CORRECTION: at 7:59 I mistakenly describe Sachin Tendulkar as coming from a "wealthy family". Instead, he came from a middle-class family. I deeply apologize for the mistake and appreciate those who have pointed it out. Thanks again for watching. - Sam
Another important point you missed is that just like rise of TV coincided with India winning the WC, rise of T20 coincided with the streaming boom (which itself coincided with the mobile data boom). Now you could watch matches anywhere you liked. This boosted the participation of the middle and poor class even more.
As an NFL fan living in a community of largely Indian nationals, this was very informative. Goad to have this bit of knowledge tucked away for casual conversation 😃👍
The football is in play less than 6 minutes a game. Your watching 3 hours of commerical and running time. Your supporting a corporation that black listed a quarterback because he asked for equal rights and to end racism in the NFL. Thanks for supporting whats ruining this country for everyones children and the future. Good luck watching now u will see how bad football is, just count the time the football is hiked to the play ending, avg is about 5:45 minutes. Its stupidly pathetic propoganda that loves racism.
I think it doesnt matter which country you are from, which color your skin is or which nationality you have, its always a nice sight to see England lose, even more so in a Sport they invented in the first place.
Another thing to note is that franchises in IPL don't care about lobbying and connections of power as much as state or national boards. The teams function on a budget so it is very crucial to always find hidden gems for cheap. That is why they have pan nation scouting, even picking players that have played very little domestic cricket. You don't have to brown nose someone for opportunity in this league.
@@rahuldhaka5765 yes and no. As Indians we want to see the "proper" and whole map of India. But as neutrals, they are free to chose. We can't force them. In fact, this is a good way to show disputed territories. There are other media outlets who show PoK as part of Pakistan. So even from that point of view, this is better.
@rahuldhaka5765 would Pakistanis be mad then about wrong map? What about Chinese territory? Have to show the map of reality of the control not what a country likes it to be.
Fun Facts: - In my grandfather’s time (Pre-1947), playing cricket meant importing the kit from England. - Watching the game was a task unto itself for my mother and other family members who would have to ascertain players by their gait and height.
India just won the Semifinals against New Zealand. PS: It also broke the streaming record of 53 million concurrent viewers. Well we all know what happened in the finals😢. But on the bright side it crossed 59million streaming on OTT.
What a phenomenal explainer video. I was a bit disappointed at first that the video didn't dive into any of the specifics of over or rules that dictate *why* T20 is 3 hours vs ODIs or Test matches, but honestly, you did such a good job focusing on the history and international narrative that the sports fan in me didn't even mind. Keep up the great work Search Party
The very short version: 1. One innings in T20 lasts until you lose 10 wickets or play 120 balls (20 6-ball "overs"*, hence the name T20). Each team plays one inning. 2. One innings in an ODI lasts until you lose 10 wickets or play 300 balls (50 6-ball "overs"). Each team plays one inning. Longer innings = longer games. 3. Both teams play two innings in a test match. There's no ball limit on an innings, but the match ends in a draw if no one wins by the end of five days of cricket. *Each over consists of 6 balls, bowled by one player. The same player cannot bowl two consecutive overs. There are 2 batsmen on the field at any time and they rotate strike at the end of each over.
Made some generalisations that are wrong: Aussie rules football is a winter sport and cricket is a summer sport so they’ve never competed with each other. Aussie rules and rugby fans typically play and watch cricket during summer
Pakistan is literally the kind of Cricket, they have defeated almost every country and most Indians even cheer for Pakistan, look it up@@akshittripathi5403
I have this open in one tab and the India V New Zealand 2023 semi final up in the other! Thanks for a great video on a sport I absolutely fell in love with over the past year (my bf is Indian)
The Indian map is wrong.. Either correct it or take this video down bcoz its disrespectful for us!! Kashmir is a Part of India which is missing in your map
One correction: Sachin was not from a "wealthy" upper caste family. His father had four children, was a salaried employee (a college professor, teaching Marathi literature, not exactly a STEM subject). His mother was an insurance agent (again, not exactly a very high earning vocation in India). Secondly, "caste" wasn't a consideration for team selection, so Sachin wasn't a product of casteist favoritism. Case in point: Sachin's classmate, Vinod Kambli, was from a so called lower caste family, but found a place in the Indian team anyway. He couldn't hold on to that spot due to injuries and a drinking (and discipline) problem.
The general description is very ignorant though to the point of a lie to build false narrative especially because "upper" and "lower" caste is not a set thing, you can pretty much change the definition as you want as he seems to be doing. Also caste is not really a hierarchy, this is just western projection; it gets so tiring with these ignorant people trying to be social justice warriors.
Caste was not consideration?. OBC & SC communities are 70% in population. But 1 or 2 OBC players plays for India. And no Dalits. And ur saying caste is not qualification in cricket without any shame...🤦
@gobimurugesan2411 SC ST make up ~20 % of the population, and OBC is made up criteria and every state has its own rule about who is backward and who is not. It's a big mess. Either way 70% is a joke, if you want to feel like a victim no one can help you, but caste does not affect cricket much. There are plenty of players from all communities in the team and IPL.
You were wrong about that. He mentioned most runs by a player in the history of cricket ever, currently Virat Kohli is on 26,000 runs and Sachin Tendulkar has made 34,000+ runs. He still hasn't broke Sachin's record but time will arrive when he will.
I came to like cricket a couple of years ago via Netflix. There is a series called Cricket Fever that follows India's T20 cricket league. The series is very good and was hoping for another season. I have become a fan of the Mumbai Indians
You got India's map wrong. I know that we have some disputed territories with Pakistan and China, but except for those territories, you have other Indian territories marked as disputed. The small state of "Himachal Pradesh" where I live, is excluded from the map. A small mistake you might be unaware of so i thought I should point it out. Great Video though.
When I read the description about your channel I was damn sure that someday you are going to cover about how obsessed we South Asians are about cricket especially we Indians. Cricket is something that always unite us despite of our caste, religion, ethnicity, race etc. But I never thought it would be this too early. As the world cup is reaching to it's conclusion, this is by far the best time your channel put this analysis video On TH-cam. Even though I'm not much into cricket but the enthusiasm among all of us regarding cricket is very real. I haven't missed your single analysis video since the inception of your TH-cam channel and the way you and your team explore different pieces of information whether it's geopolitical issues or sports related stuff, It truly fasinates me as a viewer. Keep it up. Lot's of love from India.
