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