CRICKET- A RELIGION IN INDIA Cricket: It is the word that gives my whole body an adrenaline rush. It is not just a game. It’s a religion. There’s only one religion that I follow‚ and that’s Cricket. I believe in only one god‚ that’s Sachin Tendulkar. This Indian is the best and most popular cricketer in the world. He’s my idol and it is fair to say that my ideals are shared by my countrymen. The country comes to a stop when a cricket match is being played. The roads are deserted‚ parties and
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Cricket (game)‚ a high-scoring outdoor bat-and-ball game played between teams of 11 players that originated in England over 500 years ago. A team sport exceeded in popularity worldwide only by soccer and basketball‚ cricket can be found in over 120 countries. The game has been played in the United States since the early 18th century. II. EQUIPMENT AND PLAYING AREA Cricket Basics Cricket Bowler Bob Willis Cricket Pitch Cricket Bowler Bob Willis
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Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on a roughly circular field‚ at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. Each team takes it in turn to bat‚ in which they attempt to accumulate as many runs as possible‚ while the other team fields‚ attempting to prevent the batting team scoring runs. Teams may bat once or twice each depending upon the format of the game. Each turn is known as an innings. The game progresses as one member of the fielding team known
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BASIC RULES OF ICE HOCKEY The objective of hockey is to score more goals than your opponent on their goaltender and to have fun! Playing Surface There are five (5) lines on the ice‚ two (2) goal lines (both at the end of the ice)‚ two (2) blue lines‚ separating the offensive/defensive zones from the neutral zone‚ and the centre red line. The red line is not in play when making stretch passes. Before the NHL lockout in the 2004-05 seasons‚ players could not make two lined passes; resulted
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Technology in Cricket Introduction: For a game as steeped in tradition as cricket is‚ the question of how much to rely on technology is a perennial and is now becoming increasingly complex. The Decision Review System has been controversial since it was first put in place. If anyone needed proof that cricket ’s new video-replay scheme‚ the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS)‚ has completely changed the sport‚ the Test series in which England have just slumped to defeat against Pakistan in
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Future of Test Cricket Big-time cricket all looks so rosy. It is at the start of a $1.1 billion (£550m) television rights deal for international tournaments‚ which should keep the wolf from the door until 2015.(ICC) It is weeks away from the quite astonishingly lucrative Indian Premier League(IPL)‚ a Twenty20 competition from which most of the leading cricketers in the world will reap rewards beyond their dreams and avarice. Money has done a lot of talking. Couldn’t be better? Don’t believe it.
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Crickets by Robert Olen Butler – an essay Coming to America can be difficult in itself. Adjusting to the cultural and social part of a new country is a big task when you’re a Vietnamese soldier who doesn’t speak a word of English. But when your only child is letting go of the central values that are a big part of your own world – you can’t stop to wonder what you can do to change this situation. This is the condition that Thieu‚ the main character of “Crickets”‚ finds himself in. “Crickets”
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IPL Super Patch For Cricket 07. Before Continuing‚ Please Make Sure You Have Gaurav’s Asian Windies Face Pack Installed. When You Install It‚ only install the faces‚ and not the roster from the pack. You May Continue If You Have The Face Pack Installed. YOU NEED TO READ THIS READ ME AFTER INSTALLING‚ TO FIND OUT HOW THE TOURNAMENTS WORK‚ YOU HAVE TO LOAD TOURNAMENTS INSTEAD OF CREATE THEM. THERE ARE SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT COME WITH THIS PATCH‚ YOU NEED TO READ TO KNOW HOW TO WORK THEM
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Sometimes in the cosmic journey‚ life contrives for kindred souls to cross paths: two people who may be separated geographically‚ ethnically‚ economically‚ even politically‚ but who are one at the most elemental‚ human level. As Angelo Mathews and Misbah-ul-Haq look across their battlements in Sri Lanka‚ they may meet each other’s gaze‚ and know they are a lot alike. The last time the two met in Tests‚ they could not have had more disparate days. Defending a 1-0 series lead‚ Mathews embraced
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Cricket-crazy Indians accept heroes in the field as their role models. They spend hours in front of TV to relish cricket match and taste bat and ball on wayside or here and there‚ wherever possible. Though‚ there have been many controversies yet the popularity of cricket has remained intact. Cricket matches are still something like grand feasts to eyes and mind. We cannot separate ourselves from cricket. Sports were earlier linked to good health because love for a game clearly means playing that
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