I think it's so cool that New Zealand have such a great sporting background with such a small population and that's coming from someone who lives in England 👍👏
MrHoodytube The best sporting country in the world. This year they played cricket world cup final, in 2010 they played FIFA world cup and remain unbeaten, they are the world's best in rugby and now got some amazing baseball players. Of course england is behind every thing but I think except Andy Murray they didn't win any thing in recent years, though he is a scottish. :)
Yes, they are also a very good sporting nation, but when you will bring the population ratio, Kiwis are little ahead I think. Aussies can be compared with South Africans by playing cricket, football, rugby and field hockey. Though Australia is all time best in cricket and have some good hockey records. You might find the Dutch are most physically superior nation in world now. They are also trying to adopt different sports. But Kiwis always amaze me by their population and position. You must agree, being situated at the end of the world it's not easy to be in all those things.
A Baseball pitcher is someone who we in Cricket call a 'Pie Chucker'. XD Edit: I want to correct the mistake I made in my above comment. The term 'Pie Chucker' refers to a bad bowler in Cricket and and not the pitching action used in baseball. I know it's 5 years late but it's never too late to admit that you were wrong. I'm not deleting the comment because it has got 1.1k likes and that doesn't happen too often for me. XD
+MegaRazzzz; Um, no. Anyone who bowled as fast as a pitcher pitches would not be bowling "pies". If you actually mean a "chucker", i.e. someone who throws rather than bowls, then that would be more accurate. A pitcher generates much of their speed by flexing their elbow and it's that that's not allowed in cricket. Bending the elbow while bowling is perfectly legal, as long as the angle of the bend doesn't change by more then 15 degrees during the delivery. A bowler must use his momentum and shoulder to impart speed to the ball.
You are splitting the term 'Pie Chucker' and using the two parts in two very different contexts. 'Pie Chucker' is not a technical term and is used loosely for any action which resembles the chucking of an actual pie. The Baseball pitcher's action is like that of someone chucking a pie and is nothing like the round arm bowling action used in Cricket. Unlike the pitcher, the elbow is not used by bowlers to generate pace because it is highly inefficient and moreover, illegal. The pace is generated through a run-up and the round arm action. The 15 degree bend rule is solely exploited by *some* spin bowlers whose unique bowling action allows them to use that bend of arm to create extra spin.
@@atharvam4913 very true and cricket is the most lethal non fighting sports anyone can die in cricket though there are many protections but still you can die but imagine cricket in 70's and 80's when there was no protection it was much more lethal there was 50% chance for a batsman of getting killed still legends like sunil gavaskar and viv richards went and dominated the bowlers that's why we should respect them immensely and also cricket is ten times more lethal than baseball
Tt Boy please don’t spoil the happiness of us indians, as we are finally good at one sport or match international performance in entire world of sports and athletics. we know that it is a “drug” game, which by overdose made us useless to real sports.
Chris Harris was one of my favorite players especially around the 1996 WC timeframe: handy medium paceman plus swashbuckling batter plus gun fielder=3D! Would have enjoyed the T20 game!
This newzealand baseballer has played cricket earlier in his life but well done by the cricketer , he grasped baseball quickly and easily. In the end both were awesome.
Ian Erin Lol in baseball if you are getting bases on 1/3 of balls (.33 average), you are doing what some of the very best could do. This cricketer is a bowler and did pretty damn well for someone never exposed to baseball. I shudder to think what the likes of David Warner (who actually was approached by the MLB) or Chris Gayle would do. Balls that don't bounce in cricket are considered to be the easiest balls to hit
I'm not going to highlight the weaknesses in this example but the fact that Riki, who is a pitcher, did so well at the batting challenge is a credit to his ability and professionalism.
I wonder what David Warner, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting will do if Aroldis Chapman hit them in the head with a 105 mph fastball you fucking shit.
