| Records have always fascinated human beings, | | | | and public interest in the game. Cricket records can |
| whether they are any kind of records, and especially | | | | also give a player the competitive edge when it is |
| if it has to do with the game of cricket then we all | | | | concerned on being selected in a national team or |
| become alert and crazy. If one remembers the | | | | even for playing at an international level. As we all |
| history of cricket then the facts shows that records | | | | aware that the recently concluded 2007 world cup |
| have been generated for more 1000 years, and | | | | had set its own cricket records. For instance, the |
| detailed records have been kept since the first test | | | | Indian team emerged as the ones with the highest |
| match in 1877. By nature, the game has created vast | | | | team total of 413 against Bermuda in the 19th match |
| amounts of statistics and records, as well as a rich | | | | of the 2007 World Cup. In this particular match India |
| collection of cricket terms and stories. | | | | also tied a type of cricket records with South Africa |
| In fact, ask any cricket enthusiast on records, he will | | | | and scored the most i.e. 18 sixes in a match. |
| be able to churn out ample of information on national | | | | The creation of cricket records also plays a major |
| and world records held by cricketers. However, the | | | | role in the life of a cricketer, the more personal |
| emergence of new players with talent creates new | | | | records the more fans to his credit. The past |
| cricket records and raises the benchmark for | | | | reference of his cricket records make the fans give |
| performance. It is also true that once a record has | | | | him a chance time and again as the fans realize that |
| been created it imprints the name of the player in | | | | if he has outperformed others once, he may yet do |
| the minds of his fans forever. However, creation of | | | | it again. To view the past cricket records, one just |
| new records does not diminish the precedence set | | | | have to click a button or a mouse of the computer |
| by earlier record holders.Cricket records have the | | | | and log on to the particular website to get |
| ability to drive a player's performance by setting a | | | | information. The Internet revolution that took over |
| benchmark for him. The player then strives to excel, | | | | the world a decade ago has made immense |
| creates a new record for himself and achieves that | | | | contribution to the game of cricket. Now the physical |
| prestigious position in the world of cricket. The game | | | | barriers are not significant anymore as people around |
| has acquired the high level of international popularity | | | | the world can have information on their players and |
| over the years has raised the importance of cricket | | | | their created cricket records. A player with more |
| records. | | | | cricket records is therefore also preferred by not |
| Now a player holding any kind of cricket records | | | | only by his regular fans but also the online fans on |
| instantly come into the limelight, thanks to the media | | | | the web. |