| Ask any cricket enthusiast and he will be able to | | | | different countries have major fan followings ion |
| recall the national and world records held by cricket | | | | different countries across the globe. One can simply |
| players who then held the reign during the time | | | | visit a website dedicated to the game of cricket and |
| period till the existence of the cricket records. | | | | search out all necessary information about a player |
| However, the downside of cricket records is that it is | | | | from the cricket statistics and player and match |
| temporary in nature. The emergence of new players | | | | information that is present online. A player holding |
| with talent creates new cricket records and raises | | | | multiple cricket records immediately gains popularity |
| the benchmark for performance. It is also true; | | | | even among the internet surfers, thereby increasing |
| however, that once a record has been created it | | | | the number of profile visits that he gets from the |
| imprints the name of the player in the minds of his | | | | visitors to the site. A player with more cricket |
| fans forever. The creation of new records can also | | | | records is therefore also preferred by not only the |
| not diminish the precedence set by earlier cricket | | | | regular fans but also the online fans on the World |
| records. | | | | Wide Web. |
| Cricket records have the ability to drive a player's | | | | Even the recently concluded 2007 world cup had set |
| performance by setting a benchmark for him. The | | | | its own cricket records that laid precedence for |
| player then strives to excel, creates a new record | | | | following matches. The Indian team emerged as the |
| for himself and achieves that prestigious position in | | | | ones with the highest team total of 413 against |
| the world of cricket. The high level of international | | | | Bermuda in the 19th match of the 2007 World Cup. |
| popularity that the game of cricket has gained over | | | | In this particular match India also tied a type of |
| the years has further raised the importance of | | | | cricket records with South Africa and scored the |
| cricket records. Now a player holding any kind of | | | | most sixes (18) in a match. The cricket records |
| cricket records can instantly come into the limelight, | | | | created by India will ensure that the team is |
| thanks to the high level of media and public interest in | | | | remembered for the record creation in spite of the |
| the game. Cricket records can also give a player the | | | | team's dismissal in the league stage itself. The |
| competitive edge when it concerns questions of | | | | creation of cricket records also has a major |
| being selected in a national team or even for playing | | | | contribution in the life of a player who can be the |
| at an international level. | | | | fans idol one day and the fallen hero the next day |
| The internet revolution that took over the globe a | | | | itself. The past reference of his cricket records make |
| decade ago has also made its own contribution to | | | | the fans give him a chance time and again as the |
| the game of cricket. Now the physical barriers of | | | | fans realize that if he has outperformed others once, |
| country have been transcended through the internet | | | | he may yet do it again. |
| and all of a sudden even international players from | | | | |