Paul Francisco that’s six runs mate because they’d punish a full toss even at that pace plus from what I know only a few pitchers crakes 100 and also your just a bunch of wusses catching a softer ball with a glove enough said
DiDan Do you think that the greatest batsman of all time in cricket can play baseball? Playing with a stick rather than a paddle is so much harder. Hitting a 95 mph pitch in baseball is so fucking hard. The glove is not just for protection it helps a fielder to field ground balls or catching fly balls. Catching fly balls still fucking hurts but just a little. There are so many pitcher who can throw 100 mph its Justin Verlander, Aroldis Chapman, Dellin Betances, Noah Syndergaard, Yordano Ventura, Jose Fernandez, Nathan Eovaldi and much more. Nolan Ryan can throw 108 mph. Fuck you
It's not just a few pitchers. Nowadays most of them hit consistently around 98 to 100. And they do it without any run up. Quit shitting on a sport you obviously don't know shit about. Neither sport is better. They're completely different sports with different goals.
Baseball player Riki Paewai is batting like a true T-20 cricketer........his skills he could very well inherit the position of Martin Guptill as New Zealand Cricket Team's opener.
He's going on about the baseball leaving it and blocking it straight away, when he already said that he had played cricket before so he knew somewhat how to play and he's probably seen people play cricket before, so it isn't that impressive that he left it!
practicing with bowling machine is very different from facing real life bowlers. becoz machines cannot swing or spin the balls. machines are actually for baseball players, not cricket
As a baseball player, I can understand what you are saying. I hit really good in the cage but not nearly as well in games lol. Im a pitcher though so it doesn't matter haha.
Actually, many baseball pitching machines are able to create a spin on the ball, allowing the machines to simulate curves, cutters, sliders, etc. wouldn't be surprised if many bowling machines had this as well
Akash1000anant A good baseball pitcher can also curve and spin the baseball, make them slide and a whole host of tricks. No pitcher throws a straight down the middle strike every play, not if they want to be successful in the sport.
Lol, I like how the baseball player got to hit very easy balls from the machine while the pitcher threw somewhat harder balls at the cricket player.... If the cricket bowler even bowled at 75% pace with swing and cutters, I doubt the baseball player would have hit half of them.
Zach Z 90 MPH pitches that don't bounce and are at shoulder height away from body? That's called a full toss in cricket and is considered the easiest ball to hit for 6. Most of the time when it is thrown, it's when the ball accidentally slips out of the hand of the bowler. They never do it on purpose because it's so easy to hit. Even the fastest bowlers in cricket (95-99 MPH) have been hit for easy 6's off full tosses
Cyrushanleonee lol I like how they're called bowlers Baseball players can play cricket and cricket players can eventually get the hang of baseball since the bats smaller and ball harder to hit
Zach Z Baseball batters will struggle against cricket bowling. In cricket, you can bowl anywhere and even hit the batsman in the head legally. I don't see a batter surviving an over against an aggressive fast bowler without being stretchered off the field. Most cricket batsman will struggle to hit a baseball IF they are swinging with all their might (not because the bat is smaller, but because baseball bats are rounded instead of flat like a cricket bat). However, cricket players would be able to survive baseball because they would be experts in bunting and placing the ball exactly between two fielders. When it comes to fielding, cricket players have a huge edge on catching (heavier/harder ball and without gloves) while baseball players are way superior in sheer athleticism on the field. I am American, so I've had quite a bit of exposure to baseball and picked up cricket in my college days
He had a nice footwork and that was the key of his batting!!!! He was keeping a proper batting stance of cricket!! No one can at random play like this !!!he was used to with cricket too only pretending like he is new to this game!!!!
EVERY BALL IN BASEBALL IS A FULL TOSS. MAN IF CRICKETERS LIKE STEVE SMITH BRENDON MCCULUM OR VIRAT KOLHI WOULD GET TO PLAY BASEBALL WITH A CRICKET BAT THEN IT IS OUT OF THE PARK!
