Nah it’s just this guy.

Cricket is dominated by the UK and commonwealth countries and South Asia so the large populations of India, Pakistan and Bangaldesh, tennis is just as accessible at a professional level to the average person, ice hockey requires a lot of equipment and an ice rink it’s not as popular across the world, while field hockey is more popular in South Asia. Basketball is definitely the second popular and widely played sport across the world.

I do the same, up around 6:30 most mornings, don’t have to leave for work till 8:30, enough time to watch a full game when I skip the ad breaks. Catch the odd Saturday and Sunday evening game live when it’s UK evening time.