonishingly annoying insect that if you have unfortunate occasion to have one visit, short of moving house – almost virtually impossible to locate? Heheheh!

I admit cricket isn’t any good as a sport but… well, but nothing.
At least it will get some ‘airtime’ with the unfortunate death of the Pakistani coach.
I’m eager to see how the investigation will be carried out and what they’ll unearth.

To each his own… A pity they didn’t do better but oh, well… I am really getting into cricket esp the One Day game (yes, its is a one day game)…

So think of a game where 20 guys (or gals or both) are running around trying to kick a ball… Why not have 2 balls? Makes for more excitement!

And why can only 2 players use their hands?

Let’s call the game described above, Football, why are the players allowed to use their heads in more ways than one?

The Americans are right about one thing… what’s the excitement when a final score of 2-0 is a “blowout”??? One could nap through 89 minutes and wake up to find the score is 0-0… huh?

Rugby is far more exciting to watch.

Parting shot – Kenyan Cricket supporters have more love for the KENYAN game than the “Kenyan” football supporters who latch onto Arsenal, ManU, etc… Heck, I suspect the reason for the pathetic situation in Kenya (KFF) is due to Kenyans apathy of all that is Kenyan!

Has M ever mentioned a local football team among the myriad posts?

Got to admit also that i only do it for patriotism. heck i don’t know jack about cricket and i won’t even try now. guess some things are better left as they are

i love that we a have a team in at least 1 world cup.

on the other hand, any sport where guys wear white sweaters and break off for tea doesn’t really deserve the name ‘sport’. it sounds a bit too much like, say, knitting, for comfort.

I for one am just as clueless as you when it comes to cricket. I think the fact that the dress up like they are going to watch a horse race and have tea at the country club before a quick game of croquets (in most cases) puts me off; but this case is rather interesting, the stuff of Agatha Christie novels.

i read the match report after Kenya warn sijui against who – i only understood the lead. when they started talking about overs and runs and whatnot, aiiisshh – mimi siko…

this much i know now; we need to get our team to test against better competition between tournaments.

M I still feel I can convince you to know the game and its fun.

Cricket is run by Mafias and when you mess around they mess you too. I know it hurts but are guys waiting to be told these are the killers? What happened to former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was it murder or plane crash?

I love it its my sport.
@Vituvingi only World cup and Champions Trophy and some test matches are One Dayers. The rest are three to four dayers ie Ashes and one for associates Intercontinental Trophy.

I only became interested in Cricket when I read somewhere that Kenya beat South Africa and all other teams and were waiting for New Zealand. Then I had something to brag about when these SA guys ask me funny(stupid) questions about Kenya(ns). I’m proud that we are getting recognition but I do not think the game is fun.

Like you, cricket ain’t my thing. I don’t even know what really happens except guyz running around the same line for a whole day. I wonder how commentators deal with it.. I would fall asleep every 10 minutes…

@ Aegeus Ati you cant sit through 24??.. Odd!

Cricket is quite interesting, though not easy to understand.

Pity about Monsieur Woolmer, frankly it is difficult to believe that emotions can get so strong at or around the game of cricket!

I am glad i am not the only one who does not get that tricket!!!

There was a tragic event out there and it is sad that someone has lost their life. Still I cannot help laughing at M’s description of the greatest sport on earth.

I think it is funny that we all shoot down the only major team event where Kenya is not a joke. I think the cricket team did us proud. If our football and rugby teams were half as good…….

Cricket?? That game still baffles me, naskia it lasts for 5 hours!!!! Although it was interesting to see Kenya go to the World Cup.

consider starting with an LBW!

I doubt I’ll ever get into cricket. I won’t say never, since that’s exactly what I said about American football (more aptly, handball) and baseball, but, eh, when the playoffs came and home team was doing good, you couldn’t keep me away from the screen or sports pages. But then again, these are games that start and end in finite time (despite the million commercial breaks which irk the heck out of me), unlike something like test cricket.

The case surely has brought attention to the game. Dude at work was asking me about it, knowing I’m from Kenya. He’s Indian, so he had a keen interest in the world cup.

@Ni2, it comes down to what someone is willing to do based on interest. There are games I understand well, but unless it was a match featuring the hometeam in a championship game, you wouldn’t catch me dead watching it. And even then, the game would have to be played at a time convenient enough for me to watch. A good example for me is football. I know the rules. I have played it a million times. But my interest in it is minimal. I could be least bothered who was playing who when and who was at the top of the league… Now, if Harambee Stars were in the African Cup finals, then I might watch the game.

The same goes with cricket. Even if I put in the effort to learn about it, I still don’t guarantee I will enjoy it. I might watch when Kenya is playing, but that would be the extent of my interest. So it is more than just not understanding the game. Interest level plays a big factor. And for me, the interest just ins’t there.