CRICKET- POPULAR SPORT OF INDIA!!

Cricket is a sport played by two competing sides (teams) each with 11 members. It is a game played with bat and ball.

 It is played on a field, and its centre is a 22-yard pitch with a wicket on both sides with two bails balanced on the three stumps. The two players from one team (striker and non-striker) stand in front of both of the wickets/stumps.

Behind the stumps is a wicketkeeper from the competing team behind the striker. His/ Her role is to catch the ball from behind and hit the bails. The striker's goal is to hit the bowled ball and exchange runs with the non-striker.

The player batting can be out in different ways like- run out, bowled, lbw, catch, etc.

Different Formats of Cricket!

T20- Twenty20 ( A game of 20 overs- meaning each over has 6 balls- 120 balls game)

ODI- One Day International (Match of 50 Overs- 300 Balls game)

Test- Innings played

Famous Cricket Players of INDIA:

 1) Virat Kohli- Virat Kohli is considered to be the best batsman. His Cover drives are impeccable. He is referred to as the King of Cricket.

2) MS Dhoni- The best wicketkeeper according to Indian fans. His captaincy has been iconic and India won the ODI WC 2011 under his captaincy. He is referred to as the COOL CAPTAIN.

3) Sachin Tendulkar- Another batsman who has contributed a lot to Indian cricket. Also referred to as the GOD of Cricket

Many More players like Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Zaheer Khan and Many yet to name with contributed something extraordinary.

And Finally, after 17 Years India won the T20I Trophy under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma!

CONCLUSION!

Cricket is a vast and very big game which cannot be just told in a small article. It is something which can be understood by watching and the thrill of watching your favourite cricketers play is extraordinary!