Oflate it is; one of the most popular sport in India. It is played with a bat and a ball of eleven people in each team and the sport has two teams. One team bowls and the other team bats the ball from the bowler and scores runs. They play on a level shaped field of grass. The play is between two ends known as wickets which consists of three stumps with two sticks connecting the stumps at the top and are called bail. The person who stands at the back of the wickets is called the wicket keeper and he is from the fielding team. The ;batsman turns to hit the ball with the flat side of the bat and tries to score runs running between the wickets. The man at the other end also should run fast to score and reach the wickesafely. A Test Match lasts for five days and a one day match is set with the number of over. The people who play cricket are cricketers. They wear white trousers, shirts with open neck and white boots with spikes. The wicket keeper and batsman wear long pads and gloves. The person who does the referee is called as an umpire. Cricket is a much sought out sport.
