| Cricket in India comes very naturally to everyone as | | | | blessed that the Cricketing God of this country |
| if it is ingrained in our DNA. The evolution of Cricket in | | | | Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has made the |
| India dates back to the times of English Rule when | | | | phenomenal contribution to the game and made the |
| Britishers ruled the country for over two centuries. | | | | entire world to respect and admire the Indian talent |
| Indian learned the game from its rulers and later | | | | and calibre for the game. |
| when India got independent, Cricket lured the Indians | | | | Tendulkar has been creating milestones since past 19 |
| and gradually generated a massive fan following. | | | | glorious and shining years of playing Cricket. Today, |
| Today, no other Sports command such an extreme | | | | he is a proud owner of most of the batting records |
| level of attention, commerce and passion as Cricket. | | | | including highest number of centuries and runs in both |
| It has become a way of people to vent out their | | | | the Test and One day version of the game. |
| feelings and show their emotions unabashedly. Truly, | | | | With the time, Indian Cricket has become associated |
| it is remarkable to see how one game can bind the | | | | with the commerce and got completely |
| entire nation and evokes the feeling of nationalism. | | | | commercialized. The Cricket has become the highly |
| Winning the World Cup in 1983 was the momentous | | | | paid Sports in the country where a Cricket player |
| event in the Indian history and Cricket was firmly | | | | earns on par with a Bollywood celebrity. |
| rooted in the minds of Indian and its popularity sky | | | | Not only the money, this game generates immense |
| rocketed among the Indian audience. Kapil Dev, | | | | popularity and names like Sachin, Ganguly, Dhoni etc |
| Gavaskar and Amarnath were become living legends | | | | are very common in each house. Discussion about |
| by making the entire nation proud. It had been long | | | | Cricket is a favourite pastime for people in India and |
| that Indians were suppressed and dominated by the | | | | every other person seems to have an expert advice |
| powers of the world and this win gave them the | | | | of its own. |
| rare moment of glory and achievement. | | | | Overall, this game captivates the Indian psyche and |
| The spark ignited by the Kapil Dev's team spread like | | | | evokes extreme level of fervour among the |
| a wild fire and soon there was a plethora of | | | | audience. It is in true sense, a Sports religion of India. |
| cricketing talent all over the country. Indian were | | | | |