Basics of Cricket
Cricket is an outdoor game originated in England in the late 16th century.It consists of a bat(wooden stick) and a ball which weighs 5.75 ounces/ 163g and has a circumference of 9 inches (23 cm). It is a team sport consisting of two teams of eleven players each. It is generally played on a cricket field. The field is usually oval or circular in shape and its circumference is called its boundary. The centre of the field is a rectangular pitch of 22 yards (20m) with wickets on each end. Each team comprises of a batsman, a bowler,and a fielder. It also has an all-rounder which can both bat and ball. A set of six balls is called an over. The competitive matches can be of different formats, like one-day international(50-over format),T20i(20-over format).There is also another format called the "Test" where it is played over 5-days with 90 overs per day in which each team bats for a maximum two times. Cricket is played when a player from the fielding team, called the bowler,&