⭐️CRICKET

 


Cricket is a famous game played in many countries of the world like England, India,Srilanka and 
Australia.It is a game played with a bat and ball. Two teams are needed to play, and eleven players are 
allowed in each side. Both teams have to bat and ball.The team that bats must score runs while the 
bowling team should stop them by taking wickets.
 There are umpires to make sure that rules are 
followed. The game is played on a field with a rectangular pitch on which batsmen play. Cricket is a 
global game loved by many.The team captains do the coin toss. The captain that wins gets to choose 
what they want to do first. Each of team has to bat and ball. 2 batsmen are allowed on the field and try to 
score a good amount of runs. The bowling team tries to ball them out to prevent this. A batsman can 
score a maximum of 6 runs in one ball. A bowler can ball six balls in each over. Umpires make sure that 
players follow the rules of the game. There are two umpires on the field, one that stands on the 
bowler’s end and another that stands on the square leg. Nowadays there is a third umpire off the 
ground as well as a match referee.
Cricket has three formats- T20, ODI and test. T20, also 
known as 20-20 is played for 20 overs by each team like IPL or Indian Premier League. ODI or One Day 
International is played for 50 over by each team and lasts the whole day. The test format is played for 
five days by the two teams with at least 90 overs per day.
Srilanka is also a country that play cricket .Now a days we are playing Asiacup at Dubai.
The first games of cricket were played in the 16th century in England and are the national sport of 
England. Throughout the 19th century, it spread throughout the world. Cricket is extremely popular in 
India, England and Australia as well as in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, South Africa, etc.
 The governing body is the International Cricket Council or ICC that makes the rules.Cricket 
attracts many people. Children play the game on the streets and in large open grounds. When cricket 
matches happen, the stadiums are filled with enthusiastic fans, and they cheer loud for their teams, 
which encourages the players
Many families sit in front of the 
TV and watch the whole game with many emotions and cheers. Today even women play cricket, and 
women’s cricket is slowly gaining popularity.So, cricket is a game that every one like.



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Oshada Meedum
Grade 9A
Christ Church Boys' College - Baddegama

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