Teton Kites not true. there are many types of pitches in baseball. fastball, curveball, change up, screw ball, slider, knuckle ball, two seam fastball, 4 seam fastball, circle change, knuckle curve, split finger fastball,
BRENDON MCCULUM probably would have made major league level, he had such a great eye. Baseball in the off season is so good for your cricket, all players should be doin it.
Bunting and tapping the ball foul is the easiest thing to do in baseball and they have a game about it... lol. See you arrogant prick it goes both ways
@@philmccracken179 although I respect baseball a lot, But have you ever tried dilever a ball with acceptable action in the exact line and length, while maintaining your speed, balance, game sense and going for your speciality?
@@xoraxus4393 cricket is great and difficult in its own way I agree, I was just replying to you baseball take. If cricket players hit “sixes” everytime with fulltoss that proves cricket is easier cuz in baseball there is maybe 1 homerun every 140 pitches. Think about it
@@philmccracken179 😂😂 Baseball came way after cricket so it doesn't apply to cricket. As full toss were already there in cricket before there was baseball which is very easy to hit
Pavan Kumar I’m guessing that a slog is a pull hit in baseball. Is it hitting the ball to the left if you are a righty? and no, we do not just pull hit the ball. It’s just easier to get more power hitting the ball that way.
+Abhijit Mehta I played cricket for three years and baseball for thirteen. The only thing more challenging about cricket is you don't field or catch with a glove. props to the players for that but for everything else baseball is more difficult.
Most important is that you get just one shot as a batsman in cricket per game unlike baseball where you get three strikes per innings and 9 innings in total if not more. It’s very important to have and difficult to master a good technique in cricket instead of just swinging through the line every ball/pitch
As a baseball fan I just want to clear up a few misconceptions that cricket fans seem to have about baseball. First the pitch it not thrown at the same location (or height or speed). A pitcher will constantly be trying to change from high to low, from inside to outside. To that he will add change of speed, sometimes using the same arm motion and location to fool the batter, but throw at least 10mph slower than his fastball (and sometimes more). This gets the batter "out in front," meaning he has swung too early. These kinds of pitches are called change of pace. Next, with the exception of the pitcher's fastest fastball ( a four seam fastball), his other pitches will move or break as they approach the strike zone all coming from the same arm slot. (In other words as he delivers the pitches will look the same until it is too late.) There are a variety of breaking pitches; a slider, sinker, curve, forkball, cut fast ball, knuckle ball, two-seam fastball, etc. No pitcher in baseball can get away with just throwing his fastball. He must mix up his pitches to fool the batter. So a pitcher, like Arroldis Chapman can come at you with a 100mph plus fastball up in the strike zone, and then when you're all cranked up to hit it, he will "pull the string'" on the ball and go down to 85mph. Or his next pitch could break toward the lower outside part of the plate (strike zone). The whole art of pitching is to keep the batter off balance.
Why are people so inconsiderate to the sport other than there preference. Both are fun and different and you can't compare them. Baseball pitchers throw 90mph+ all times while cricket bowlers have spin. Respect each others sport cause no one cares if your gonna be rude!
Erm, you can most definitely guide the ball with a swing. Home run hitting players are the ones that swing with full force and don't care about hitting it the other way, through the hole, getting a sac fly, laying down a bunt either up the first or third base line, etc. Don't get me wrong, cricket's hard to play but baseball also has its own nuisances.
fox tech if you hit the ball as hard as you can you're just going to pop out because the pitcher won't give you anything you can hit out of the park if you show thats all you can do
@Visakh R I play cricket as well. 100mph is way to fast in cricket there have been only 1 or 2 balls that have reached that speed in cricket, baseball on the other hand is countless. I like cricket more than baseball but you to have to admit that's too fast in cricket, they are 2 different sports and cricket isn't adapted to it
He could be a very good batsman but it would take a lot of coaching. Like all beginners he has no off-side game. There are some good signs there though.
I used to play baseball as a child in England, it was called rounders. Then during the war American servicemen saw it and took it back to the USA and so baseball was born.
