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