I am pretty sure that you all have heard of the great sport that is cricket. It may not necessarily be the most well paid sport, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt, that it is one of the most watched and loved sport around the world. I consider myself to be a cricket fanatic. I play cricket at the RSC cricket club, and I try to follow almost every cricket game in which India is playing because, obviously, I am from India and I love my country. A funny thing about India is that although its national sport is Hockey, cricket is a much more famous sport in India. One of the reasons India is famous for cricket is because of this guy. His name is Sudhir Gautam. He is spotted in every single India game, and is truly the most "die heart fan" of the Indian cricket team, and more importantly, of Sachin Tendulkar.
However, cricket, like any other sport, has its negatives. Over the years, many people have tragically died as a result of the cricket ball hitting them on the head as it flies off the bat. 2 of the latest tragedies that have occurred are the deaths of Australian International Philip Hughes and the Bengal U-19 state captain Ankit Keshri. These 2 incidents took everyone by shock, as the cricketing world had lost some of its finest talent.
Many people claim cricket to be the same as the sport of baseball. Although the concept is the same, where a "pitcher" throws a ball and the batter hits it, the rules of the game and the way it is played is completely different. For example, in baseball, there are 3 lives, or "strikes" before a batter gets out, but in cricket, there is only one life. Moreover, we are not allowed to throw the ball to the batter in the same way as baseball players do. It requires a complete roll of the arm, which is hard to put into words, so click here to see the basics of how to bowl!!
~Ruchir~
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