As hockey is the national game of India, but circuit made a shadow on hockey by their achievements and popularity in India. Cricket is a worldwide game and playing all over the world. Cricket was born in England in 1739. The first match of Cricket was played between England and Australia in 1872. The most thrilling and suspenseful series of plays between England Australia is 'The Ashes.' 'The Ashes' plays in the format of Test. Cricket is affiliated with International Cricket Council ( ICC ). At present, the headquarter of ICC is in UAE.
As we all know that, India is a vast country not only in population also in areas. The history of cricket in India was started in 1932. Since that time, cricket is playing on a large scale in India. It gives several legends to India, like Kapil Dev, MD. Azhroodin, Yuvraj Singh, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, and MS Dhoni.
Basically, Cricket was started with the format of Test. But now, in present-day, it is playing in many formats like Test, ODI, T20, T10, etc. But if we talk about the format of international Cricket, matches are playing in the only three formats that is Test, ODI, and T20. The test is playing in for the Five Days, in which both teams play two innings. In ODI, it is played for 1 day for 50 overs by both sides thats why it is named Day International. In T20, it is played for 20 overs by both sides.
In India, people consider cricket as their religion. They also consider it as their festival and celebrating the whole year with new excitement and joy. They are always ready to cheer the Indian team. Everyone has their own favorite players and role models. They show their emotions for cricket. It strengthens the relationship with other countries and increases the sportsmanship spirit.
Cricket became the most-watched sport in India. Indians are crazy for cricket; they watch the sports while during work hours also. They are highly passionate about cricket. This is because they show their anger on display while watching the game. Ages don't matter, from children to old-aged people also love to watch cricket. Even business tycoons are also interested in cricket; they invest in their franchise team in the Indian Premier League ( IPL ). Indians are also crazing for IPL. IPL playing in the domestic stadium and people able to watch the games. During ipl even in free days children loves to play cricket whenever they are interested in their local area, streets. At the time of IPL, people stuck with the TVs for hours; they cheer for their franchise teams, even fighting with their family members to watch games. One of the biggest factors why cricket became popular in India is the online Fantasy game. It is popular almost by cricket. People are installing these types of apps and playing and also winning. Dream 11, MPL, Cricket Play, MY Circle 11.
Every year Indian domestic players are selected to the National teams, played for Indian Team, and fulfill their dreams. It helps in encouraging the the new players to came and make own platforms . Rohit sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni are the most popular cricketer these days; they have become the role models of the new players who will play cricket for National Teams.
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