Seeing how passionate some of the members of this forum are I want to know do you think cricket is the cruellest sport to follow as a fan. Its very unique in that, unlike football, matches are never really over until the very last ball. A team can chase anything from any position and likewise a team can defend anything from any position (you guys might remember your loss to SA last year).

In my opinion it is the cruellest as you could be on the verge of victory and have it all snatched away by one brilliant innings (or one brilliant over by a bowler). In football once a team takes the lead they generally close out the game.There is also very little that a team can do to prevent the game slipping away as a batsman who is set needs to make a mistake to get out whereas if a bowler is playing excellently you can only try to defend and be more reckless against other bowlers. I also feel that the time you invest in watching a cricket game really makes a defeat much harder to bear than in other sports.

Do you guys agree? If not please name the sport that you think is the cruellest.

 

 

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