When someone is a diehard fan of a sport, he/she will always have a thing or two to say about how the sport is played and the teams in the sport.
However, when the person is a fan of a player, they will be curious about the player and even the player’s personal life. For those who love cricket, their curiosity will surround their favorite cricketer.
To help our cricket fans, we will be listing some funny questions that they can ask their favorite cricketer. This will make for a very exciting interview or a one-time meet and greet.
If you read through this article till the very end, you will be empowered with very creative and hilarious ways to get your favorite cricketer to talk about interesting parts of their lives.
20 Funny Questions to Ask Cricketers
- You claim to be the best in the game, but can I bet you a dollar that you will not be able to make a one-time hit with a frying pan instead of a bat?
- Can you tell us the most embarrassing thing that happened to you when you first started playing cricket?
- Are you ever tense during a game and if you are, what karaoke song plays in your head while you try to calm yourself?
- How many times did you make mistakes before you finally got it right?
- What prank did your team ever play on your coach that got a little out of hand?
- You are a lefty, so do you think you will also make a good play if you use your right hand?
- Which of your team members do you think is the most dramatic?
- What cricket team do you think has the weirdest tradition?
- What cricket rule do you consider hilarious but still abide by it?
- If your cricket came to life, do you think it would curse you out from overuse?
- What hobbies or interests do you do apart from cricket or does your life revolve around cricket?
- What is the strangest thing that has ever motivated you to keep striving?
- What’s worse than having a muscle pull during practice?
- What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever done to get your appeal for an out granted?
- Do you think you can dodge your mother’s slippers as expertly as you hit that cricket ball?
- What would you give to avoid being caught out by the same midfielder again and again?
- Since you started your career as a cricketer, what or who would you say has been your arch nemesis?
- If you were to give one of your teammates a box of perfumes and roll-ons for a birthday present, who would it be?
- What is the most ridiculous rule you think cricket should have to make it more interesting?
- Are you willing to reveal the secret to what makes you a great cricket player, or are you taking the secret to your grave?
You Claim To Be The Best In The Game, But Can I Bet You a Dollar That You Will Not Be Able To Make a One-time Hit With a Frying Pan Instead Of a Bat?
Trust me, they will not see this question coming cause who would expect to be asked whether they can make a one-time hit with a frying pan?
What’s more hilarious is that even if they can do it, a dollar will not be worth the stress of making that hit.
- ‘You claim to be the best in the cricket game…’
- ‘I believe so.’
- ‘…but can I bet you a dollar that you will not be able to make a one-time hit with a frying pan instead of a bat?’
- Make it a thousand dollars and I’m game.
Can You Tell Us The Most Embarrassing Thing That Happened To You When You First Started Playing Cricket?
If they are comfortable enough, asking them to share an embarrassing thing that happened to them when they first started playing cricket is another funny way to question a cricketer.
It could be that they were not as pro as they are now, but it is something that makes them have a great laugh whenever they remember it.
- ‘Can you tell us the most embarrassing thing that happened to you…’
- ‘Oh no (Great laughter)’
- ‘…when you first started playing cricket?’
Are You Ever Tense During a Game If You Are, What Karaoke Song Plays In Your Head While You Try To Calm Yourself?
Some people have the weirdest things that make them calm whenever they get scared or anxious. It could be a smell, a thought, a lucky socks or sweater, a karaoke song, etc.
Asking a cricketer the karaoke song that they use to drown the fear in their head can make for a hilarious question especially if the song is an old childhood one.
- ‘Are you ever tense during a game…’
- ‘I think so.’
- ‘…and if you are, what karaoke song plays in your head while you try to calm yourself?’
How many times did you make mistakes before you finally got it right?
This funny question will both be hilarious and inspiring especially if the cricketer tells the back story of how he started cricket and the embarrassing mistakes he made when no one was watching.
- ‘How many times did you make mistakes before you finally got it right?’
- ‘Tighten your seatbelts, you are about to hear the craziest and most hilarious stories.’
What Prank Did Your Team Ever Play On Your Coach That Got a Little Out Of Hand?
Every team has played a prank on their coach at one time or the other. You will think that the coaches will get used to it, but every generation always comes up with something more clever than the last.
If the cricketer you are speaking to is a coach himself, then you may likely ask him the most to share a prank his team members have done on him before that he least expected.
- ‘What prank did your team ever play on your coach that got a little out of hand?’
- ‘Well, I’m sure he expected it but we still got him this one day when…’
You are a lefty, so do you think you will also make a good play if you use your right hand?
