Cricket is one of the exciting sport in the world’s. It is played by most countries in the world. Cricket is not that popular in the United States compared to the countries like India, England, Australia and many more. Cricket was discovered in Southern England before the 16th century. Cricket is a bat and ball game (similar to Baseball) played between two teams of eleven players each on a field. At the center of which is a rectangular twenty- two yard long pitch. The game is played by millions of players around the world, making it the world second most popular sport. Each team takes it turns to bat, attempting to score runs, while the other team fields. There is no green or red card foul in cricket like soccer. There are three types of player in cricket, they are called Batsmen, Bowler and All-rounder. Batsmen are the batter who bat very well, but are not good at bowling. Bowler are the pitcher (in term of baseball) who bowl well but cannot bats well. All-rounder is the players who are good at both bat and bowl.
My favorite team in cricket is India because I been supporting for 18 years and also I was born in India. My favorite player is MS Dhoni (Captain of India team). Sometimes it’s very difficult to watch the matches of India because of timing. I would not sleep at night when India is playing against some other team. I will try to watch the whole game and especially when MS Dhoni is batting I would only concentrate on seeing him how he bat because I like his style and
The origins of baseball have been the subject of debate for more than a century. Baseball and the other modern bat and ball running games like, cricket and rounders, were developed from folk games in England. Early forms of baseball had a number of names, including "baseball," "goal ball," "round ball," "fletch-catch," "stool ball," and simply, "base." In one version of the game, teams pitched to themselves and runners went around the bases in the opposite direction that they do in today's game. Players also could be put out by being hit with the ball just as now, in some versions a batter was called out on three strikes. There isn’t much that you need for the sport all you really need a bat, ball, leather gloves optional something to signify where the bases are, and the last thing is a team. In a team, there is a coach and 9 players for each spot. There is 3 outfielders, 3 basemen, 1 short man, a pitcher, and lastly a catcher. The basic gist of the game is that you need to get the most points by running
Coordination - Coordination is required as players need to be able to move their feet and hit the ball at the same time, and they need to bowl the ball whilst moving at high speeds.
Baseball is America’s pastime. Baseball is a sport that is played with a bat, glove, and a baseball. The sport is popular worldwide. Countries around the world have developed their own leagues and have created teams in the leagues to play against each other. The age group for baseball players range from the ages of 5 to about 65. Some leagues are created with age restrictions on them so that play levels can be fair. For example, 5 years olds playing together would be more fair than an 18 year old player playing against the 5 year old. The 18 year old would have a better skill set than the 5 year old so the play would be unfair. The most popular baseball league in the is the Major League Baseball (MLB). The MLB is where the best baseball players in the world play. However, there can be only so many players that can play in the majors, so there are also different leagues where players can play. Baseball is a popular sport because of how entertaining it is to play and to watch. The group of people that play baseball have certain attire, behavior, and values that distinguish themselves from others.
The three players in the outfield are for catching balls that make it pass the infield and chasing down ground balls. Other key players are the pitcher and the catcher. The pitchers job is to pitch the ball to the other team’s batter, and the catcher will be squatting just behind the batter at home plate to catch the ball if the batter doesn't hit it. The other team will be on offence with a batter.
Baseball is a game of skill that is played with a hard ball and a bat between two teams of nine players each at a time on the playing field at once. Although many different people play Baseball all over the world it is most popular in the United States. It is so popular in fact, it is referred to as the national pastime of the United States because of the tradition and popularity associated with the game. Baseball consists of many complicated rules. It also has a very elaborate history. One can not fully understand the game America has grown to love until learning about not only the rules but also the history.
Every father loves getting to share his child’s first experience with baseball and playing catch with him for their first time. The history behind the game has such a humbling expression towards the game of baseball, which was first known as “rounder” earlier in the 1840’s in England until it was brought over in the US. In 1871 the Major League was born and by the 20th century most large cities in the US had professional baseball teams. The teams where divided into two leagues, American and National. During the season those teams would only play the teams in their leagues. Teams that succeeded the best during their season win what are called the “pennant” and those teams would meet in what is still to this day called the “World Series”. Baseball became of age in the early 1920’s; When Babe Ruth became a phenomenon at the game of baseball. Many wanted to fallow his footstep and become a great hero; such as the great Jackie Robinson did who was the first African American to play major league baseball. Prior to
Coaches describe baseball like church because many attend, yet few actually understand. It is a competition between two teams of nine players on a field shaped like a diamond with a
Cricket is shown to be a sport that brings people together, as shown in this quote, “Let all disuniting and denationalizing customs disappear and let India cease to be the laughing stock of the whole world” (Doc 4). Peace is trying to be made through this quote from an Indian newspaper in 1906. It is shown that unity is created through cricket. Cricket was originally for those of higher class until it expanded to different nations, religions, and castes.
Baseball, a game played between two teams of nine on a field with a diamond-shaped series of four bases. A prestige and unique game that is played all over the world but most beloved in the United States, hence, why people refer to it as the national pastime due to its tradition and popularity. Baseball consists of many complex rules and an extended history. In order for one to fall in love with the game such as America has, one must understand the rules and history of baseball.
To start off, baseball is a male sport, where two teams play against each other to see who scores more runs at the end of the game. The game consists of nine innings. When a team get three outs at batting or on the field, it is time for the other
Lacrosse is an exciting and fast-paced sport with almost nonstop action from start to finish. The strategy is simple. Players move a ball down a field using sticks with nets on them. A goal is scored by hurling the ball past the other team’s goaltender into an upright net. Lacrosse is played at all levels of athletics. There are professional, amateur, and school teams, and there are scholarships for those who play it in college.
What is Baseball? Baseball is a sport that is played between two teams and nine players on each team, baseball is a bat and ball game that last for nine
The beginning of baseball has had it twist on who started the game and who made the rules to the game. The sport we know as baseball was original name stickball before it became an organized sport. Baseball was a game that many just played as part of their moderate exercise for recreational purpose or time and they used the game to stay in shape. It was usually a middle class white -collar worker who played the game.
“Life is like a baseball game. When you think a fastball is coming, you gotta be ready to hit the curve.” -Unknown. Baseball is a game, one that is not timed, one that is not rushed either, but is only allowed twenty-seven outs. For some it means everything to them, for some the opposite. Even though it is just a game, the characteristics and necessities that come along with it, is what people don’t understand. Baseball can teach individuals, all ages, the tools they need to help themselves, schooling and their future. Within this comes the aspects of teamwork, self-confidence, and the importance of family.
By 1751 cricket by and large remained a rural game, which for the most part flourished predominately in the southern counties of England. However, the popularity of the sport was beginning to spread further afield. And early references of the game being played in the cricketing counties of Durham, Somerset, Warwickshire and Yorkshire were first mentioned in reports giving details of the cricketing season.