Cricket is English game that should be played on summer afternoon, with breaks for tea and sandwiches...
The British popularized this sport outside their country during 19th century. Many immigrants leaving Britain brought this game, and popularized it among population.
Cricket was invented in the vast fields of England, supposedly by shepherds who herded their flock. Now it is England's national game. After a century now, cricket stands in the international arena, with a place of its own.
It involves two teams with 11 players on each side. The aim is to score a lot of runs and make sure the other team does not reach that score.
Cricket is played in many formats, but the most popular are TEST CRICKET and ONE DAY cricket. In TEST cricket game goes on for 5 days, with each team batting twice - if time permits.
ONE DAY is the most popular format, with each team getting 300 balls to score runs. And the other team tries to outscore them within the same number of balls.
