| Since the very early days; man evolved many things | | | | Bangladesh, Kenya, UAE and Canada have also |
| to express his latent talent. Sports are the invention | | | | entered the world of cricket. A total of nine world |
| of this latent talent. There are innumerable sports | | | | cups, including ongoing one in West Indies has been |
| which are played all over the world. All have their | | | | played till date. Australia has been most successful |
| own significance and value for its players. Some | | | | team in the world who has won this prestigious title |
| sports are very popular and eagerly followed and | | | | three times. West Indies have won it twice while |
| loved while some are not equally popular. Cricket is | | | | Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka have won it once. |
| one of the most popularly viewed games in the | | | | Cricket has given many famous personalities to the |
| world. It has gained great popularity in recent time. | | | | sports world. Fans all over are crazy to catch a |
| There is craziness and enthusiasm among cricket fan | | | | glimpse of their favorite cricketers. A number of |
| is the reason that has contributed a lot in making the | | | | records has been made and broken in the game of |
| game quite popular. What is cricket? Cricket is a | | | | cricket. This has contributed towards bringing |
| game played in open big green field. There are two | | | | cricketers into the limelight. Cricketers all over the |
| teams and each has eleven players including one | | | | world are revered and respected by flowers of the |
| captain, one wicket keeper and remaining being | | | | game. Cricket is game of passion and enthusiasm for |
| batsmen and bowlers. Cricket is not a game of | | | | cricket fan. Popularity of cricket is growing day by |
| running or achieving target between pitches. If it had | | | | day. In, cricket nothing is certain and constant. Any |
| been so, it wouldn't have engulfed entire world in its | | | | player or team has capacity to turn match in its |
| grip. The whole world seems to be crazy behind the | | | | favor. A player or an entire team has to work hard |
| game of cricket. Two versions of cricket are played | | | | to prove their best abilities on the field. There are |
| in the present times. These are test match and | | | | very renowned personalities in cricket that are |
| one-day matches. Earlier, only test matches were | | | | remembered by almost all. Allen Border, Clive Lloyd, |
| played but with the introduction of the short version, | | | | Sunil Gavaskar, Imran Khan are some of the players |
| more and more people have become attracted to | | | | who are remembered by all. Now, cricket is no more |
| the game. There were only few countries like | | | | the medium of self-expression. It involves money, |
| England and Australia, which would play cricket in | | | | name and fame for cricketers as well as for member |
| beginning. But the popularity of cricket attracted | | | | of cricket board. Cricket, now has become a medium |
| even those countries that were not playing test | | | | of making money for some aspiring youngsters. |
| match. Afterwards, West Indies, New Zealand, India, | | | | Cricket has evolved some new stories in recent past. |
| Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and more recently | | | | Cricket's name is, now associated with controversies. |