I’m also curious if a left-handed cricketer can play perfectly well with his right hand. It will definitely be worth finding out, and you could even dare him to actually give a demonstration.
- ‘You are a lefty…’
- ‘That’s obvious, isn’t it?’
- ‘…so do you think you will also make a good play if you use your right hand?’
- ‘I wouldn’t know, but I can try.’
Which of your team members do you think is the most dramatic?
Every sports team has that one person who is not just dramatic but takes it to a whole new level. It may be the littlest of things that could flare them up which to others will be quite hilarious.
Apart from finding out who the dramatic teammate is, you can also ask about the situation they were the most dramatic.
- ‘Which of your team members do you think is the most dramatic?’
- ‘I’ll get in a lot of trouble for this, but I think the most dramatic teammate is…’
What cricket team do you think has the weirdest tradition?
Because the cricket game does not exist in just one location, there is a high probability that the team in various locations have a weird tradition that they believe contributes to their victory.
What cricket rule do you consider hilarious but still abide by it?
When a person is introduced to cricket newly, there may be some rules that he/she will come to meet that he/she will consider funny but will still be forced to abide by it because that is the rule of the game.
- ‘What cricket rule do you consider hilarious but still abide by it?’
- ‘Great question, you know I’ve always wondered why…’
If your bat came to life, do you think it would curse you out for overusing it?
The truth about any sport is that those who are extremely good at it practice more than the average player. Hence, if you are questioning a great cricketer, you would be curious to know what their bat thinks of the overuse.
- ‘If your cricket came to life, do you think it would curse you out for overusing it?’
- ‘I bet whatever it would have to say will not be nice at all.’
What hobbies or interests do you do apart from cricket or does your life revolve around cricket?
We need to know if they are all about cricket, cricket, and cricket or whether they actually have other ‘sports’ they like to play.
- ‘What hobbies or interests do you do apart from cricket…’
- ‘Let me think.’
- ‘…or does your life revolve around cricket?’
What is the strangest thing that has ever motivated you to keep striving?
Sometimes the answer to this question is extremely hilarious, and other times it is just hilarious.
- ‘What is the strangest thing that has ever motivated you to keep striving?’
- ‘Oh man…’
What’s worse than having a muscle pull during practice?
I’ve never had one but I have seen the pain people go through when they are experiencing muscle pull, so I would be really curious about whether a cricketer has experienced it and what he thinks about the pain.
- ‘What’s worse than having a muscle pull during practice?’
- ‘Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not even losing a game.’
What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever done to get your appeal for an out granted?
Every good player has a strategy for getting what they want done either to win a game or to stop an injustice during a game.
- ‘What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever done to get your appeal for an out granted?’
- ‘Ah, brings back hilarious memories, so…’
Do you think you can dodge your mother’s slippers as expertly as you hit that cricket ball?
If the cricketer is black, I highly doubt if that is possible, but there have been some exceptions and we can only know if we ask.
What would you give to avoid being caught out by the same midfielder again and again?
Imagine having a midfielder so good that you actually dread them ever being in a game you will be playing.
- ‘What would you give to avoid being caught out by the same midfielder again and again?’
- ‘I’d do ANYTHING.’
Since you started your career as a cricketer, what or who would you say has been your arch nemesis?
The answer to this question and the method of answering it will determine how hilarious it will be, cause the cricketer’s arch nemesis may be something insignificant.
- ‘Since you started your career as a cricketer, what or who would you say has been your arch nemesis?’
- ‘Promise not to laugh if I tell you; I would say that it is…’
If you were to give one of your teammates a box of perfumes and roll-ons for a birthday present, who would it be?
What is the easiest way to tell a teammate that they need to start wearing perfumes because they actually smell bad? Well, that would be a tricky one and I would like to know.
What is the most ridiculous rule you think cricket should have to make it more interesting?
It is said that rules are made to be broken, but what if we should just make new rules to replace the unreasonable ones?
- ‘What is the most ridiculous rule you think cricket should have to make it more interesting?
- ‘I don’t know’
Are You Willing To Reveal The Secret To What Makes You a Great Cricket Player, Or Are You Taking The Secret To Your Grave?
Every great player has tricks up their sleeves and of course, years and hours of practice that make them who they are.
- ‘Are you willing to reveal the secret to what makes you a great cricket player, or are you taking the secret to your grave?’
- ‘Should I?’
In Summary
Cricketing is a very interesting game, and what makes them more interesting is asking the players hilarious questions which helps you to know them better.
With these questions, you can handle any interview or meet-and-greet with your favorite cricketer.
