The document summarizes the evolution of cricket in India. It traces the origins of cricket in India to the arrival of English sailors from the East India Company in 1737. It then outlines some of the major formats of cricket and lists India's biggest achievements, including winning the World Cup in 1983 and 2011 and becoming the number one ranked Test team in 2009. It also discusses how television, especially the Indian Premier League, has increased cricket's commercial value and popularity in India and worldwide.

1. EVOLUTION OF
INDIAN CRICKET

2. • The entire history of cricket in India and the
sub- continent as a whole is based on the
existence and development of the East India
Company.
• The first definite reference to cricket being
played anywhere in the sub-continent is a
report of English sailors of the East India
Company written in 1737.

3. The most important
formats of Cricket are:
1. Test Match
2.ODI
3.Twenty 20
4. Inter- country cricket.

4. Popularity of Different Formats:

5. CRICKET DRESS CODE:

6. Biggest achievements of Indian
Cricket Team:
• ICC World Cup of 1983 &
2011.
• ICC World T20, 2007.
• No.1 in ICC Test ranking,
2009.
• ICC Champions Trophy, 2002
& 2013.
• Asia Cup 6 times.
• Hero Cup 1993, Benson &
Hedges Cup 1985, Border
Gavaskar Trophy 2001, The
Coca-Cola Cup Sharjah1998,
NatWest Trophy 2002.

8. Cricket & Television:
 The game was first televised
by Kerry Packer, an
Australian television
business man.
 The Commercial value of
cricket increased as many
companies sponsored the
game. The game was very
popular and had millions of
viewers from all over the
world.

9. Eden Gardens,Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium,
MCA Pune International Cricket Centre
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, M. A.
Chidambaram Stadium, Sardar Patel Stadium, M.
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Wankhede Stadium

10. Events such as the advent of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
Twenty20 competition have had a huge social impact,
injecting new life and new money into Indian ( and world)
cricket, changing the way many Indians spend their evenings,
for almost 2 months of the year.
•IPL has not onIPL has not only drawn
“live” audience; it has attracted a vastly
increased television audience. IPL has
regularly surpassed all television shows,
often claiming top billing in terms of

11. IPL has not only drawn “live” audiance; it has
attracted a vastly increased the television audience .
IPL has regularly surpassed all television shows,
often claiming top billing in terms of ratings.

12. Future of Indian
Cricket??
Yes, it is and will always be!!!