Is cricket a curse for the other games in India? Cricket! Cricket! Cricket! Cricket has become the religion of India and the national anthem of the country‚ so much so that the word “sports” has become synonymous with cricket. Cricket runs as the life flowing blood through the veins of the multitude. The madness with which it has gripped the ignoramus masses of our country is evident from their complete capitulation to its god-like worship. Yes‚ cricket is the “god of sports” in India. I
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Rules LAW 1 Number of Players and Captain Nomination of Players NOTES (a) More or Less than Eleven Players a Side A match may be played by agreement between sides of more or less than eleven players but not more than eleven players may field. LAW 2 SUBSTITUTES AND RUNNERS: BATSMAN OR FIELDSMAN LEAVING THE FIELD: BATSMAN RETIRING: BATSMAN COMMENCING INNINGS LAW 3 THE UMPIRES Appointment Change of Umpire Special Conditions The Wickets Conduct and Implements LAW 4 THE
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21ST-CENTURY DEVELOPMENTS The advent of Twenty20 cricket (T20) and the wild success of the IPL in the first decade of the 21st century led to a period of great innovation in the game. The new‚ truncated form of the game privileged batting‚ partly by restricting the placement of fielders and shortening the boundaries. To counter free-scoring batsmen with heavy bats‚ bowlers began to perfect a great variety of different balls (deliveries). Disguise became an essential part of the bowler’s armoury
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Cricket world cup 2011 Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century‚ cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. Today‚ the game’s governing body‚ the International Cricket Council (ICC)‚ has 104 member
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“On The Grasshopper and The Cricket”? In the poem ‘On The Grasshopper and The Cricket’ by John Keats‚ the poet seems at a first glance to just to be describing a grasshopper and a cricket and how they inhabit a garden and the kitchen of a home respectively. However‚ once we understand the poem‚ it is not so straightforward. In the second to the sixth lines of the poem‚ it shows how carefree the life of a grasshopper is in the “summer luxury” as opposed to the cricket in the “lone winter”. As it
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sport of India is‚ at least a few would answer Cricket. Actually‚ the National Sport of India is Field Hockey. The hockey team members deserve better treatment and higher praise. Do we treat both the sports equally or are we biased towards any one? Today‚ it is obvious the Cricket is growing more popular. Dhoni fans are ubiquitous in India. Clearly‚ cricket influences the current Indian crowd significantly. But do we promptly conclude that Cricket is our national sport and take no notice of Hockey
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spectators. The cricket lovers plan their schedule well in advance as the dates for IPL matches are fixed much ahead‚ so that the real fans do not miss out a game. Everybody appears to be getting recharged after a IPL match. To add colour‚ the industrialists‚ cinestars and people at the helm of affairs mark their presence at this event in a grand manner. The aim of IPL tournament was initially to play cricket. But of late‚ it has become a pure source of entertainment. Unlike One-day cricket and test
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Gastronomy 1 GWIR Assignment Trying to narrow down my favourite food wasn’t very easy‚ but if I had to choose one‚ it would have to be pasta. The reason being is that pasta can be dressed up in so many different types of sauces and there are many different types of noodles. I also like the fact that pasta is such an old type of food but is still loved by everyone. There are stories that say that Marco Polo brought pasta back when returning from one of his journeys to China‚ but in fact that is
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In the sport of cricket‚ bowling is the action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler. The act of bowling the ball towards the batsman is called a ball or a delivery. In the sport of cricket there are laws that govern how a ball can be bowled. If a ball is bowled illegally‚ an umpire will call it a ‘no ball’. If a ball is bowled too wide or high for the batsman to be able to hit it‚ an umpire will rule it a ‘wide’. There are other types of illegal
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letter to your younger brother asking him not to be involved in Drug addiction/Smoking. 2. Write a letter to your brother advising him to read English newspaper. 3. Write a letter to your friend describing him the opening ceremony of world cup cricket 2011. 4. Write a letter to your friend telling him what you intend to do after your graduation. 5. Write a letter to your younger brother asking him not to be involved in Drug Addiction. 6. Write an application to the principal of your college
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