Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a rectangular pitch, aiming to score more runs than the opposing team. The game has historical roots dating back to 16th-century England and has evolved into a significant international sport governed by the ICC. The Indian cricket team, established in the 18th century, has risen to prominence, currently ranking second in Tests, first in ODIs, and second in T20s under captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

1. THE GAME I LIKE THE MOST IS
“CRICKET”

2. CRICKET between two teams of
Cricket is a Bat and Ball game played
11 players on a field, at the centre of which is a rectangular
22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many
runs as possible while the other team bows and fields, trying
to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the
batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting
the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch
and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The
teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an
innings. Cricket was first played in southern England in the
16th of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to
cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century
the first international matches were being held. The ICC, the
game's governing body, has ten full members. The game is
played
particularly
in
Australasia,
the
Indian
subcontinent, the West Indies, Southern Africa and England.
The objective of each team is to score more runs than the
other team. In Test cricket, it is necessary to score the most
runs and dismiss the opposition twice in order to win the
match, which would otherwise be drawn.

3. The history of cricket to 1725 traces the Sport’s development from
its perceived origins to the stage where it had become a major sport
in England and had been introduced to other countries. The earliest
definite reference to cricket occurs in 1598 and makes clear that the
sport was being played c.1550, but its true origin is a mystery. The
sparse information available about cricket's early years suggests
that it was originally a children's game. Then, at the beginning of the
17th century, it was taken up by working men. During the reign of
Charles I, the gentry took an increased interest as patrons and
occasionally as players. By the time of the Hanoverian
succession, investment in cricket had created the professional
player, thus establishing the sport as a popular social activity in
London and the south of England. Meanwhile, English colonists had
introduced cricket to North America and the West Indies; and the
sailors and traders of the East India Company had taken it to the
Indian subcontinent.

4. PITCH AND CREASES
The pitch is 22 yards (20 m) or one chain in length between the
wickets and is 10 feet (3.0 m) wide. It is a flat surface and has
very short grass that tends to be worn away as the game
progresses. The "condition" of the pitch has a significant
bearing on the match and team tactics are always determined
with the state of the pitch, both current and anticipated, as a
deciding factor.
A bowling crease is 8 feet 8 inches (2.64 m) long with the
middle stump placed dead centre. The popping crease has the
same length, is parallel to the bowling crease and is 4 feet
(1.2 m) in front of the wicket. The return creases are
perpendicular to the other two; they are adjoined to the ends of
the popping crease and are drawn through the ends of the
bowling crease to a length of at least 8 feet (2.4 m).

5. WICKETS
Each wicket consists of
three
wooden
stumps
placed in a straight line and
surmounted by two wooden
crosspieces called bails; the
total height of the wicket
including bails is 28.5
inches (720 mm) and the
combined width of the
three stumps is 9 inches
(230 mm).

6. CRICKET BALL
Hard,
cork
and
string
ball, covered with leather. A bit like a
baseball (in size and hardness), but
the leather covering is thicker and
joined in two hemispheres, not in a
tennis ball pattern. The seam is thus
like an equator, and the stitching is
raised slightly. The circumference is
between 224 and 229 millimeters
(8.81 to 9.00 inches), and the ball
weighs between 156 and 63 grams
(5.5 to 5.75 ounces). Traditionally the
ball is dyed red, with the stitching left
white. Nowadays white balls are also

7. Blade made of willow, flat on one side,
humped on the other for strength,
attached to a sturdy cane handle. The
blade has a maximum width of 108
millimeters (4.25 inches) and the whole
bat has a maximum length of 965
millimeters (38 inches).

8. PADS, BAT, BALL, HELMET AND
GLOVES

9. TEAM STRUCTURE
A team consists of eleven players. Depending on his or her primary
skills, a player may be classified as a specialist batsman or bowler. A wellbalanced team usually has five or six specialist batsmen and four or five
specialist bowlers. Teams nearly always include a specialist wicket-keeper
because of the importance of this fielding position. Each team is headed by
a captain who is responsible for making tactical decisions such as
determining the batting order, the placement of fielders and the rotation of
bowlers.
A player who excels in both batting and bowling is known as an allrounder. One who excels as a batsman and wicket-keeper is known as a
"wicket-keeper/batsman", sometimes regarded as a type of all-rounder.
True all-rounders are rare as most players focus on either batting or
bowling skills.

10. Bye
 No ball
 Wide
 Leg bye


11. DISMISSALS (OUTS)






Bold or Clean Bold
Caught
Leg before wicket {lbw}
Run out
Stumped
Hit wicket

12. STATISTICS
Innings
 Not outs
 Runs
 Batting and Bowling Average
 Centuries (100)
 Balls Faced
 Strike Rate
 Balls
 Maiden Overs & Overs
 Runs
 Wickets
 Extras


13. TYPES OF MATCHES

Test cricket is the highest standard of firstclass
cricket.
A
Test
match
is
an
international
fixture
between
teams
representing those countries that are Full
Members of the ICC. It is played for 5 days
and both teams play 2-2 innings.