@@thesecretkid0bro I'm not here to fight whether babar is the king Kohli everyone has their own opinions and I respect that. And both are legends in their respective countries and I respect each and every sportspersons whether he's indian or Pakistani. I don't Carry hate mindset like others I hope you're doing well and say salam to uncle aunty.
Small mistake, at 9:23 you said that ‘Australians preferred Australian rules football’. It had already been very popular long before this, and the sport that actually surged around this time was rugby league.
I'm indian but recently got to know cricket is the national sport there , should rugby union or afl be , whilst cric the biggest in India still india doesn't have a national sport
@@Aniggaayaynayniga rugby union is nowhere near the largest sport in Australia. Cricket is used as the National sport because it’s the only sport that’s popular around the country. Technically association football is as well, but there are too many people who still hate it with a passion for it be our National sport.
@@BrisbaneBroncosfan67 So AFL or Rugby League is not a sport played by all aussies? I always thought at least AFL is watched by everyone. Football should become more popular in Australia, then England fans will stop shouting they are still the best team in all major sports despite wining world cups of Football and Rugby decades ago. And winning Cricket one just few years ago after centuries that too by boundary count.
@@saman_pradhan afl is popular in some states of Australia, nrl is popular in some others. There are people who live a state that usually follows one sport, but they prefer the other sport.
Fun Fact: before IPL, there was ICL, the Indian Cricket League. But BCCI refused to recognise it and banned the national team players from playing in it. After two seasons ICL was discontinued.
I fell in love with T20 cricket as an American visiting Bangalore in 2016 when I watched an Australia/Bangladesh in Chinnaswamy Stadium match with a British friend explaining the game. I got hooked and watched all the games of the World Cup that year. it's such an exciting and satisfying sport to watch. Never thought I'd say that when I was growing up playing baseball.
Love the ‘football’ instead of soccer and ‘match’ instead of game. So much so I’ll give you a pass that you used the UEFA champions league trophy as the CWC trophy. Great content
Prior to T20, New Zealand had a format called Cricket Max which was, for all intents and purposes, the precursor to the condensed format we have now - the one difference being a more equally enhanced set of rules for both batsman and bowlers, rather than the batting heavy game we have today. Great vid!
Poor Indians need to focus on increasing per capita which is only 2600$ rather than doing this nonsense india has the most poor and hungry people living in this world and reduce population and slums
I genuienly think T20 would be more complete if we had 10 over innings over 4 innings. Similar to Test cricket, but in this way both teams can get accustomed to the pitch and not get a big advantage.
So…. basically India fell in love with Cricket cause they found that they are able to use this sport to “Beat the British” haha. Might be simplistic view, but that was the main view I think here
IPL Supremacy 🔥 Trust me IPL saved Cricket in India especially the youngsters . If it weren't for the IPL , Football would have easily taken over Cricket by now but Cricket is more popular in India today than it was even before . IPL 2023 TV & Digital Viewership was off the charts. In Just 15 years , people have started associating with the Teams just like any other Football club in Europe and it's gonna only grow further from here . Test Cricket enthusiasts don't like it but it's the Future
I'm a test cricket enthusiast 😢 I like how the conditions affect the game so much like weather pitch , and also love the defensive aspect of it , having good defence and not holding onto ur ground and not giving wicket is a pretty big deal 😭 . I love odi too
Yes they will just make you feel anything BJP do is wrong with some interesting graphics so people who watch this everyday also believe but not focus on what they did for the players who now can take cricket as career and not just part-time hobby
It is a bit of a shame that test cricket is dying out. Sure, T20 is more exciting, but test cricket is unique among modern sports. It's not focused on entertainment or selling a product. It's a sport at heart.
Sorry, i never saw your channel until your community post just came on my home page. Im not into many sports. I dont watch much tv or social media. Much blessings to you.
I've been watching a lot of the World Cup that is currently going on. My first real experience watching cricket. It's awesome. Even if the matches last 8+ hours. It's the perfect sport to put on in the background while you work on other things. Exciting enough to grab your attention when you need a distraction, but not too engaging that you have to be glued to the TV.
I still remember the first IPL match. Brendon McCullum from New Zealand played amazingly that day and if memory serves me correctly he broke a world record that day for the fastest T20 century in the season opener.
As a Early Subscriber of Search Party and A Native Of Jammu and Kashmir ,it pains my heart to see my state not being presented as an Integral part of India on the Map , which it totally is. I request you to show my State in its correct status, that is As an Integral Part of India 🇮🇳 Jai Hind
Wealthy upper class statement works only till the point India was british colony and few a years beyond... It has been highly relevant atleast in cricket for a long long time...
One problem with the name of your channel...when said aloud for voice search... it comes back only searching videos related to party. .. lots of things i was NOT looking for..... ooops. Thanks for interesting content.
Test matches were originally only played regularly between England and Australia for about 40 years. Cricket was not an elitist sport in Australia...it quickly became available for everyone.
India have won one world cup. Change the title to "Why Australia dominates India, a country with 1.4 billion cricket-mad citizens". The fact that India aren't better at cricket than they are has to be one of the world's greatest mysteries.
One addition here, ODI and test cricket will never go out of touch in our India, nonetheless there won’t be a shift towards t20 as merely popularity of t20 won’t decide the future of other formats
Big fan of your work. When i came across this channel and heard your voice I was like 'hold on I heard this voice before and then remember you were part of vox'. Amazing work and expect you to continue with more amazing work. Much success mate - A really good topic for audience who don't know much about cricket. Fact - Cricket hype just reached Olympics now.
Probably worth mentioning that IPL is so successful for the IPL franchise owners that they now have affiliated teams in SA, USA, UAE, and West Indies, and recently, there was talk of some of those owners trying to buy stakes in England's county teams and their Hundred teams (a new format proposed by ECB where the game is 200 balls long (100 for each side)). India is by far the richest cricket board.
I urge every fellow citizens to report this video as clearly the map is shown wrong intentionally (specially if what the sponsorship ad is true at all)..lets not let him make a single penny out of this act of deliberate negligency 🇮🇳jai hind
I liked that the backgrounds in OG Cricket circles were mentioned. And yes, looking forward to the video on the governing body that’s fumbling the bag in new and interesting ways.
What a great video! Kudos to new creators like search party who have the potential to hook a viewer for the entire length of the video. loved your work. subscribed and shared..
