It's such a perfect day...

[Gaurav_7]

you really appreciate fielding more when it's live

Absolutely! I went for an IPL match and saw Pollard take two brilliant catches which on TV I wouldn't even have cared about. Fielding, live is much more pleasing.

 

[Sedition]

Interesting answer Sedition I like that for you the thought of witnessing someone making that breakthrough, of having been there before they were the "superstar" they become is fascinating. Sort of like saying I was there when Sobers hit his 365 to announce himself to the world of cricket after flattering to deceive. I was there when Cummings picked up 9 on debut, and ten years later he had 500 test wickets. Like you're thinking.

Yeah exactly The Aus team of the late 90's was already established when I started following cricket, but I'll always have vivid memories of Brett Lee and Michael Clarke making their debuts and will no doubt share those stories with the younger generation down the road.
Hopefully I can add our new crop of talent to that list too instead of the 'what ever happened to that guy?' list. eg. Krejza.

 

[puddleduck]

A good Tim Vickery blog on BBC website a few weeks back in relation to footballers, and how seeing someone making their first impact seems to endear them to you forever. We end up taking a more personal vested interest in their career.

(Going off topic briefly myself, anyone who likes football, make sure you read Tim Vickery's blogs on South American football. As far as I can tell, it's pretty much the only thing I pay my licence fee for that's worth it haha)

 

[AngryPixel]

Okay I'll share my experience about my first match in the stadium. I chose Mumbai Indians Vs Trinidad Champions league match in Bangalore. Reached stadium well before time so getting to the seats was no problem at all. I booked the tickets of the stand near long on hoping for some straight sixes but for some reason everyone decided to play square of the wicket all the time. So only a couple of balls came near our stand.Trinidad made a miserable score thus when Mumbai started batting my GF was rooting was Trinidad. She said they should take some wickets to make the match interesting.. Mumbai collapsed and she changed sides again and said that she don't want mumbai to lose any more wickets. She asked me as if i can decide when somebody is gonna get out. Girls
Finally Mumbai managed to win the match of the last ball i think where they needed 2 runs. I was relieved and she was jumping up and down in joy. lol I didnt knew she was that much into cricket. Overall it was a great experience and best part of night was yet to come

 

[puddleduck]

Haha. Oh yeah. Guessing you had a really nice dinner when you got back, with some particularly tasty dessert

Again, good contribution AngryPi. I always find myself lying to myself when I watch football, well all sport I guess, on TV. I tell myself that my sofa is more comfortable. That the view is better and that I get replays and my own fridge.

Then, from the moment you arrive at the ground the buzz just begins to build before finally reaching it's cacophony when you walk through the arches that lead to the stadium and you get that first, glorious and crisp view of the pitch in front of you. The sensations and emotions of being there, you just can't beat them

 

[AngryPixel]

Yeah. Both are completely different experience. Watching a match from the Sofa at home is more comfy but on the other hand Stadium has the buzz. It has that give you that feel of the match which you can't get at home no matter how much you turn up the volume and then again you can't turn it up too much anyway without getting scolded by mum

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Biggest difference for me is that when a wicket falls and you jump and shout at home. It would feel weird but at the stadium it is completely normal. You can't hold yourself back there. And can you do the maxican wave at home