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Now allow that machine to touch the ground before reaching to the batter. I doubt any of Baseball pro batters would be able to hit them for home run. But in Cricket even 90-100 mph balls having touched the ground before reaching to batsmen have been hit by batsmen to 100-150 metres.
I think because you don't know about how much skill is required to be Virat Kohli or Sachin Tendulkar? I base my argument around the requirement of being technically very sound and adapting differently on every ball makes it difficult. While baseball is more about power than technique both in batting and pitching.
I do think cricket batters probably have more skill at making contact because that's what they are trained to do. All the crazy bounces off the ground trains them to be able to adjust and swing defensively compared to baseball players. I don't think a baseball hitter would do well in cricket or a cricket batter would do well in baseball without a long time to train because it is a different way of batting. But I also don't think it is easier to hit in baseball simply because you can't make weak contact or you are out. You have to have a solid hit with a round bat off a round ball whereas in cricket if you can just manage to get the bat on the ball you will likely not be out.
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Looks like science is on my side of this debate. But a US cricketer doesn't seem like fair competition. They can't even beat Canada.
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Here's the reality.
Don't forget to read the comments.
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This didn't prove your argument. All it shows is they are different sports and difficult in different ways. That is a lot closer to my argument than yours which was Baseball is much easier.
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You missed the point. It also said that saying that Cricket is easier and doing it do not match. Because bowlers in cricket have got many options and they really make it more difficult for batsmen in cricket than pitchers do in Baseball to batters.
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The dude literally said it is easier to make contact in cricket but hard to hit for skill which is what I said. Haha
Mark has been served these balls by a bowler who is bowling him dollies. Can you imagine how many can Mark hit like this if Bumrah bowls to him.
It's not easier when a ball comes swinging at 90+ milestone or a spinner turns it hugely at higher angles. It's not as easier done than as it's said in the video.
As I said baseball batters definitely know about bat speed so when and if they make contact with cricket ball, ball might travel more distance.
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The bowler and the pitcher were both not throwing at max speed or capability. The baseball pitcher was throwing 80mph. There are 14 year olds that throw harder than that. Agree it's not a perfect test but the science around the size of bat and the way the ball moves and we perceive with with our eyes does kind of make your assertion that baseball hitting is much easier seem incorrect. Both are very hard.
I also don't think it was a fair comparison to pit Mark Reynolds who in his prime was a top 50 hitter in the world against a guy that probably couldn't even make an IPL squad.
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Huuuuh!! I'm now gonna escalate my offense at you and all the Americans.. 😂
You probably didn't take your lessons seriously. Do you even know why Cricket is still played in USA and in its soon to be 51st state? But Baseball has nothing to zero presence in most popular cricketing world?
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Probably because it is easier. Haha
So you accept Cricketers require to be technically more sound of adjusting to heights, swings, spins that ball comes with. Actually because Cricketers are highly trained to make contact with the bat, with not so much training they would also perform well with a baseball bat.
I've seen others and done myself training with the round wicket (that you see placed behind batsman) when I was at academy.
So because batters in baseball are never trained to hit a ball that comes off the deck, they won't perform well in Cricket without much training.
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My brother, look! I grew up in Cuba, where baseball is almost a religion. From childhood, you grow up with a bat in your hand, hitting soda caps or a rag ball, dreaming of being like VÃctor Mesa or El Duque. So, for me, cricket... I have no idea how to play it well, but I'll give you my opinion based on what I know.
Look, in baseball, batting is one of the hardest things in sports. You're standing there, facing a guy throwing a ball at you at over 90 miles per hour, with a curveball, slider, changeup, sinker... each pitch may look the same, but it does different things in the air. And you have milliseconds to decide whether to swing at it or not. That's not a game!
Now, all I know about cricket is that the ball bounces before you get there, and the bat is as flat as a board. They say there are also difficult pitches, that change trajectory and all that, but I don't think it's the same. Because in baseball, you miss 7 out of 10 times and you can still be considered a batting monster. Imagine that.
So, cricket may have its science, I won't deny it. But batting in baseball... that's art, reflex, and courage, my brother. And if you don't believe me, let a cricket batsman come stand in front of Aroldis Chapman in his prime and see what real speed is.
So, with all due respect, for me the most difficult batting is in baseball. That's not up for debate!
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