ODI {One Day International} is played for
50-50 overs having 6balls / over.

14. ABOUT
SOME
CRICKETER

15. SIR DON BRADMAN

16. BRIAN LARA

17. RAHUL DRAVID
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
164
344
298
449
Runs scored
13,288
10,889
23,794
15,271
Batting average
52.31
39.16
55.33
42.30
100s/50s
36/63
12/83
68/117
21/112
Top score
270
153
270
153
Balls bowled
120
186
617
477
Wickets
1
4
5
4
Bowling average
39.00
42.50
54.60
105.25
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
0
Best bowling
1/18
2/43
2/16
2/43
Catches/Stumping
210/0
196/14
353/1
233/17

18. SACHIN TENDULKAR
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
188
462
292
550
Runs scored
15,47
0
18,374
24,389
21,947
Batting average
55.44
44.81
58.62
45.53
100s/50s
51/65
49/96
78/111
60/113
Top score
248*
200*
248*
200*
Balls bowled
4,174
8,032
7,539
10,220
Wickets
45
154
70
201
Bowling average
54.33
44.32
61.95
42.11
5 wickets in innings
0
2
0
2
10 wickets in match
0
n/a
0
n/a
Best bowling
3/10
5/32
3/10
5/32
Catches/Stumping
113/–
140/–
181/–
175/–

19. GARFIELD SOBERS

20. THE INDIAN CRICKET TEAM

21. THE INDIAN CRICKET TEAM

22. THE INDIAN CRICKET TEAM :-

The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India.
Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI), it is a full member of theInternational
Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day
International (ODI) status.

23. DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM :
Although cricket was introduced to India by
European merchant sailors in the 18th century, and
the first cricket club in India was established
inCalcutta in 1792, India's national cricket team did
not play its first Test match until 25 June 1932
at Lord's.[2] They became the sixth team to be
granted Test cricket status.[3] In its first fifty
years of international cricket, India proved
weaker than Australia and England, winning only
35 of the 196 Test matches.[4] The
team, however, gained strength near the end of the
1970s with the emergence of players such as Sunil
Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and the Indian spin quartet —
Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivas
Venkataraghavan (both off spinners), Bhagwat
Chandrasekhar (a leg spinner), and Bishen Singh
Bedi (a left-arm spinner). Traditionally much
stronger at home than abroad, the Indian team has
improved its overseas form since the start of the

24. INDIAN RANK IN CRICKET:-

The Indian cricket team is currently
ranked second in Tests, first in ODIs and
second in T20Is by
the ICC.[6] Currently, Mahendra Singh
Dhoni is the captain in all forms of the
game while Duncan Fletcher is the
coach. Under the leadership of
Dhoni, the Indian team has set a
national record for most back-to-back
ODI wins (nine straight wins)[7] and has

26. Year
Round
Position
GP
W
L
T
NR
1975
Round 1
6/8
3
1
2
0
0
1979
Round 1
7/8
3
0
3
0
0
1983
Champions
1/8
8
6
2
0
0
1987
Third Place
3/8
7
5
2
0
0
1992
Round 1
7/9
8
2
5
0
1
1996
Third Place
3/12
7
4
3
0
0
1999
R2 (Super 6s)
6/12
8
4
4
0
0
2003
Runners-Up
2/14
11
9
2
0
0
2007
Round 1
10/16
3
1
2
0
0
2011
Champions
1/14
9
7
1
1
0
2015
-
–
–
–
–
–
–
2019
-
–
–
–
–
–
–
2023
-
–
–
–
–
–
–
Total
12/12
2 titles
67
39
26
1
1

27. WORLD TWENTY20 RECORD
Year
Round
Position
GP
W
L
T
NR
2007
Champions
1/12
7
4
1
1
1
2009
Super 8s
7/12
5
2
3
0
0
2010
Super 8s
8/12
5
2
3
0
0
2012
Super 8s
5/12
5
4
1
0
0
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2016
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
6/6
1 title
22
12
8
1
1

28. Other Major Tournaments
ICC Champions Trophy
Asia Cup
1998: Semi Finals
2000: Runners Up
2002: Joint Champions with
Sri Lanka
2004: Round 1
2006: Round 1
2009: Round 1
2013: Champions
1984: Champions
1986: Boycott
1988: Champions
1990/1991: Champions
1995: Champions
1997: Runners Up
2000: 3rd Place
2004: Runners Up
2008: Runners Up
2010: Champions
2012: 3rd Place

29. THANKS

30. CRICKET