Cricket

Cricket is one of the popular sport in the world.It is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centerof which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch.A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings.                            

Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, it had developed into the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. The ICC, the game's governing body, has ten full members.