You know you are obsessed with cricket when...

[CricAddict]

1. Read from the first post and loved each and everyone of them as I do most of them as well. Gun thread.

And to add on,

2. when you get scolded by each and everyone around you that cricket is going to ruin your life and your career
3. when you start a fantasy competition in paper in your college since most of your friends were not willing to pay and play it in cricinfo and update the scores for all players after every match manually

Can say a lot more but it might tend to look like boasting so will stop here..

 

[nightprowler10]

You know you're obsessed with cricket when you make your hot date wait in the car just to watch Kumble score his maiden ton.

Yeah this didn't actually last.

You know you're obsessed when there are holes to cover up with process drawings in a coworker's office wall because a few assholes made sure nobody would play cricket in your country for years to come.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

You know you are obsessed with cricket when you get up at 4am to watch a series you know you are likely to lose before it even starts. Will still get up for the 4th test even if we are 3-0 down if only to try and spot my dad in the crowd.

 

[BoyBrumby]

You have a dream in which David Lloyd, apropos of nothing, offers Jesse Ryder a bouquet of roses.

That sounds like some very niche gay porn site, tbh.

 

[Howe_zat]

That sounds like some very niche gay porn site, tbh.

I found a Fleming/Astle slash fic once. Rule 34 and all that.

 

[jan]

You know you are obsessed with cricket when your son learns the english word "bowler" earlier than "tangerine" in his first language.

 

[silentstriker]

You know you're obsessed with cricket when a Sky commentator mentions a Test match player who retired thirty years ago, and you remember his Cricketweb all time rank, and why you trashed him because of his stats against non-minnows.

 

[Smudge]

When you agree to be the mascot for your provincial cricket team, which involves dressing up in a spandex one-piece suit and showing occasional dashes of speed.

 

[Bahnz]

I found a Fleming/Astle slash fic once. Rule 34 and all that.

Haha, I once found a Marshall twincest slash fic. The interwebs never ceases to amaze and appaul and in equal measure.

 

[Howe_zat]

Haha, I once found a Marshall twincest slash fic. The interwebs never ceases to amaze and appaul and in equal measure.

Yup yup same livejournal

(we know it was you)

 

[Bahnz]

Yup yup same livejournal

(we know it was you)

Yeah, one of my favourite works, right up there with my epic trilogy chronicling the romantic adventures of Goku and Anne Frank.

 

[Turbinator]

So it's obvious that many of us actually practice our shots in front of the mirror, in elevators, open spaces in public, in the shower, etc.

But how many of you actually make that "knock" sound from your mouth when playing the shot. I have to do it, or else it doesn't feel like a proper shot or that I've hit the imaginary ball firmly enough.

And after every "knock" sound, I usually follow it up by saying "shot" in accents ranging from British to Indian to Australian (which, sadly enough, comes out similar to my British one, except with the addition of "mate") to West Indian (this one actually comes out quite good).

 

[Turbinator]

Also, it's pretty awkward when you randomly feel the urge to imitate Akmal and say, "Bowwwwwwling, Danish bhaiiiii."

 

[Cabinet96]

So it's obvious that many of us actually practice our shots in front of the mirror, in elevators, open spaces in public, in the shower, etc.

But how many of you actually make that "knock" sound from your mouth when playing the shot. I have to do it, or else it doesn't feel like a proper shot or that I've hit the imaginary ball firmly enough.

Do that all the time.

 

[Jono]

You know you're obsessed with cricket when you are working and then have a dinner you can't get out of during the whole day's play of India vs. England, and instead of watching the highlights, you record the whole day's play and watch every ball later that night.

Have rocked up to work with red eyes and most people think I had a late one on the piss for Thursday night drinks after dinner. Am choosing not to correct them by saying I stayed up and watched the cricket on delay.

 

[Burgey]

That's not cricket obsessed. That's borderline ********.

 

[Jono]

Ann Coulter Continues To Use Offensive Term "******" Despite Backlash | Blog | Media Matters for America

 

[morgieb]

When you burp, you point your finger up like the umpires do when a dismissal occurs.

 

[Turbinator]

When you burp, you point your finger up like the umpires do when a dismissal occurs.

Lol, that's some next level obsession.

 

[Burgey]

Ann Coulter Continues To Use Offensive Term "******" Despite Backlash | Blog | Media Matters for America

I didn't call you a ******. I said what you did is borderline ********. There's a difference.

Now I'm going to lunch. Go away.