By Wai Yan

10.03.2017

CONTENTS

How to play cricket (Guide)

Cricket (IPL) teams

Famous cricketers

Cricket stadiums

Cricket Equipment

Cricket events

How to play cricket

Cricket is a game that requires physical agility to bat, bowl and field. In a cricket game, 2 teams of 11 players each play at one time to bat and field. The game begins with the captains of both teams and the match referee gathering for the toss. The toss winning captain is allowed to choose to bat or field first. Umpires have a key role in the whole game as they monitor it. They decide whether the batsman is out or not. They decide on no balls and wide balls. Their decisions are made by checking the recorded footages carefully. Their greatest responsibility is to ensure that both teams are playing according to the rules.

A glimpse of the game

• 2 batsmen from the batting side and 11 players from the fielding side takes positions. The game begins with the opening bowler from the fielding side bowling to one of the opening batsmen. The batsman hits the balls bowled at them and score runs (points) by running to each stump back and forth. If the batsman hits a ball and that ball bounces, and if that ball touches or goes over the boundary line the batting team gets 4 runs. If the batsman hits the ball and that ball goes right over of the boundary line without bouncing the batting team gets 6 runs. The fielders attempt to stop the ball that was hit and even catch them to get the batsman out. The batsman can also be out of the game when a ball hits the stump. Each bowler gets to bowl 6 legal deliveries to call it an over. The bowling and batting ends change after the completion of every over. An inning is deemed as complete if all the batsmen of the batting team are out or the bowling team has bowled to their full quota of overs. An inning is made up of 50 overs which are 300 bowled deliveries. So there are a 100 overs or 600 bowled deliveries in a cricket match since there are 2 innings made by each 2 teams. The first inning is made by the first batting team of the match. The second inning is made by the second batting team or in other words the first fielding team of the match. When the first batting team has made their innings, in order to win, the second batting team must score higher runs than the first batting team. If both teams score the same number of runs then they look at the wickets to see which team won. The team with the more wickets loses. Even if both teams score the same number of runs and have the same number of wickets then the match is counted as a tie.

I.P.L Cricket Teams

IPL TEAMS

Delhi Daredevils

Kings XI Punjab

Kolkata Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians

Royal ChallengersBangalore

Sun risers Hyderabad

Rising PuneSuper Giants

Gujarat Lions

I.P.L Logo

Extra Note:

107 countries recognized by the I.C.C (International Cricket Council) play cricket and have their own national teams.

Famouscricketers

Famous cricketers

M.S DhoniCaptain of Team India

Shahid AfridiCaptain of Team Pakistan

Sachin TendulkarRetired Captain of Team India

Shoaib AkhtarPakistan Cricketer

Fastest Bowler In The History Of Cricket

Brian LaraTrinidadian Cricketer

Fast Bowler

Chris GayleJamaican CricketerStrongest Batsman

Lasith MalingaSri Lankan Cricketer

Second Fastest Bowler

Karun NairIndian Cricketer

Right Handed Batsman & A Off Break Bowler

Ravindra JadejaIndian Cricketer

Left Arm Orthodox Bowler

Yuvraj SinghIndian CricketerLeft Handed Batsman

Brett LeeAustralian CricketerAlso A Film Actor

Muttiah MuralitharanSri Lankan Cricketer

Cricket Stadiums

Requirements of a Cricket Stadium

The playing area shall be a minimum of 137.16 meters from boundary to boundary. It consists of a large oval-shaped grassy ground. There are no fixed dimensions for the field but its diameter usually varies between 137 meters and 150 meters. It also consists of a pitch. The pitch needs to have a central strip of the cricket field between the wickets. The pitch must be 20.12 meters long and 3.05 meters wide. The surface of the pitch is flat and covered with extremely short grass though this grass is soon removed at the ends of the pitch.

Cricket Equipment

CRICKET EQUIPMENT THAT CRICKETERS USE

Ball: A red, white or pink ball with a cork base, wrapped in twine covered with leather.

Bat: The wood that is used for the bat is from Kashmir or English Willow Tree. The bat cannot be more than 96.5 cm long and 10.8 cm wide. The bat has a long handle and

one side has a smooth face.

Gloves: For batsman and wicket keepers, used to protect the hand from the impact of the bowled ball.

Pads: Equipment used by batters to protect

their legs from injuries while playing. Pads were made from canvas which had cotton stuffing inserted

between stitched-in cane wood strips that ran vertically up to the knee roll.

CRICKET EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE GAME

Stumps: Three wooden poles together with the bails

form the wicket.

Bails: Two crosspieces made of wood placed on top of the stumps.

Boundaries: A rope demarcating the perimeter of the field

known as the boundary.

Bails

Stumps

Boundaries

Cricket Events

ICC World Cup - Held once every four years ICC World Twenty 20 - Held once every two years ICC Champions Trophy - Held once every two years ICC Women’s World Cup - Held once every four years ICC Intercontinental Cup - Held once every two years ICC World Cricket League - Held once every two years ICC Women’s Championship - Held once every two years

CRICKET