Basic things you must know about cricket

 CRICKET 

(Basic things to know)

- Originated from England

- Played among two teams

- Played by the selected 11 players in the team 

- 3 aspects of game : Batting, Bowling, Fielding.

- Two umpires in the field to take on field decisions.

- A third umpire to help the two on field umpires.

- 3 wooden sticks fixed on either side of the pitch called stumps or wicket. 

- Pitch length: 22 yards 

- Ball weight: 5.75 ounces

- Line which determines field size called boundary.

- Match stops if it starts to rain.

Pic: Cricket ground

How is cricket played? 

👉 Cricket is played by two teams. Each team has 11 players in the team. Before starting of play, there is toss where match referee, host and two captains are present. Whoever wins the toss gets to decide whether to bat or ball first. After toss, the batting team's two players come to bat. From bowling side, all 11 players come to the field. Fielders are kept in respective positions and the bowler delivers the ball. The batsman have to hit the ball and run across the pitch to score runs. If the ball crosses the boundary, batsman and batting team is awarded with 4 or 6 runs. The match stops if it starts to rain.

Pic: Coin toss