Who is watching this after the finals? And let me remind the viewers that India might attract a lot of business to this sport, but they aren't the best.
I dont understand this game. But vids like this make me wanna watch and figure it out. Americans have the MLB and NFL. But im curious about why this is such a good sport to watch. I love the story. Think ill check it out today. Growing a sport is important (im a disc golfer, so that point is important to me).
(IPL following the NFL's path) This is the Indian Cricket Era had very controversial past with all of that, this glory and dominancy has been waited from a long while, as a indian i can feel the change! "It was not just IND vs NZ Semi-final It was SHAMIFINAL A record of 7 wickets has been written in history with 50 centuries in ODI will never broke in up comings decades ~ Shami &Virat"
Came back to this video, T20 WC 2024 was cohosted by the USA. CricketUSA delivered an amazing performance, this said by an Indian. Hoping to see more countries get involved in Cricket, cheers!
We 1.4 billion people love this sport, that's what really matters to us. We don't want to become 'superpower'. We join every international cricket tournament and arrange tournaments in our country where every big cricket player can join. I am not a fan of Modi but modi is definitely not controlling the sport. Neither there is any sort of castism or classism involved.
Cricket is certainly a sport for everyone now. I used to teach overseas for quite a few years. Every park in Delhi is an impromptu cricket pitch. In the middle east, every construction site, on the weekends, becomes an impromptu cricket pitch. I brought a cricket set back to the US and on nice days, I take my students to our soccer field and play. I would love for the NCAA to recognize cricket.
7:59 Urban middle class... Tendulkar's family was decidedly Middle class... not even upper-middle. While when he was born, the middle class was quite small, doesn't take away from that.
Great summary of the importance of India’s role, but completely glossed over the importance of the Packer led revolution for ODIs and also the early success of the Big Bash League for T20. There’s actually a lot about Australia this gets wrong - including the claim “Australians started to prefer Aussie Rules”, which again just isn’t right. Football in Australia is massively bifurcated across two halves of the country, with Aussie Rules being the main sport in one half of the country whilst the NRL (Rugby League) dominates the other half. But importantly BOTH are played in the winter and DON’T compete with Cricket, which remains the only sport that is popular in the entire country.
A tad inaccurate to say australia prefers AFL and South Africa and NZ prefers rugby. Cricket and those sports or on almost completely different seasons. Cricket in the summer while those sports are in the winter. Most of the same AFL grounds host the big cricket matches
There is an important missing bit of information in the intro. Cricket did not go from 5 day tests to t20s. Australia, through businessman Kerry Packer, started the One Day Cricket era in the 1970s, where both teams batted for a maximum of 50 overs each, played over a day. This revolutionized cricket, and the first cricket World Cup was played in this format every 4 years until the present day. Australia recently won it's 6th ODI World Cup, the most by far (West Indies and India have 2 each).
Hello Sam and Johnny, I am very much happy to your new channel. As you mentioned in the end of this video, you should craft a video on recent developments in sports -politics Nexus in Indian and international perspective. I shall be waiting to witness that. Love from India.
@@pkdl8228 Did I ever say that it is happening now only? Never ever try to fill up others mouth with your 9wn words. It just determines that you are always fearing of such an attack.
There is so much wrong with this upload in how it frames every ICC decision as based on imperialism, race and/or class. I guess you're playing for views, which is to play to the Indian market, hats off to you for your hustle. Shame you could tell the story with more truth, less bias.
What a stupid choice of words! Upper caste; upper caste for Sachin, as if other castes are banned from playing. All nonsense and subtle ways to create division and hatred by this person making a video based on reading reports written by equally senseless guys like him. Do better. And use the correct map for India.
"Sports super power" is a stretch to say, India needs to improve in basketball, football (soccer), and other sports. However, India is definately a "Cricket Super Power".
Hey, I am from India and watching this video. Just realized that the map this video is showing does not properly represent Jammu & Kashmir as a part of India. I live there and I can surely say that it's a proper part of India. I don't understand why this video excluded J&K state from India
I do see the lack of mention of MS Dhoni who actually made the current generation love cricket and has established a new standard of cricket in India, would like to add Dhoni got us a team which won the second ODI World Cup.
@@Playerone1287 coz the whole video was an ode to how amazing the Indian cricket team is and how dominant they are. Yet they're still so far behind Australia on the field
Hello dear , plz correct indian map . The map you are using in dark colour is not perfect picture . Whole Jammu and kashmir is also part of it don't blure that in light colour . Its a big mistake happening here . Kindly Corect it .
I really love this video but At 5:53 why did you show the upper part of India, that is J&K, like a buffer zone, it's not a buffer zone it is and was the part of India, kindly correct it.
Yes! you are absolutely right, he just showed the wrong map of India, it should be shown the upper part not as a buffer zone but as part of India, kindly fix your geography knowledge @Simple Party
Connecting Indian cricket with upper cast is completely wrong because atleast after independence Indian cricket team is running by those who deserve it by talent not by cast
Chief, the point is that people from higher castes have historically enjoyed greater social/economic benefits from their social hierarchy, people from upper classes/castes have had the time and money to dedicate to being a full time sportsperson as opposed to those from lower castes/economic backgrounds. Sure the caste based discrimination might not be as intense today in most parts of the country but centuries of discrimination still have a large impact in the inequality of our society.
@@Tuhin-en9lo Sir I was just saying that after independence in India this is not true, just like he said that Sachin comes from higher caste but he doesn't mention that it was not the reason behind his success.
@@Tuhin-en9lobruhh!! He has the talent it's nothing to do with his caste. He got in news cuz he and his teammate scored 500-600 in a school game. And his friend was from lower caste. You people never see what good in it but try to find a way to degrade them.
@@ChoCoMoCo69 Exactly this is what I am trying to say, but I know that how Western media and movies represent India they show us like the country of poor, uncivilized
India is like a 20% humans on earth living in one country each state in india its like a different countries with different cultures, languages, even if no other country plays cricket accept India, still cricket be the 2nd most popular sports in the world.
@261i7lol ...random sarakchap shitball fan in india...lawde tujhe har video mein dekhta hu .....jab cricket ki discussion ho rahi hai to ye shitball fans kya kar raha hai edhar ..... cricket fans to nahi jate football related videos dekhne ..lol .... jealousy 🤡🤡
Honey I think you have Google right? Just search 🔎 no1 country in all formats. And ICC is literally run now by India. It's like Europe or Britain almost controls football but rarely won World Cup. Does that make any sense to you.
