I'm always intrigued as to why certain British colonies never ended up playing cricket.
Most did.
But then you have massive outliers like Canada... & Nigeria!
Why didn't Nigeria play, when it took off in South Africa and Zimbabwe?
I'm always intrigued as to why certain British colonies never ended up playing cricket.
Most did.
But then you have massive outliers like Canada... & Nigeria!
Why didn't Nigeria play, when it took off in South Africa and Zimbabwe?
Idk. Maybe lack of action because it's boring and Nigerians like fast paced shit
I love the levels to this.
Because in Australia, that's the mainstream response as to why football isn't popular.
"Aussies luv goals and action. Sokkah is boring."
But from a Nigerian perspective, you say that football is the exciting one and that's why you don't like cricket.
Fascinating! 😂
Lol ikr. I guess it's all about how you look at it and the culture. I'd probably enjoy cricket if I moved to Australia.
You'll get the chance to when you move to the UK.
While 5 day test matches can be slow if you're not into it, there is now a 3 hour format of the game called T20 cricket, which can be an exciting intro.