We all know about how famous Cricket in worlds top most loved sports games. Cricket have Over 2.3 Billion fans all over the world. In current time ICC (International Cricket Council) handles all the cricketing Activities. Cricket produced many popular players and gave them a popularity as well. But is that we have any past knowledge about this Game?? If not, Than  let's see..

Birth:

Game firstly played in 16th Century in South-East England,But Cricket Established in 18th Century in South-East England. Onward it became the national game of there country. Crickets popularity gains in 19th and 20th century. Internationally matches start from 1844, First international cricket match played between UNITED STATES vs CANADA.In 1862 first Australian team visits England. But retrospectively the first Test match played between Australia and England in 1877 When they visited Australia, Match played at MCC (Melbourne Cricket Ground). For taking Cricket further and more inovative, Edition of limited overs Cricket found in the name on One Day Cricket Match. First International match was played in 1971, And letter in 1973 the first limited over Cricket world cup was played. In 2005 a limited overs Cricket form, 20-20 overs match. And letter first world cup played in 2007 in South Africa.

Playing Conditions :

Cricket match played between 2 sides and 11 players in each side. With 2 Ground umpires, 1 Tv umpire and 1 is match official. Match played at the centre of stadium where 22 yards of Cricket pitch with wicket of each side contain 2 bails balance on 3 stumps each side. Fielding side and bowling side tries to dismissed the batting side before they scored to much runs, While Batting Team tries to hit the ball and scored as much as runs before they bowled out or end of innings.

Playing Laws:

Laws are maintained by MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) London. Laws are defined in codes and senctions.




Cricket Field:

Cricket match played with bat & ball and played on cricket field, Between 2 sides contains Eleven players each side in huge stadium where thousands of spectators are present to watch the match. At the centre of stadium one Cricket Pitch with 3 stumps each side contains 2 bails balance on it. The field is normally a Round, Circular, and Oval shape the corner of every cricket field is market by Boundry. Which may be a combination of Rope and painted line or maybe a painted line only.
Approximately at the centre of cricket field there is one rectangular pitch on which a Target of Wooden called Wicket sited at each end. On the flatt surface 9.8 Feet (3 Meters) wide, 20 Meters (22 Yards) of wicket are placed. 
At the end of each wicket is made of three  wooden stumps sited contains two bails at topped. Pitch marked at both end with four white painted lines, That should be a Popping Crease, Bowling Crease and Two Return Crease. On the bowling crease three stumps are allign centrally, Which is 8.8 Feet long.

Formats Of The Games:

Now there are three formats of games are played: Test Cricket, One Day Cricket, 20-20 Cricket.
Test cricket played for 5 days and each day consists of almost 90 overs, That contains 2-2 innings both sides
One Day Game played for one day and both teams can play maximum of only 50 overs each.
The modern and famous format of game in 21st Century is 20-20 overs game, Both teams can play maximum of 20 overs each side.

Construction And Formation Of Game:

Before the game umpire tosses the coin to decide which team starts the inning. One team bat first and try to posted a huge amount of runs, In other end second team bowles a ball and field and try to bowled first team out on as less as score. After the complete of first innings the scenarios can be changed: Second team try to chase that runs and first team has to defend that score. Whoever have scored more runs that team wins the match.
Sometimes may be interruption in match happen in that case there have some specific rules made by MCC. If the rain interrupt the 5 days match there have no any rule. But in limited overs of cricket this scenarios can be changed as per conditions. There be a DuckWorth-Lewis-Stern Method play the role in that match.
Umpires have all Rights to stop the match in Bad Whether Condition or in Bad Light.

Equipments:

For playing cricket you need some important Equipments. Without this Equipments you are not eligible to play cricket.
The Equipments like: Bat, Ball, Batting Pads, Keeping Pads, Batting Gloves, Keeping Gloves, Cricket Helmet, Chest Guard, Arm Guard, Thigh Guard, Stumps, Bails, Abdominal Guard etc.

Clothes:

There may be a different coloured of clothes uses in cricket. For Test Cricket cricketers wear the White colour clothe, And for limited overs cricketers wear the colour clothes.

Fielding Positions:

In cricket fielders coverd all the ground in different fielding Positions: Wicketkeeper, Sleep, Gully, Point, Covers, SquareLeg, Midwicket, Long-on, Deep Midwicket, Silly Point, FineLeg, Long-off etc.

Important Roles:

Bowler- Bowler have there own special role in cricket is bowl the ball to batsman.
Batsman- Batsmans duty is to play the ball.
WicketKeeping- This one may be a under dog position in on cricket field. Wicketkeeper keeps the ball behind the stumps.
Umpire- Who have all the decision Rights.

Dismissals:

Many of the dismissal option are available for Fielders and for a bowlers: Bowled, Catch Out, Leg Before Wicket, Run out, Hit Wicket, Obstructing The field, Time-Out, Stumped Out, Handling The Ball.

Scoring Opportunities:

For batsmans and for teams there to many scoring Opportunities are available: If ball crossed the boundary line with one touch in field that gives a batsman or bowler a four runs, If ball goes direct over the fielder and crossed boundary line directly that gives a six runs to team and batsman. There many of options available: single Run, Double Run, Three Runs, No Ball, Wide Ball, Panelty Runs Etc.

Bowling Skills:

In cricket everyone have there own skills. But in bowling categories bowlers have to many skills to dismiss the batsman. Generally in bowling department have 2 categories: Fast bowlers and spin Ballers.
Fast bowlers are able to bowl the ball with high speed with lots of variation like: Bouncer, Yorker, Length Ball, Good Length, Short Ball, In Swing, Out Swing, Reverse Swing, Slow ball, etc.
Second category is Spin bowler, They can spin the ball away the batsman, they turn the ball with lots of variations like: Off Spin, Leg Spin, Googly, Arm ball, Chainaman, Straighter One, Left Arm Spin etc.

Batting Skills:

Batsmans are always a dominant in this game. In modern Cricket of game batsmans also develop lot of new skills.
They also have a to many Batting shorts in there book like: Cover Drive, On Drive, Lofted Shorts, Flick, Del Scoop, Switch Hit, Helicopter Shot, Reverse Swipe, Paddle Swipe, Swipe, Straight Drive etc.

Major Tournaments:

Ashes: Ashes is the biggest rivalry Test Cricket  Series in the world. Ashes played between England and Australia since 1882.
Mens One day Cricket world Cup: Biggest ever ICC tournament Which played after every 4 years to become a champion of the world. The first world was played in 1973. Most successful Cricket team in this format is Australia, They won this tournament 7 Times, which is highest ever.
ICC Champions Trophy: Champions Trophy played between full members Cricket sides in the world. This also can be happen after every 4 years. First champions trophy was played in 1998 in Bangladesh.
ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup: First world played in 2007 in South Africa. This can be played almost after 2 years. And it have a immediate and Serious impact on cricketing World.

Development In Women's Cricket:

First international match played between England and Australia in 1934, On the same year New Zealand Womens also joined them. Including Netherland Womens in 2007, 10 Test playing womens nation present. Women's cricket Council founded in 1958 and following in 2005 they merged with ICC.

Major Tournaments In Women's Cricket:

ICC Womens Cricket one day World Cup which held after every four years in different countries. First world cup played in 1973. Then in 2005 womens council merge with international cricket council to develop the womens Cricket all over the world.
Second major Tournament for Womens, Icc Womens 20-20 World Cup.



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