What a phenomenal video. Very informative. Though, I’d like to add one point with the rise of cricket 🏏, there was the rise of BCCI. The Indian cricket board has its own rags to riches story, starting with the ODI World Cup and ending with IPL. At first, the board was actually paying for broadcasting of test matches, and even some ODI matches. Now, they sold the rights to IPL for ₹23 crores. And India will probably win the World Cup too.
7:59 What is this obsession with the 'caste system' in the west? It's one of those stereotypes about Indians and Hindus which is just so absurd and ridiculous in itself. To claim that cricket is still dominated by upper castes and that lower castes have a low representation is an evidence for the prevalence of the 'caste system' is just laughable. Cricketers, or any other sport players in India for that sake, are selected on the basis of their merit, and not their caste. Therefore the question of over or under-representation is just a matter of coincidence, because we value 'equality of opportunity', and not 'equality of outcome'. And frankly nobody even cares about it other than bheemtas, a section of leftists and commies and of course, the western media which loves to patronize India on every single freakin issue.
BCCI(organisation that controls cricket in India) wants this power to grow more. They have bought other similar tournaments that started in other countries that are trying to copy IPL's success. Their strategy is to buy the competition. South Africa t20 league UAE's T20 league Major league Cricket in US.
CORRECTION: at 7:59 I mistakenly describe Sachin Tendulkar as coming from a "wealthy family". Instead, he came from a middle-class family. I deeply apologize for the mistake and appreciate those who have pointed it out. Thanks again for watching.
- Sam
I'm sure Sachin with his billions will not take any action!
Sam you've also screwed up the geography of India by not showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to be a part of India.
@@skmnbvcxzthey aren’t
@@TheMasterYali who are you now lol? I'm kashmiri.
Great 👍
Another important point you missed is that just like rise of TV coincided with India winning the WC, rise of T20 coincided with the streaming boom (which itself coincided with the mobile data boom). Now you could watch matches anywhere you liked. This boosted the participation of the middle and poor class even more.
you mentioned very important points this video could have easily been converted into a documentary
As an NFL fan living in a community of largely Indian nationals, this was very informative. Goad to have this bit of knowledge tucked away for casual conversation 😃👍
What's NFL😂rugby?
@@talkingdropsAmerican football
The football is in play less than 6 minutes a game. Your watching 3 hours of commerical and running time. Your supporting a corporation that black listed a quarterback because he asked for equal rights and to end racism in the NFL. Thanks for supporting whats ruining this country for everyones children and the future. Good luck watching now u will see how bad football is, just count the time the football is hiked to the play ending, avg is about 5:45 minutes. Its stupidly pathetic propoganda that loves racism.
That's so sweet and considerate of you to say
@@lachlanchester8142so rugby?
I think it doesnt matter which country you are from, which color your skin is or which nationality you have, its always a nice sight to see England lose, even more so in a Sport they invented in the first place.
How petty can you get 😂🤡
why .. this is so silly
Lollll had us in the first half 😅😂
They won cricket WC few years ago so it doesn't matter
True
Another thing to note is that franchises in IPL don't care about lobbying and connections of power as much as state or national boards. The teams function on a budget so it is very crucial to always find hidden gems for cheap. That is why they have pan nation scouting, even picking players that have played very little domestic cricket.
You don't have to brown nose someone for opportunity in this league.
And when the big teams lose to the smaller ones is always a upset
Didn't You See the wrong map of India??😡😡
Didn't You See the wrong map of India??😡😡
@@rahuldhaka5765 yes and no. As Indians we want to see the "proper" and whole map of India. But as neutrals, they are free to chose. We can't force them.
In fact, this is a good way to show disputed territories. There are other media outlets who show PoK as part of Pakistan. So even from that point of view, this is better.
@rahuldhaka5765 would Pakistanis be mad then about wrong map? What about Chinese territory? Have to show the map of reality of the control not what a country likes it to be.
Fun Facts:
- In my grandfather’s time (Pre-1947), playing cricket meant importing the kit from England.
- Watching the game was a task unto itself for my mother and other family members who would have to ascertain players by their gait and height.
The overlap is getting uncanny haha
But you’re always there commenting early
@@Arishtanxmi Overlap is because of algorithm. Also, hello!
@@PokhrajRoy.hahaha hey Ironman 😂 I have kept my history off since ages but still youtube got the algorithm
India just won the Semifinals against New Zealand. PS: It also broke the streaming record of 53 million concurrent viewers.
Well we all know what happened in the finals😢. But on the bright side it crossed 59million streaming on OTT.
*the 53 million was just online on Disney+ live.
It would be even more on TV
53 million dorks
The fifa World cup still is more popular
@@sarvaraidu2811 so is McDonald’s burgers. Doesn’t mean it’s good
@@UptownMarty😂😂😂
What a phenomenal explainer video. I was a bit disappointed at first that the video didn't dive into any of the specifics of over or rules that dictate *why* T20 is 3 hours vs ODIs or Test matches, but honestly, you did such a good job focusing on the history and international narrative that the sports fan in me didn't even mind. Keep up the great work Search Party
thanks so much that's very kind
The very short version:
1. One innings in T20 lasts until you lose 10 wickets or play 120 balls (20 6-ball "overs"*, hence the name T20). Each team plays one inning.
2. One innings in an ODI lasts until you lose 10 wickets or play 300 balls (50 6-ball "overs"). Each team plays one inning. Longer innings = longer games.
3. Both teams play two innings in a test match. There's no ball limit on an innings, but the match ends in a draw if no one wins by the end of five days of cricket.
*Each over consists of 6 balls, bowled by one player. The same player cannot bowl two consecutive overs. There are 2 batsmen on the field at any time and they rotate strike at the end of each over.
Made some generalisations that are wrong:
Aussie rules football is a winter sport and cricket is a summer sport so they’ve never competed with each other. Aussie rules and rugby fans typically play and watch cricket during summer
Pakistan is literally the kind of Cricket, they have defeated almost every country and most Indians even cheer for Pakistan, look it up@@akshittripathi5403
@@akshittripathi5403 the main differentiation between them is concept of powerplays, over limit
I have this open in one tab and the India V New Zealand 2023 semi final up in the other! Thanks for a great video on a sport I absolutely fell in love with over the past year (my bf is Indian)
same
@@SearchPartyYour bf is also Indian? XD
@@RanaBiswasi think he meant that he was also watching the semi finals
@@RanaBiswas i think he meant his gf
nope may be he is gay
@@prafulpohare5013
Brilliant video. Well researched and beautifully edited, and thanks for covering cricket 🙌🏏
will definitely do more!
