Indian Cricket
2007
ICC World Cup...more !
2007 Indian World
Cup Squad
Rahul Dravid (CAPTAIN)
Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
Robin Uthappa
Virender Sehwag
Yuvraj Singh
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WICKET KEEPER)
Dinesh Karthik
Zaheer Khan
Anil Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Ajit Agarkar
Irfan Pathan
Munaf Patel
Sri Sreesanth
In India cricket is a great pass time for kids of all ages.
It is very common to find the kids play "galli cricket " which
is "street cricket" after school. It is a very exciting game,
especially the one day cricket matches. The game has a world wide fan
base and Indian fans are by far the most fanatic. The cricket fever can be
contagious and you will surely get into the game if you start talking to a
cricket fan.
For those
of you who do not know what cricket is.
Well, Cricket is a team sport for two teams of eleven players each. A
formal game of cricket can last anything from an afternoon to several
days.
There is
One Day Cricket
and
5 Day Test Matches
One Day Cricket :
it is played in two ways : The first is limited
duration, in which a specific number of hours of playing time are
allocated and each team plays two innings. The second is limited overs, in which each team plays one innings of a
pre-determined number of overs
Test Matches : First class cricket matches are the most prestigious games, played at a
professional level. The top level games are international Test matches,
played between countries. There are also domestic first class cricket
competitions.
Test matches are played over five days, with six hours play each day.
Each day's play is divided into three sessions of two hours each,
with a 40 minute break between the first two session for lunch, and a 20
minute tea break between the last two sessions. A short drinks break is
taken once an hour, or more often in very hot weather.
Each team has two innings, usually played in alternating order. Each
innings is over when either ten batsmen are out, or the captain of the
batting side declares the innings closed . When all the innings are completed, the team with the most
runs wins. If there is a tie, the result stands, which is rare.
Although the game play and rules are very different, the basic concept
of cricket is similar to that of baseball. Teams bat in successive innings
and attempt to score runs, while the opposing team fields and
attempts to bring an end to the batting team's innings. After each team
has batted an equal number of innings (either one or two, depending on
conditions chosen before the game), the team with the most runs wins.
In cricket the
equipment needed is
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- Cricket Ball:
Hard, cork and string ball, covered with
leather white balls.
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Cricket
Bat : Is a blade made of willow, flat on one side, humped on the other for
strength, attached to a sturdy cane handle.
- Wickets :There are two wickets - wooden structures made up of a set of three
stumps topped by a pair of bails.
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- Stumps :Three wooden
posts. They have spikes extending from
their bottom end and are hammered into the ground. They are just close enough together that a
cricket ball cannot pass between them.
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- Bails : Two wooden crosspieces which sit in grooves atop the adjacent pairs
of stumps.
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- Protective
Gear: Pads, gloves, helmet, etc for batsmen to wear to prevent injury when
struck by the ball.
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- Shoes: Leather, usually with spiked soles for grip on the grass.
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- Clothing:
Long pants, shirt (long or short sleeved depending on the weather),
possibly a sleeveless or long-sleeved woolen pullover in cold
weather. For games played with a red ball, the clothing must be white
or cream. With a white ball, players usually wear uniforms in solid
team colors. Add a hat or cap to keep the sun off. There are no
regulations regarding identifying marks or numbers on clothing.
The Play
: The order in which the teams bat is determined by a
coin toss. The captain
of the side winning the toss may elect to bat or
field first.
All
eleven
players of the fielding team go out to field, two players of
the batting team go out to bat. The remainder of the batting team wait off
the field for their turn to bat. The fielding team disperses around the field, to positions designed to
stop runs being scored or to get batsmen out. One fielder is the bowler.
Another fielder is the wicket-keeper, who
wears a pair of webbed gloves designed for catching the ball and
protective pads covering the shins. He squats behind the opposite wicket.
There are several
ways of getting out: Caught, Bowled,
Leg Before Wicket,
Hit Wicket, Handle The
Ball, Obstructing The
Field, Hit The Ball
Twice, Timed
Out
Out of these methods of getting out, the first five are reasonably common, the last five
quite rare. The last three methods are almost never invoked.
The game is refereed by two umpires, who make all decisions on
the field and whose word is absolutely final.
The International Cricket Council overseas all
international cricket world-wide. The members are
currently: Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
During the cricket
season you will find cricket enthusiasts glued to the TV and radio
for scores and plays.
There are many
cricket leagues here in the United states.
Fantasy Cricket:
Just like Fantasy football there is Fantasy Cricket.
Cricket
Links on the Internet
- International
Cricket Council ICC is the official
world governing body for men's cricket
- Indiatimes
Cricket Find the latest news and photographs on Indian cricket
plus links to other sites.
123india.com
Cricket For live scores and news
CricInfo
The home for cricket on the Internet . A UK based site. Polls, Chat,
Reviews and more.
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