Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 11 players. One team bats to score runs, and the other bowls and fields to stop them. Popular formats include:

  • Test (5 days)
  • ODI (50 overs)
  • T20 (20 overs)

Runs are scored by hitting the ball and running or hitting boundaries (4s and 6s). Players get out by being bowled, caught, run out, or LBW.

Famous players: Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Babar Azam, Ben Stokes.

Cricket is most popular in India, Australia, England, Pakistan, and South Africa.