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Cricket was invented in the vast fields of England, supposedly by shepherds who herded their flock. Later on this game was shown benevolence by aristocrats, and now has the stature of being England's national game. After a century now, cricket stands in the international arena, with a place of its own.
FORMATS OF THE GAMECricket is played in many formats , but the most popular are TEST CRICKET and ONE DAY cricket. In TEST cricket game goes on for 5 days, with each team batting twice - if time permits.ONE DAY is the most popular format, with each team getting 300 balls to score runs. And the other team tries to outscore them within the same number of balls.
THE GAMECricket involves two teams with 11 players on each side. The captain who wins the toss decides whether his team bats or bowls first. If they bat first , their aim is to score a lot of runs and make sure the other team does not reach that score.
KEY PLAYERSThree functions of the players are 1. BATSMEN, 2. BOWLING 3. FIELDING.Batsmen - one who scores runs of the balls bowled by the bowler.Bowler - One who bowls, and tries to get the batsmen "out" (dismissed from the ground).Fielder - Players (10) who assist the bowler in achieving his goal, and prevent the batsmen from scoring runs.
BATSMENThe game of cricket mainly revolves around batsmen. Crowds love the batsmen, especially when they wallop the ball all over the ground. Batsmen are the ones who whip up hysteria in the crowd, everybody loves them, they are the Don Juan's of the game.
Umpires • In cricket there are three umpires two of them monitor game on the field and the third one monitoring on the screen, his decision to be the final decision in case of field umpire is not sure about decision. Its players moral duty to respect their judgement .
Rules of Playing Cricket • Cricket is a sport in which two teams play. It can go from a few hours to days and is similar to baseball in its concept. It has innings and runs and the opposite team tries to get them out. However the rules of the game are quite different and the play is nowhere near the same. From there being two batters on the field at once to there being no particular position for the outfield, it can get a little bit confusing.
Equipment In cricket there is a ball, bat, wickets and player gear. The ball is hard and covered in leather with raised stitches, weighing about five and a half ounces. It is usually red, however in night games a white ball is sometimes used for visibility. The bat is made of willow and is round on one side and flat on the other. It is held to a cane handle. There are two wickets made of three stumps with two bails on top. The bails are wooden pieces that sit on top the stumps in grooves. The stumps are posts 32 inches high that are stuck into the ground. The player gear consists of pants and shirt, shoes with spikes for grip, pads, gloves and a helmet (when batting).
Playing Deciding who goes first is based on a coin toss. There are eleven players in the outfield and the game starts with the first pitch, which is actually more of a bowling motion. There are two wickets set up in the middle of the field several yards apart. The bowler, or pitcher, stands in the field behind a wicket. Another outfielder, called a wicket keeper, stands on the other side of the other wicket, to catch the ball that the batter might miss. So these two players stand in the middle of the field with both wickets between them. There are two batters on the field. One is the striker and is farther from the bowler. He stands next to the wicket that is closest to the wicket keeper. The other is the non-striker, which stands next to the wicket that is closest to the bowler. The bowler throws to the farthest wicket. The batter can attempt to hit the ball. If missed, the wicket keeper will catch the ball. If he hits it, both batters run. When a bowler has played six balls, then that bowler is over and another field player comes up to take his place.
Outs When a batter is out, then another batter will come in to take his place. Of the two batters on the field, the one that did not get out stays on the field. When there are 10 outs, there is no possibility to have another player take another's place and that half of the inning is over. The teams will then switch places. There are multiple ways to get out. A fielder can catch a batted ball and if he does not step over the boundary the batter is out. If a ball is missed by the batter and the ball breaks the wicket. If a batter runs on a hit and a fielder breaks the wicket during the run. If the batter touches a wicket while hitting the ball or taking off on a run, he will be out. If a batter touches the ball without permission or obstructs play other than running his normal path, he will be out. And if a new batter takes too long to enter the field of play, he can be called out.
Runs When the ball has been hit by the batter, both the striker batter and the non-striker batter can score by running a path out and back to their original spot. They earn one score for running out and another if they make it back. The bats are taken with them. They have to touch a spot on the opposite side with their bat and then are allowed to return. They do not have to run.
How many countries play cricket Cricket is being played in many countries. However, only the following ten countries, which are full Members of ICC are authorised to play international Test Cricket.1) Australia 2) Bangladesh 3) England 4) India 5) New Zealand 6) Pakistan 7) South Africa 8) Sri Lanka 9) West Indies 10) Zimbabwe
Cricket world cup • The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years. The tournament is the world's fourth-largest and fourth-most-viewed sporting event. According to the ICC, it is the most important tournament and the pinnacle of achievement in the sport. The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1975. A separate Women's Cricket World Cup has been held every four years since 1973.
Top player in cricket • Sir Ian Botham • Sir Donald Bradman (1908 - 2001) • Andrew Flintoff (1977 –) • ImranKhan (1952 –) • Brian Charles Lara (1969 –) • SanathJayasuriya (1969 –) • Glenn McGrath (1970 -) • SachinTendulkar (1973 –) • Shane Warne (1969 -)
Introduction of twenty20 • A new style of game has taken some of the cricketing world by storm. It is a whole new ball game, an enhancement of the one day game to make the game fast, furious and instant. It has had the effect of brining a new audience to the sport. It is full of action and appealing to the younger crowd. The purists of the game don't like it, but if it brings large crowds to watch cricket, it has to be good for the game overall.
20-Twenty Cricket Rules • These are general rules, which are being modified over time and they are not used in this form for each game or at all tournaments. • There are twenty overs only per side. • Each bowlers is restricted to a maximum of four overs. • Fielding restrictions in the first six overs - two fielders outside circle with a minimum of two stationary fielders. • Fielding restrictions for overs 7-20 - maximum five fielders allowed outside of circle. • A 'no-ball' is worth 2 runs, and the batsman gets a free hit after a no-ball. • Each side has just 80 minutes to get through their 20 overs. There is 15 minutes between innings. • There are run penalties for each over which hasn't been bowled in the allocated time. • The next batsman has 90 second after the fall of a wicket to get to the crease.
Cricket as Business • "Cricket is tightly in the grip of commerce in the sense that it has lost the sense of existing for any other purpose. The priorities of business can be witnessed in the supersaturating point reached by international competition: television demands a constant supply of new, live product, good or not. Turn on your television, flick idly between the Test match here, the IPL game there and the one-day international everywhere, and one sees not competition but content, created simply to be sold to the highest bidder. ‘Sport is business,’
