Introduced by the British to their "Empire", with Countries like India, Australia,Pakistan,Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand and other ex-colonies of the British and the current members of the commonwealth.
Well here's the thing, this game is about scoring runs when you have the bat in your hand and getting wickets(getting people out) when you have the ball in your hand.
11 players on each team(excluding reserves - usually 5), with 2 teams. Each team gets to bat and bowl. 3 umpires , with two umpires on the field and another infront of replay camera screens to confirm a decision if the other two umpires are unable to come to a decision
Some terms to know:
i)an OVER - is made up of 6 balls (in ODI's, 50 overs are bowled)
ii) A RUN - When both batsmen run the whole length of the pitch once
iii)4 RUNS - When the ball , hit by the batsman reaches the
boundary with one or more bounces.
iv)6 RUNS - When the ball hit by the batsman falls beyond the boundary without any bounces.
v) 2 or 3 RUNS - The maximum number of runs that can be achieved by physically running between wickets is 3.
vi) OUT -
a)When the ball bowled from the bowler hits the wickets, known as bowled out.
b)When the ball hit by the batsmen is caught by a field or wicketkeeper before it hits the ground.
c)When the batsmen blocks the ball from the wickets with the use of his leg pads known as LBW ( Leg Before Wicket). Usually decided by the umpire.
d)When the fielder or wicket keeper hits the wicket with the ball before the batsmen is able to complete his run. This is known as RUN OUT.
vii) Wide
When a ball is bowled a certain distance away from the batsman. A run is given to the batting side in return.
viii) No Ball
When the bowler crosses a line on the path on which he is bowling. A batsman cannot get out on this ball. Another ball is awarded to the batsman.
There are 2 kinds of games in cricket : 1.Test Match
2.One day internationals(ODI)
1. Test Matches are 5 days long. The goal of the test match is to score as many runs as possible and then hand over the bat to the other team and see if they can beat that score. A team can win in two ways in a test match;
a)By beating the score made by the opposing team,
b)Bowling all the opposing players out before they beat their score.
The game can end in a draw, which is common in test cricket, although this kind of draw is not like football or any other sport.
The teams will draw the game, if a team is unable to bowl all the players out and that team is unable to make the required runs before the specified time.
2. One day internationals(ODI's)
This version is the more exciting version of cricket. Where there can only be two kinds of results , either a win or a draw and very rarely is there a draw.
The first team to bat will have to the task of making a score that will be difficult for the opponent to overcome. At the same time the opponents will try to prevent a significant score with their bowling. Each team is allowed 50 overs to bowl.
Fielding
Theres a name for almost all the positions on the field in cricket. These are most common places a team is placed for fielding.
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