Well researched lol
@@SearchPartyFor every indian country comes first so use correct map of india as indians will not like it
@@soumadipghosh9492 You sounds like exaggerating
The Indian map is wrong.. Either correct it or take this video down bcoz its disrespectful for us!! Kashmir is a Part of India which is missing in your map
as an Indian who isn’t really interested in sports this was very informative to watch and I would love to see the political side of it too
i can help u get interested in sports if u want :)
this is why they label indians as creeps@@mayurmadiwalar8978
Why you are not interested in sports 🤷♂️🤷♂️ this is 2023 change your mindset
@@ishorts890aww
Yaah he'll probably read the new York Times and make the video
Then claim himself as the india expert
One correction: Sachin was not from a "wealthy" upper caste family. His father had four children, was a salaried employee (a college professor, teaching Marathi literature, not exactly a STEM subject). His mother was an insurance agent (again, not exactly a very high earning vocation in India). Secondly, "caste" wasn't a consideration for team selection, so Sachin wasn't a product of casteist favoritism. Case in point: Sachin's classmate, Vinod Kambli, was from a so called lower caste family, but found a place in the Indian team anyway. He couldn't hold on to that spot due to injuries and a drinking (and discipline) problem.
The general description is very ignorant though to the point of a lie to build false narrative especially because "upper" and "lower" caste is not a set thing, you can pretty much change the definition as you want as he seems to be doing. Also caste is not really a hierarchy, this is just western projection; it gets so tiring with these ignorant people trying to be social justice warriors.
Caste was not consideration?. OBC & SC communities are 70% in population. But 1 or 2 OBC players plays for India. And no Dalits. And ur saying caste is not qualification in cricket without any shame...🤦
@gobimurugesan2411 SC ST make up ~20 % of the population, and OBC is made up criteria and every state has its own rule about who is backward and who is not. It's a big mess. Either way 70% is a joke, if you want to feel like a victim no one can help you, but caste does not affect cricket much. There are plenty of players from all communities in the team and IPL.
@@gobimurugesan2411victim mentality at its finest... 70% is a joke bro
Caste is a factor in India. And Sachin has upper caste privilege. Stop denying it. Kamble used to be called slurs in the stadium crowds.
just an update for anyone who might be interested, Virat Kohli broke Sachin's record in ODI cricket 3 hours before the release of this video.
Not interesred😂
I am. Thanks for the info dude!
You were wrong about that. He mentioned most runs by a player in the history of cricket ever, currently Virat Kohli is on 26,000 runs and Sachin Tendulkar has made 34,000+ runs. He still hasn't broke Sachin's record but time will arrive when he will.
no one cares. quit hero worshipping
@@nikhilkay1 like Ronaldo or Messi ? Pls be specific.
Or j*nki like Mike Tyson or the new blud Jude Bellingham
P.S. I am not Kohli fan
I came to like cricket a couple of years ago via Netflix. There is a series called Cricket Fever that follows India's T20 cricket league. The series is very good and was hoping for another season. I have become a fan of the Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indian sucks
Where are you from?
Lalit Modi the former vice president of BCCI once said: in IPL India wins everyday which is why the audiences love it so much!
You got India's map wrong. I know that we have some disputed territories with Pakistan and China, but except for those territories, you have other Indian territories marked as disputed. The small state of "Himachal Pradesh" where I live, is excluded from the map. A small mistake you might be unaware of so i thought I should point it out. Great Video though.
Cricket for India is not a sport it's an emotion 🇮🇳🕊️
Kashmir is an integral part of INDIA. Correct your graphics at 14:18.
When I read the description about your channel I was damn sure that someday you are going to cover about how obsessed we South Asians are about cricket especially we Indians. Cricket is something that always unite us despite of our caste, religion, ethnicity, race etc. But I never thought it would be this too early. As the world cup is reaching to it's conclusion, this is by far the best time your channel put this analysis video On TH-cam. Even though I'm not much into cricket but the enthusiasm among all of us regarding cricket is very real. I haven't missed your single analysis video since the inception of your TH-cam channel and the way you and your team explore different pieces of information whether it's geopolitical issues or sports related stuff, It truly fasinates me as a viewer. Keep it up. Lot's of love from India.
@@thesecretkid0bro I'm not here to fight whether babar is the king Kohli everyone has their own opinions and I respect that. And both are legends in their respective countries and I respect each and every sportspersons whether he's indian or Pakistani. I don't Carry hate mindset like others I hope you're doing well and say salam to uncle aunty.
Another banger from the search party team, loved working on this one!
Small mistake, at 9:23 you said that ‘Australians preferred Australian rules football’. It had already been very popular long before this, and the sport that actually surged around this time was rugby league.
And in and around the 90s their union team won 2 rwcs, further saturating the sports market
I'm indian but recently got to know cricket is the national sport there , should rugby union or afl be , whilst cric the biggest in India still india doesn't have a national sport
@@Aniggaayaynayniga rugby union is nowhere near the largest sport in Australia. Cricket is used as the National sport because it’s the only sport that’s popular around the country. Technically association football is as well, but there are too many people who still hate it with a passion for it be our National sport.
@@BrisbaneBroncosfan67 So AFL or Rugby League is not a sport played by all aussies? I always thought at least AFL is watched by everyone.
Football should become more popular in Australia, then England fans will stop shouting they are still the best team in all major sports despite wining world cups of Football and Rugby decades ago. And winning Cricket one just few years ago after centuries that too by boundary count.
@@saman_pradhan afl is popular in some states of Australia, nrl is popular in some others. There are people who live a state that usually follows one sport, but they prefer the other sport.
Please Show the correct indian map at 5:53 and 7:14 and 9:19 and 12:22
I’m loving this channel SO MUCH! Such an outstanding work, Sam, congratulations!
Fun Fact: before IPL, there was ICL, the Indian Cricket League. But BCCI refused to recognise it and banned the national team players from playing in it. After two seasons ICL was discontinued.
You put India and Cricket in the same sentence. Summon the Indian internet.
