Cricket!

For about three hours today I was a serious cricket fan!  I watched the exciting IPL (India Premier League) final with Padmini and rooted for the eventual winners, the Chennai Super Kings.  Comparing it to baseball I noticed three distinct advantages:

1. There is only one inning.  This shortens the game and gives the second half a little different flavor than the first.
2. There are multiple ways to score.  There is a lot of variety in the number of points given with a corresponding change in the relative risk.  It was interesting to see how the playing style changed as the game progressed.
3. The game is much faster paced.  

One thing is for certain, once I get back to Purdue I need to try my hand at it!