why indian people like to play and see cricket?

Answer 1

Cricket is the unofficial national sport of India, and its development has been closely tied up with the history of the country, mirroring many of the political and cultural developments around issues such as race, caste, religion and nationality. Though cricket is indubitably the most popular sport in India, it is not the nation's national sport (a distinction held by field hockey).

Cricket, like field hockey, was first introduced to India by the British. The earliest recorded match was played in 1721[1] by British sailors on shore leave. With the expansion of British rule throughout the subcontinent, the British took the game with them wherever they went. However, the early history of the game was focused largely on the large cities, particularly Bombay (now Mumbai).

The first Indians to play the game at a high level were the Parsi minority in Bombay. Beginning in 1892, an annual match was played between the Parsis and the Europeans. In 1907, this became a triangular tournament with the Hindus fielding a team, and in 1912 a Muslim team entered what was for twenty years the biggest tournament in India—the Bombay Quadrangular.

Among the biggest stars in the early years of Indian cricket were the four Palwankar brothers, Shivram, Ganpat and Vithal but particularly the slow left-arm bowler, Palwankar Baloo. This was particularly noteworthy as the Palwankars were from one of the untouchable castes. Treated as equals on the cricket field, off-field they often faced discrimination. This changed slowly; however, Palwankar Vithal did eventually captain the Hindu team in the quadrangular.

The formation of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1929 led to a first Test match with England three years later. In 1935, the Ranji Trophy began; it continues to the present as the leading regional tournament in India, with each state fielding a team. The trophy was a deliberate attempt to avoid the communalism of the quadrangular tournament.
On winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup, Indian captain Kapil Dev (left) with the President (centre) and the Prime Minister

On winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup, Indian captain Kapil Dev (left) with the President (centre) and the Prime Minister (right)

The Indian cricket team has won one Cricket World Cup, in 1983. India also reached the finals in 2003, but lost to Australia. In recent years, Indian cricket has been marked by the intense and occasionally violent rivalry with Pakistan. Furthermore, there were several scandals related to match fixing and gambling, but these were not restricted to India; they plagued several different teams.

International cricket in India generally does not follow a fixed pattern like, for example, the English schedule under which the nation tours other countries during winter and plays at home during the summer. Generally, there has recently been a tendency to play more one-day matches than Test matches.

* Ranji Trophy - Founded as 'The Cricket Championship of India' at a meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in Indiain July 1934. The first Ranji Trophy fixtures took place in the 1934-35 season. Syed Mohammed Hadi of Hyderabad was the first batsman to score a century in the tournament. The Trophy was donated by H.H. Sir Bhupendra Singh Mahinder Baha-dur, Maharajah of Patiala in memory of His late Highness Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar. In the main, the Ranji Trophy is composed of teams representing the states that make up India. As the political states have multiplied, so have cricket teams, but not every state has a team. Some states have more than one cricket team, e.g. Maharashtra and Gujarat. There are also 'odd' teams like Railways, and Services representing the armed forces. The various teams used to be grouped into zones - North, West, East, Central and South - and the initial matches were played on a league basis within the zones. The top two (until 1991-92) and then top three teams (subsequent years) from each zone then played in a national knock-out competition. Starting with the 2002-03 season, the zonal system has been abandoned and a two-division structure has been adopted with two teams being promoted from the plate league and two relegated from the elite league. If the knockout matches are not finished they are decided on the first-innings lead.

See also Ranji Trophy

* Irani Trophy - The Irani Trophy tournament was conceived during the 1959-60 season to mark the completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship and was named after the late Z.R. Irani, who was associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from its inception in 1928, till his death in 1970 and a keen patron of the game. The first match, played between the Ranji Trophy champions and the Rest of India was played in 1959-60. For the first few years, it was played at the *** end of the season. Realising the importance of the fixture, the BCCI moved it to the beginning of the season. Since 1965-66, it has traditionally heralded the start of the new domestic season. The Irani Trophy game ranks very high in popularity and importance. It is one of the few domestic matches that is followed with keen interest by cricket lovers in the country. Leading players take part in the game which has often been a sort of selection trial to pick the Indian team for foreign tours.

See also Irani Trophy

* Duleep Trophy - The Duleep Trophy competition was started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1961-62 with the aim of providing a greater competitive edge in domestic cricket - because, apart from the knock-out stages of the Ranji Trophy, that competition proved predictable, with Bombay winning for fifteen consecutive years. The Duleep was also meant to help the selectors in assessing form. The original format was that five teams, drawn from the five zones, play each other on a knock-out basis. From the 1993-94 season, the competition has been converted to a league format.

See also Duleep Trophy

* Deodhar Trophy

Started in 1973-74 by Board of Control for Cricket in India, it is the current one-day cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket. 5 zonal teams - North zone, South zone, East zone, West zone and Central zone feature in the competition. North zone have won this competition 11th time.

See also Deodhar Trophy

* Challenger series

Started as the Challenger series by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1994-95 and later named as NKP Salve Challenger Trophy in 1998-99, the tournament features 3 teams: India senior, India A and India B playing each other. The tournament features the top 36 players from India

Answer 2

There are many Indians who do not have sufficient work. And cricketers earn more than any players of other games. Not only that, they become famours personalities, once they establish themselves in the game. Hence, people in India like to play cricket,
Further, it was a former colony ruled by England, who have started the game. All colonial states are into Cricket.

Answer 3

because they like cricket more than any other game and it's interesting to play and watch cricket matches.

Answer 4

INDIAN PEOPLE HAVE THE TENDENCY TO FOLLOW THE BRITISHERS.BEFORE THE INDEPENDENCE THE ONLY SPORT BRITISH PLAYS WAS CRICKET.SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH OF CRAP.INDIANS LIKE IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE GAME THEIR NATIONAL TEAM IS GOOD.MEDIA SHOWS ONLY CRICKET COVERAGE.I HATE THIS GAME .I WILL DEFINED CRICKET AS A BUNCH OF COWARDS RUNNING TO CAUGHT THEIR TESTIS LIKE BALL.THROWING IT OVER TO AN ******* WEARING GLOVES IN SUMMER.THEN A BITCHOLE RUN FAST TRYIG TO **** THE MAN WHO IS WEARING HELMET WITHOUT HAVING A VEHICLE.IF CRICKET FANS DONT LIKE IT THAN I GOT TWO WORDS FOR THEM SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Answer 5

Un-employment

Answer 6

because they like cricket more than any other game

Answer 7

Hahahaha. sturdy one. i've got continually enjoyed Rajnikant jokes, be it related to cricket or regardless of. this is unquestionably one of them. as quickly as Rajni's mattress room window grew to become into broken by ability of a newborn with cricket ball. Rajni gave the ball returned to the newborn and informed the boy to play slowly. Now that boy is universal as . . . . . . . . .. .. Rahul Dravid. :-) Edit: How approximately this one? as quickly as rajnikant grew to become into enjoying cricket in the monsoon.... and .... The rain grew to become into cancelled because of experience.

Answer 8

y do americans watch baseball. cricket is obvisly better than baseball and is the best. CRICKET RULES

Answer 9

not all people like cricket.

Answer 10

bcoz we have gr-8 heroes in cricket.