I fell in love with T20 cricket as an American visiting Bangalore in 2016 when I watched an Australia/Bangladesh in Chinnaswamy Stadium match with a British friend explaining the game. I got hooked and watched all the games of the World Cup that year. it's such an exciting and satisfying sport to watch. Never thought I'd say that when I was growing up playing baseball.
How do you feel about the other formats?
Love the ‘football’ instead of soccer and ‘match’ instead of game. So much so I’ll give you a pass that you used the UEFA champions league trophy as the CWC trophy. Great content
Prior to T20, New Zealand had a format called Cricket Max which was, for all intents and purposes, the precursor to the condensed format we have now - the one difference being a more equally enhanced set of rules for both batsman and bowlers, rather than the batting heavy game we have today. Great vid!
Poor Indians need to focus on increasing per capita which is only 2600$ rather than doing this nonsense india has the most poor and hungry people living in this world and reduce population and slums
I genuienly think T20 would be more complete if we had 10 over innings over 4 innings. Similar to Test cricket, but in this way both teams can get accustomed to the pitch and not get a big advantage.
What does sachin have to do with Upper caste?
not everything in India needs to associated with caste
Propaganda ka naam sauna hai
They have mental illness to see everything with one lens
westerners have a habit of tarnishing India's image . also some anti nationals in India provide them wrong data .
What is the religious status of narrator? Catholic or protestan or orthodox?
He was talking about how cricket used to be a sport for the elite? So it makes sense to mention it?
So…. basically India fell in love with Cricket cause they found that they are able to use this sport to “Beat the British” haha. Might be simplistic view, but that was the main view I think here
There’s a film called Lagaan. It’s about how cricket came to India and it’s amazing if you wanna watch it. That’s how I learnt the rules of the game
😂😂
Hopefully that's sarcasm. It's a completely fictional flick.
IPL Supremacy 🔥
Trust me IPL saved Cricket in India especially the youngsters . If it weren't for the IPL , Football would have easily taken over Cricket by now but Cricket is more popular in India today than it was even before . IPL 2023 TV & Digital Viewership was off the charts. In Just 15 years , people have started associating with the Teams just like any other Football club in Europe and it's gonna only grow further from here . Test Cricket enthusiasts don't like it but it's the Future
All hail Modi.. The Lalit one
Football keh saat cricket kah comparison. It will never grow globally, it will and always be a tinpot sports.. cricshit😂🤣
@@AoptimisticNihilist bro got me in the first one 😅
I'm a test cricket enthusiast 😢
I like how the conditions affect the game so much like weather pitch , and also love the defensive aspect of it , having good defence and not holding onto ur ground and not giving wicket is a pretty big deal 😭 . I love odi too
Great timing! India just reached the final of the Cricket World Cup 2023.
Also can't wait for the second episode. It's going be more interesting.
Bro his intentions are different do get trapped in these documentaries.
Yes they will just make you feel anything BJP do is wrong with some interesting graphics so people who watch this everyday also believe but not focus on what they did for the players who now can take cricket as career and not just part-time hobby
Yeah it would be good to hear about the Australia dominance.
I was little surprised ..he made a video on indian cricket and did not blame modi 😂😂...turns out it is reserved for future video.. 😂😂😂....
whats even more impressive is Australia's dominance in cricket
Nah...what not impressive how australian cheats and cry.....australia is disgrace for cricket
They're good in a lot of sports actually. Quite varied.
@@gabbar51nghYes. I've wondered this. I realised its because Aussies aren't religious... sport is our religion 😂
@@blairwich1935won by luck, India should have won the odi wc 2023, it was just a bad day.
It is a bit of a shame that test cricket is dying out. Sure, T20 is more exciting, but test cricket is unique among modern sports. It's not focused on entertainment or selling a product. It's a sport at heart.
Sorry, i never saw your channel until your community post just came on my home page.
Im not into many sports. I dont watch much tv or social media.
Much blessings to you.
I've been watching a lot of the World Cup that is currently going on. My first real experience watching cricket. It's awesome. Even if the matches last 8+ hours. It's the perfect sport to put on in the background while you work on other things. Exciting enough to grab your attention when you need a distraction, but not too engaging that you have to be glued to the TV.
watch T20 you will stick with tv Especially watch IPL they are so much entertaining
There was an Asia Cup to be hosted in Pakistan this year but India said they'd boycott if the venue isn't changed and they changed it to Sri Lanka.
that's because of past incident involving PAK against IND and cricket team.
That's good right ? Any doubts ?
Commenting for your channel's growth. Keep making videos. You got it!
I still remember the first IPL match. Brendon McCullum from New Zealand played amazingly that day and if memory serves me correctly he broke a world record that day for the fastest T20 century in the season opener.
I think it was also the highest score for AGES til Chris Gale broke it a few years back
in india pitches are so flat, batting records mean nothing.
As a Early Subscriber of Search Party and A Native Of Jammu and Kashmir ,it pains my heart to see my state not being presented as an Integral part of India on the Map , which it totally is.
I request you to show my State in its correct status, that is As an Integral Part of India 🇮🇳
Jai Hind
Wealthy upper class statement works only till the point India was british colony and few a years beyond... It has been highly relevant atleast in cricket for a long long time...
One problem with the name of your channel...when said aloud for voice search... it comes back only searching videos related to party. .. lots of things i was NOT looking for..... ooops. Thanks for interesting content.
Test matches were originally only played regularly between England and Australia for about 40 years. Cricket was not an elitist sport in Australia...it quickly became available for everyone.
India have won one world cup. Change the title to "Why Australia dominates India, a country with 1.4 billion cricket-mad citizens". The fact that India aren't better at cricket than they are has to be one of the world's greatest mysteries.
2 World Cup. And world Cup doesn’t mean they are not greatest? Ronald never got his country World Cup still he is the goat
@@parasagarwal3091 Ronaldo is an individual player not a team 🤣 gosh you’re so thick
@@parasagarwal3091 Australia have won 6 world cups to your 2. That makes them significantly better than you
lmao keep your logic to yourself @@fin-ed6oj
@@parasagarwal3091Australia not india is the goat of cricket
Tendulkar wasn't from a wealthy family, a very middle class one rather he has a very humble backstory.
Great to see India changing cricket for the better
One addition here, ODI and test cricket will never go out of touch in our India, nonetheless there won’t be a shift towards t20 as merely popularity of t20 won’t decide the future of other formats
Yeah it's a shame people who don't have a clue about cricket like to label test cricket negatively to pursue a narrative.
