Cricket: Facts and Realities

In Asia, cricket is a well-liked sport. The majority of its fans are from the Indian subcontinent. You can notice that most kids prefer to play cricket over other sports in this part of Asia. In addition, individuals enjoy discussing cricket and watching cricket matches. Most spectators are typically from this region when international matches are held in stadiums. Even though it is very popular here, cricket originated in England.     

How is cricket played?

The game of cricket is a bat-and-ball contest between two teams of eleven players on a field with a pitch of 22 yards in the middle and wickets at either end made up of two bails balanced on three stumps. Although the bowling and fielding side tries to stop this, the batting side earns runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets. Being bowled, having the ball strike the stumps and knock the bails off, having the ball caught by the fielding side after it has been struck by the bat but before it hits the ground, or having the ball strike a wicket before the batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket are all examples of ways to be dismissed. The inning concludes and the sides switch roles once ten batters have been retired. In international matches, two umpires decide the contest, and a match referee and a third umpire also assist in deciding the outcome of the game. Two off-field scorers who keep track of the game's statistical data are in communication with them. 

                                 

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Types of cricket matches

Cricket is played in three different formats on a global scale. These are called Test matches, One-Day Internationals, and Twenty20 Internationals. These games are conducted by the International Cricket Council's authorized rules and regulations, and the ICC also supplies the match officials. Test matches are played with the white ball but One-day and Twenty20 matches are played with the white ball. Moreover, a Test match is played for five days whereas One-day  (50 overs) and Twenty20 (20 overs) are limited-overs matches.

Why are young generations of Bangladesh choosing cricket as a career? 

Cricket is the most popular sport in Bangladesh. People here love cricket as it is a part of their life. Moreover, it is a great source of entertainment. In addition,  people can become national players with proper training and guidance. Many children and teenagers join cricket clubs in hopes of becoming cricket players on the national team. National cricket players are really popular among the people as they are the heroes who play for the nation. Furthermore, a player on the national team gets a high salary and earns money by participating in various advertisements on television. With the desire of becoming popular and to get financial benefits, young people are choosing cricket as their career.   

 

Is cricket a safe sport? 

Cricket is normally played with a hard wooden ball. Of course, general people play cricket with soft balls but in club and domestic and international cricket matches are played with a wooden ball. Though players who wear safety equipment often get injured if the ball hits vulnerable spots. There are some death cases that have happened during some cricket matches. For example, Philip Hughes an Australian player died in a cricket match after getting hit by the ball in the back of the neck. Moreover, an Indian player named Raman Lamba died during a match after a ball hit his face. So, cricket is not actually a safe sport.    

Why is Bangladesh's national cricket team not progressing?   

In Bangladesh, people do not have suitable weather for their physical growth. Because of this bad weather, cricket players are physically weak compared to other players from different countries. As a result, Bangladeshi players cannot hit over-boundaries as much as other players from different countries and over-boundaries are really important as they can get a team to a good score. Furthermore, the weak domestic cricket structure is hampering the production of skilled players. So, upcoming players are not suitable for international matches, and the strength of the national team is decreasing as the team is lacking skilled players. BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board)  is in charge of overseeing cricket in Bangladesh. Though the organization is trying to improve the quality of cricket in Bangladesh, it is failing to do so because of the lack of proper management. Besides, corruption is taking over the cricket culture of Bangladesh. Because of corruption, every sector of cricket is now getting out of control and there is no care for improving cricket. Thus, the structure of cricket in Bangladesh is now getting destroyed day by day.    

 Future of Cricket 

Nowadays, cricket is getting popular outside Asia. Many people are loving this sport and some countries are creating national teams to compete with other countries. So, the competition in cricket will grow more in the near future.  After the appearance of Twenty20 cricket, we can see the big changes in cricket. New formats of cricket are now appearing which early fans of cricket did not expect. For example, T10 cricket which is played in 10 overs is now getting popular among the fans. Moreover, many rules of cricket have now changed the game. In the future, we will also witness many changes in this beautiful game.