History of cricket[->0] Early cricket was at some time or another described as "a club striking a ball (like) the ancient games of club-ball‚ stool-ball‚ trap-ball‚ stob-ball".[3] Cricket can definitely be traced back to Tudor times in early 16th-century England. Written evidence exists of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward[->1]‚ the son of Edward I (Longshanks)[->2]‚ at Newenden‚ Kent in 1301[4] and there has been speculation‚ but no evidence‚ that this was a form of cricket. A number
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The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup is the tenth Cricket World Cup and is being played in Bangladesh‚ India‚ and Sri Lanka. It is Bangladesh’s first time co-hosting a World Cup. All matches in the World Cup will be accorded One Day International status‚ with all matches being played at 50 overs. Fourteen national cricket teams will compete in the tournament‚ including ten full members and four associate members.[1] The World Cup will take place between February and early April 2011‚ with the first match
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer‚ one of the greatest batsmen in Indian cricket history. The Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricket player to score 100 centuries in test matches and one day international matches organized by international cricket council. He has scored 51 centuries in Test matches and 49 centuries in one day international matches ODIs. He scored his 100th international century on 16 March 2012‚ against Bangladesh at thresher-e-Bangla National Stadium
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theme as Beyond a Boundary is the film‚ “Lagaan.” Lagaan’s overall theme also revolves around the game of cricket. In the film‚ a small village set in the Victorian period of British rule and colonization‚ and they are burdened with a drought and high taxes to pay. The villagers find themselves with an opportunity to relieve themselves of this tax if they play the unfamiliar game of cricket against British
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camaraderie and friendly rivalry that cricket brings to these Caribbean countries as well as how cricket acts as a factor in integrating the territories. Furthermore‚ this piece brings attention to serious gender issues. “Cricket is‚ and has been‚ the single most powerful integrating factor in creating and fashioning a unique Caribbean identity.”1 This theme is explored in that this piece had begun with the narrator lamenting the fact that Trinidad had lost the cricket match to the Combined Islands (Tanti
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Cricket‚ my favourite game‚ is one of the most popular games all over the world. Though many people of the world have been playing cricket‚ very few players have made their mark in cricket. Many of them are admired‚ but my special admiration goes to all-time-great Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar‚ the name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers and captains all around the world. The Star of Indian Cricket‚ more like a GOD in India‚ is the best player ever gifted to the game of
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the nation and other cricket playing nations worldwide. Money is being poured into cricket like never before. Corporate cricket is well underway. Is this corporatisation going to be a boon or bane for the game of cricket? The corporate culture will definitely bring about a heavy burden of accountability at all times‚ which in a sport like cricket (where in almost anything can happen) is quite unlikely. The players will end up having a few bad days and a few good ones. Cricket is after all a game
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Can Cricket Cause Crises….? Hi my name is Charan. I would like to have a Justifying answer for the question posed above in simple 6 minutes. Why Cricket…??? Big numbers: BCCI currently has highest income of any national cricket board‚ with revenue of 868crores.BCCI had registered a profit of 382.36crores for 2011-12’.BCCI keeping its reputation of being India’s richest sporting body intact‚ BCCI has paid taxes to the tune of 250crore. Costly rights: The global media rights
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Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad? Commercialisation in health care basically means setting up private owned hospitals which in turn are the ones set on the business ethics of profit. But this does not mean that there is no proper treatment. Its true that the charges are more and in India where there are so many poor people cannot afford such high charges. The govt hospitals draw a lot of people as because the charges are reasonably low and has some fine experienced doctors and
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Title : Measuring the rate of oxygen uptake. Objectives : 1. To demonstrate the uptake of oxygen in respiration. 2. To measure the rate at which an organism respires. 3. To learn how to set up the apparatus for respirometers. Introduction : Respirometer A respirometer is a device that been used to measure the rate of respiration of a living organism. This can be measured by calculating the rate of exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. A simple respirometer designed to measure oxygen
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