Big fan of your work. When i came across this channel and heard your voice I was like 'hold on I heard this voice before and then remember you were part of vox'. Amazing work and expect you to continue with more amazing work. Much success mate - A really good topic for audience who don't know much about cricket. Fact - Cricket hype just reached Olympics now.
Thanks so much that's very kind.
@@SearchPartyall best with seach party!
Probably worth mentioning that IPL is so successful for the IPL franchise owners that they now have affiliated teams in SA, USA, UAE, and West Indies, and recently, there was talk of some of those owners trying to buy stakes in England's county teams and their Hundred teams (a new format proposed by ECB where the game is
200 balls long (100 for each side)).
India is by far the richest cricket board.
I was the one ,that asked you make a video about IPL in the first Search Party video, I am glad you made the video, love your work
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I urge every fellow citizens to report this video as clearly the map is shown wrong intentionally (specially if what the sponsorship ad is true at all)..lets not let him make a single penny out of this act of deliberate negligency 🇮🇳jai hind
I liked that the backgrounds in OG Cricket circles were mentioned. And yes, looking forward to the video on the governing body that’s fumbling the bag in new and interesting ways.
What a great video! Kudos to new creators like search party who have the potential to hook a viewer for the entire length of the video. loved your work. subscribed and shared..
Who is watching this after the finals? And let me remind the viewers that India might attract a lot of business to this sport, but they aren't the best.
8:03 Wrong Information Sachin is from the upper caste but not financially wealthy at the beginning of his career he was from a middle-class family
I dont understand this game. But vids like this make me wanna watch and figure it out. Americans have the MLB and NFL. But im curious about why this is such a good sport to watch. I love the story. Think ill check it out today. Growing a sport is important (im a disc golfer, so that point is important to me).
You can start with watching Highlights of any match uploaded by English or australian cricket board channels in youtoube.
If I am not wrong , the first international cric match was between.... Guess who ?
Canada
Vs
Drum Rolls 🥁🥁🥁
Murrricaaa !!
(IPL following the NFL's path)
This is the Indian Cricket Era had very controversial past with all of that, this glory and dominancy has been waited from a long while, as a indian i can feel the change!
"It was not just IND vs NZ Semi-final
It was SHAMIFINAL
A record of 7 wickets has been written in history with 50 centuries in ODI will never broke in up comings decades ~ Shami &Virat"
Came back to this video, T20 WC 2024 was cohosted by the USA. CricketUSA delivered an amazing performance, this said by an Indian. Hoping to see more countries get involved in Cricket, cheers!
Alt title: India is now a cricket super power.
We 1.4 billion people love this sport, that's what really matters to us. We don't want to become 'superpower'. We join every international cricket tournament and arrange tournaments in our country where every big cricket player can join. I am not a fan of Modi but modi is definitely not controlling the sport. Neither there is any sort of castism or classism involved.
"Where every big cricket player can join" expect if he's from Pakistan**
India doesn't play in BBL coz of BJP control on BCCI
India lost the final coz of Modi
Cricket is certainly a sport for everyone now. I used to teach overseas for quite a few years. Every park in Delhi is an impromptu cricket pitch. In the middle east, every construction site, on the weekends, becomes an impromptu cricket pitch.
I brought a cricket set back to the US and on nice days, I take my students to our soccer field and play. I would love for the NCAA to recognize cricket.
Once again awesome video man! I knew cricket was big but not this big. Very informative video 👍
7:59 Urban middle class... Tendulkar's family was decidedly Middle class... not even upper-middle. While when he was born, the middle class was quite small, doesn't take away from that.
Watching this right after the semi final with New Zealand, best luck to India against Australia or South Africa
Great summary of the importance of India’s role, but completely glossed over the importance of the Packer led revolution for ODIs and also the early success of the Big Bash League for T20. There’s actually a lot about Australia this gets wrong - including the claim “Australians started to prefer Aussie Rules”, which again just isn’t right. Football in Australia is massively bifurcated across two halves of the country, with Aussie Rules being the main sport in one half of the country whilst the NRL (Rugby League) dominates the other half. But importantly BOTH are played in the winter and DON’T compete with Cricket, which remains the only sport that is popular in the entire country.
A tad inaccurate to say australia prefers AFL and South Africa and NZ prefers rugby. Cricket and those sports or on almost completely different seasons. Cricket in the summer while those sports are in the winter. Most of the same AFL grounds host the big cricket matches
Nothing to do with seasons. The point was that more people love rugby than cricket, thus it is not number 1 sport there, unlike India
There is an important missing bit of information in the intro. Cricket did not go from 5 day tests to t20s. Australia, through businessman Kerry Packer, started the One Day Cricket era in the 1970s, where both teams batted for a maximum of 50 overs each, played over a day. This revolutionized cricket, and the first cricket World Cup was played in this format every 4 years until the present day. Australia recently won it's 6th ODI World Cup, the most by far (West Indies and India have 2 each).
All this just to get destroyed by the MIGHTY AUSSIES IN THE FINAL!!!
@@pkdl8228muh economy.😂
Hello Sam and Johnny, I am very much happy to your new channel. As you mentioned in the end of this video, you should craft a video on recent developments in sports -politics Nexus in Indian and international perspective. I shall be waiting to witness that. Love from India.
@@pkdl8228 Did I ever say that it is happening now only? Never ever try to fill up others mouth with your 9wn words. It just determines that you are always fearing of such an attack.
There is so much wrong with this upload in how it frames every ICC decision as based on imperialism, race and/or class. I guess you're playing for views, which is to play to the Indian market, hats off to you for your hustle. Shame you could tell the story with more truth, less bias.
He is a rabid Hindu and India hater as his colleagues in vox
It was my childhood dream to be a top level cricketer. I am a multi millionaire today but that void will never be filled.
Looks like if the MLB wants to improve the league they need to take note from India’s T20
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for making, very well explained and easy to take in.
I had no Idea of this, this is so huge, WHAT😳?
This was 1 day ago, Siraj plays in ODI's too, and is currently representing India in the cricket world cup. Thanks for his back story.
What a stupid choice of words! Upper caste; upper caste for Sachin, as if other castes are banned from playing. All nonsense and subtle ways to create division and hatred by this person making a video based on reading reports written by equally senseless guys like him. Do better. And use the correct map for India.