Yes Brandon McCullum was the best hitter I ever saw , if he would have did what he did in the whole tournament, on the final match day against England, he would have won easily the world cup!
Cricket is just an extension of baseball... a cricket player can easily learn baseball, but a baseball player would definitely initially struggle with cricket.
@@jamalcolorado4260 How? It's just straight facts. What do the two sports have in common from a skills perspective? 1. Some form of batting 2. Some form of bowling / pitching 3. Fielding Now let's deconstruct each element of the sport and see where the commonalities and differences lie. 1. BATTING: -> Baseball (why it's harder than cricket): * Pitch comes from a slightly smaller distance * Bat surface area is significantly smaller than a cricket bat * Pitcher can deliver all kinds of variations which will alter the ball's trajectory throughout the air. * The region where a hit ball is 'good' is significantly less compared to where it is 'foul'. -> Baseball (why it's easier than cricket): * The ball comes on the full, in a specific striking area directly over the plate, meaning the batter does not have to account for a change in pace or direction (if a spinner is bowling) after it makes contact with the ground (this can reduce the ball's speed by up to 30% in some circumstances). * The batter basically plays the same shot every single pitch (unless it is a bunt) because the strike zone is so limited for the pitcher. In cricket, batsmen are not only required to counteract changes in the ball's direction, but they are permitted to hit the ball anywhere on the ground (i.e. there is no foul region). Therefore, the skills set, strategy and handeye coordination required is significantly higher than a baseball batter. * Fear factor - I know a baseball pitch comes hella fast, and the amount of protection worn is significantly less, but there is a reason for that. In baseball, it's never in the interest of the pitcher to hit the batter (it never gains you anything in the game, and it makes you look like a dickhead). In cricket, you are permitted to hit the batsmen. So the likelihood of being hit is a lot higher. 2. BOWLING / PITCHING (It's pretty even in this regard... variations in baseball like a perfect knuckleball are almost impossible to execute without years of practice, but once again, cricket has far more variety - off spinners, leg spinners, medium pace and fast bowlers who swing the ball). Bowlers bowl bouncers and yorkers at batsmen which baseballer batters would have no real answer to (as they are only used to everything coming on the full - i.e. anything that involves a bounce at high speed requires years of practice to overcome, hence why cricket is an extension of baseball skills). 3. FIELDING Requirements: - a good throwing arm (cricketers can do this just like a baseballer) - a pair of hands to catch (cricketers don't use a glove to protect their precious hands). Enough said. I know this is overkill, but it is hopefully informative... cheers
@@samuelatienzo4627 Look, I’m a fan of both sports, I just think that players from both sports would struggle if they switched sports. I think the main reason for this is that cricket batting is meant to be more defensive while in baseball batting is more offensive. I think a baseball player would struggle to hit balls on the balance and I also think that a cricket player would struggle to hit faster pitching with a round bat. Thank you for your assessment though.
I've watched a few of these comparison videos. It goes both ways. The baseball pitcher throwing a few curveballs is actually the most I've seen anyone try to challenge any of the cricket players
This guy said he has played cricket before and that actually seems correct. Obviously he is not playing like a professional batsmen but what do you expect from a person who has not played much cricket. His drives actually showed that he has played cricket for quiet a good time, a newbie would take months to get on that stance
Shafay Qaiser “barely” in other countries?Wtf? Have you ever heard of Nippon Pro Baseball and other big leagues? Baseball is played in north america,australia,japan,s.korea and many more.
Shafay Qaiser hey bro first of all its just opinion.I watch both cricket and baseball,I just love that crazy atmosphere in the IPL and also those great moments in the MLB and NPB.. I not from west so I don’t have hatred for any of these sports.Both are great sports.Cricket isn’t relevant than baseball and vice versa. My previous comment was just to inform that baseball is also a worldwide sport like cricket.There is no need to prove any sort of supremacy.
