More than Just a GAME!!

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on a field at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. Each team takes it in turn to bat, attempting to score runs, while the other team fields. Each turn is known as an innings.

             The bowler delivers the ball to the batsman who attempts to hit the ball with his bat far enough for him to run to the other end of the pitch and score a run. Each batsman continues batting until he is out. The batting team continues batting until ten batsmen are out, at which point the teams switch roles and the fielding team comes in to bat.

 

             Cricket is so very similar to that of baseball, both evolved from England and spread to the other regions, game enthusiasts changed the game all these years to present day sports. There are various forms of Cricket such as Indoor Cricket, Backyard Cricket or a Gully cricket are an informal ad hoc variants of the game of cricket, played by people of both genders and all ages in gardens, back yards, on the street, in parks, car parks, beaches and any area not specifically intended for the purpose.

             It was first played in 16th Century and then became national sport of England in 18th Century. Today mainly, a 5-day match is called a Test Cricket, an international fixture mainly played by the Full Time members and a 3-5 day game is called First-Class Cricket, an domestic fixture mainly played by regional teams, a one-day game called ODI cricket and a 3-hour game is called a Twenty20. The game is most popular in the Indian subcontinent, England, Australasia, the West Indies and Southern Africa. Its more than just a game!