I think it's cute that India actually thought they could beat Australia. THE WORLD CUP IS OURS FOREVER!!!!
We atleast got the T20 wc😥,we will take the next wc in 2027 don't worry.
"Sports super power" is a stretch to say, India needs to improve in basketball, football (soccer), and other sports. However, India is definately a "Cricket Super Power".
India's average height is pretty low and it's low per capita country.
Highly doubt it could be good at basketball until it gets richer.
Wow, seeing the NFL value so far ahead of every other league is kinda surprising. I knew it was huge but damn.
Correction: at 5:54 you used wrong indian map.
Hey, I am from India and watching this video. Just realized that the map this video is showing does not properly represent Jammu & Kashmir as a part of India. I live there and I can surely say that it's a proper part of India. I don't understand why this video excluded J&K state from India
I do see the lack of mention of MS Dhoni who actually made the current generation love cricket and has established a new standard of cricket in India, would like to add Dhoni got us a team which won the second ODI World Cup.
Awkward moment when India lost yet another major tournament to Australia
How was it an awkward moment???
@@Playerone1287 coz the whole video was an ode to how amazing the Indian cricket team is and how dominant they are. Yet they're still so far behind Australia on the field
@@edwin5419We knocked out Australia from semi finals race and won T20 world cup
@@DebapriyaSahoo-c4i congratulations. Your country of 1 billion people finally beat a country of 27 million people at their national sport 😉
@@edwin5419
If India has 1 billion people, should we get 30 wickets instead of 10?
Hello dear , plz correct indian map . The map you are using in dark colour is not perfect picture . Whole Jammu and kashmir is also part of it don't blure that in light colour . Its a big mistake happening here . Kindly Corect it .
I really love this video but At 5:53 why did you show the upper part of India, that is J&K, like a buffer zone, it's not a buffer zone it is and was the part of India, kindly correct it.
Yes! you are absolutely right, he just showed the wrong map of India, it should be shown the upper part not as a buffer zone but as part of India, kindly fix your geography knowledge @Simple Party
Yeah even in the end he showed the upper part as a buffer zone
Congrats… welcome to real world because that’s the actual map of india today
That moment you picked which changed cricket was a bulls eye. Sreesanth's catch in short fine leg laid foundations of IPL.
Fun fact: I was born on 24th September 2007 i.e the day India won the T20 WC
Maaan whe are exactly the same age 😂🎉
Kiddo no one cares
Bad opsec
Fun fact: No one gives a fuck
Didn't know kids were still being born after 2002.
Connecting Indian cricket with upper cast is completely wrong because atleast after independence Indian cricket team is running by those who deserve it by talent not by cast
westerner bigots and their obsession with caste baffles me 😃
Chief, the point is that people from higher castes have historically enjoyed greater social/economic benefits from their social hierarchy, people from upper classes/castes have had the time and money to dedicate to being a full time sportsperson as opposed to those from lower castes/economic backgrounds.
Sure the caste based discrimination might not be as intense today in most parts of the country but centuries of discrimination still have a large impact in the inequality of our society.
@@Tuhin-en9lo Sir I was just saying that after independence in India this is not true, just like he said that Sachin comes from higher caste but he doesn't mention that it was not the reason behind his success.
@@Tuhin-en9lobruhh!! He has the talent it's nothing to do with his caste. He got in news cuz he and his teammate scored 500-600 in a school game. And his friend was from lower caste.
You people never see what good in it but try to find a way to degrade them.
@@ChoCoMoCo69 Exactly this is what I am trying to say, but I know that how Western media and movies represent India they show us like the country of poor, uncivilized
Man the animation of runs,batting were really good and easy to understand 🎉❤
India is like a 20% humans on earth living in one country each state in india its like a different countries with different cultures, languages, even if no other country plays cricket accept India, still cricket be the 2nd most popular sports in the world.
@261i7lol ...random sarakchap shitball fan in india...lawde tujhe har video mein dekhta hu .....jab cricket ki discussion ho rahi hai to ye shitball fans kya kar raha hai edhar ..... cricket fans to nahi jate football related videos dekhne ..lol .... jealousy 🤡🤡
"cricket superpower"
AUS ON TOP NOW 🇦🇺
Who said there can only be 1 Superpower?
That's like saying England aren't a football Superpower just because they lost the WC.
Honey I think you have Google right? Just search 🔎 no1 country in all formats. And ICC is literally run now by India. It's like Europe or Britain almost controls football but rarely won World Cup. Does that make any sense to you.
Now India 🇮🇳
You stopped at when IPL started to become massive. Need more on this.
What a phenomenal video. Very informative. Though, I’d like to add one point with the rise of cricket 🏏, there was the rise of BCCI. The Indian cricket board has its own rags to riches story, starting with the ODI World Cup and ending with IPL. At first, the board was actually paying for broadcasting of test matches, and even some ODI matches. Now, they sold the rights to IPL for ₹23 crores. And India will probably win the World Cup too.
Meanwhile australia 🦘🦘
7:59 What is this obsession with the 'caste system' in the west? It's one of those stereotypes about Indians and Hindus which is just so absurd and ridiculous in itself. To claim that cricket is still dominated by upper castes and that lower castes have a low representation is an evidence for the prevalence of the 'caste system' is just laughable. Cricketers, or any other sport players in India for that sake, are selected on the basis of their merit, and not their caste. Therefore the question of over or under-representation is just a matter of coincidence, because we value 'equality of opportunity', and not 'equality of outcome'. And frankly nobody even cares about it other than bheemtas, a section of leftists and commies and of course, the western media which loves to patronize India on every single freakin issue.
In India, politics is dominated by pressure groups. Every community has it some way or another.
Why to mention Sachin is from the upper class????
it isn't wrong though..
... Because it's relevant information? Butthurt fanboy much? 🤦😑
@@vladimirprotein3275 like ben stokes is a kiwi
@@Cooe. I bet you hate it that the best batsman ever is from the upper caste lol, weirdo leftoid
If there are any Americans or people who don't know cricket I would recommend, sports explained video on cricket
BCCI(organisation that controls cricket in India) wants this power to grow more.
They have bought other similar tournaments that started in other countries that are trying to copy IPL's success.
Their strategy is to buy the competition.
South Africa t20 league
UAE's T20 league
Major league Cricket in US.
It's so weird watching West Indies peeking out the side of this history like a sorta entity when cricket is a major influence on our history too