How come Namibia doesn't have a quota but Zim/SA have?

ZIMDOGGY wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:02 pm

Whoa guys,

I tuned out but this is getting ridiculous.

Lets take 4 steps back and lets look at the quote I said that started this 'debate' that upset chodezimbo.

And im annoyed at having to do this because I'm behind my work, but lets go:

This is the quote:

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How this has been twisted to a 'how dare you say whites are better genetically at cricket' is absurd.

Firstly, if you are going to misinterpret it, IF ANYTHING, I have said the genetics will help the BOWLERS who i have said will come from the BLACK population going forward. How you got the opposite is beyond me and reeks of an agenda to be frank.

Secondly, that wasn't my point even then.

What I was saying was you can coach a batsmen, but you need to heavily rely on genetics to create a fast bowling force. You cant coach someone to bowl at 140s. if they are at 135, you might be able to, but the average person on the street would struggle to bowl in excess of 105.

So a cricketing culture can produce great batsmen, knowledge, coaching and culture. white zimbos have that in spades, black Zimbabwe doesn't have that yet, but they CANT create a fast bowling unit from a 20k population as its genetic, you need NUMBERS! a high playing pool, and you get the best from that.

Not exactly rocket science.

😂 Also at work hey. frankly i have had a few posts now on this thread explaining why i disagree with mostly what you have just said now but it is tiring to repeat. So I will stick to what I can back. In a nutshell there is nothing racial about cricketing ability, sorry, and genetics or traits that can be found in any race can enhance your performance e.g being a tall fast baller gives you an advantage. And if Lewis Hamilton can dominate a sport where there was no such culture in his family, this culture thing only makes sense to you hey. But if we focus more on why he got to that level, which ZC should actually focus on, maybe one day we will be on the same page. And also the size of the black population interested in cricket is not as big as you suggest. It is most likely the same number as that of whites interested in cricket before 2003. So the black pool of players is not massive hey.

PS: hope we can still engage on less divisive topics in future on this forum.

Can we move on to something else?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0DlwTlq0fk

Such glorious stroke play

zimbos_05 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:20 pm

Yeah I don't think ChloeZimbo is going to get it or even acquiesce in the slightest that different factors can play a part, particularly in bowling.

😂 Happy Friday mates @Zimdoggy too