Life of a cricketer

It's categorised as Sports-Entertainment. Fits it perfectly. It certainly is incredibly difficult. One of the most difficult lifestyles of any sport around.
 
Dan2501 said:
It's categorised as Sports-Entertainment. Fits it perfectly. It certainly is incredibly difficult. One of the most difficult lifestyles of any sport around.
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In no way whatsoever can it be categorised as sport! It's the 21st Century version of the travelling circus. I'm not knocking it, or questioning what the actors put their bodies through, but to call it a sport is laughable and ultimately disrespectful to real sportsmen and women.
 
TheDiablo said:
In no way whatsoever can it be categorised as sport! It's the 21st Century version of the travelling circus. I'm not knocking it, or questioning what the actors put their bodies through, but to call it a sport is laughable and ultimately disrespectful to real sportsmen and women.
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I agree. Not saying it isn't a tough profession. But a sport? Hell no!
 
Dan2501 said:
It's categorised as Sports-Entertainment. Fits it perfectly. It certainly is incredibly difficult. One of the most difficult lifestyles of any sport around.
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It's not a sport and most certainly not a difficult lifestyle - getting paid millions and living a nice life ?!
 
Liverpoolphil said:
It's not a sport and most certainly not a difficult lifestyle - getting paid millions and living a nice life ?!
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If you consider battering your body, spending 300 days on the road, spending most of your spare time in the gym, suffering all sorts of awful injuries including countless concussions and drastically reducing your life expectancy as a nice life, then you must live a pretty brutal life. Very, very few of them are making millions too, it's not a well paid profession in the main.
 
Dan2501 said:
If you consider battering your body, spending 300 days on the road, spending most of your spare time in the gym, suffering all sorts of awful injuries including countless concussions and drastically reducing your life expectancy as a nice life, then you must live a pretty brutal life. Very, very few of them are making millions too, it's not a well paid profession in the main.
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Undoubtedly has tough elements to it but it's not a sport, its an entertainment show

You said yourself "Scripted yes, the outcomes of matches are pre-determined, and it is more like a soap opera..."

If there's no contest or competition to determine a winner it isn't a sport, regardless of how physical/skillful the show is
 
Dan2501 said:
If you consider battering your body, spending 300 days on the road, spending most of your spare time in the gym, suffering all sorts of awful injuries including countless concussions and drastically reducing your life expectancy as a nice life, then you must live a pretty brutal life. Very, very few of them are making millions too, it's not a well paid profession in the main.
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http://www.celebritiesmoney.com/wwe-stars-salary-list-2015-all-wrestlers-net-worth/

They are doing well for themselves

No doubt there are some hazards with being glorified stuntmen but "brutal life" ?!?
 
"The Rock" described it as sports entertainment. When asked why he was so succesful he stated his script writers were better than the others. Says it all.

I have no doubt it is physically demanding, it must be and that can't be in dispute, but it is not a sport.
 
I play cricket at my Local Club and we have a Professional who plays for us during our season and his off-season. He has played test cricket for Pakistan and is a wonderful chap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasir_Ali

He certainly doesnt live the lavish lifestyle that Joe Root does becuase he plays his first class cricket in pakistan and isnt with the test team but he does have to come and play for us to earn enough money to provide for his young family.

We have had big name stars play in our league in their off season, Tino Best (WI Test Player) Lou Vincent (NZ Test Player) Mustaq Ahmed (Pak Test Player) along with Albie Morkel and Imran Tahir (SA Test Players)

Being a test cricket doesn't mean big bucks or a glorious lifestyle in the slightest.
 
Wrestling is no more a sport than horse racing or formula one. Still wouldn't want to get in the ring and be slammed through a table though.
 
Grogger said:
Wrestling is no more a sport than horse racing or formula one. Still wouldn't want to get in the ring and be slammed through a table though.
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You must of felt lucky being on board for 6 months at a time, no family, no nowt, could've been worse though, you could have had 6 months in a hotel,
 
pauldj42 said:
You must of felt lucky being on board for 6 months at a time, no family, no nowt, could've been worse though, you could have had 6 months in a hotel,
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Should have joined the RAF :whoo:
 
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