Articles of category "Cricket"

As an American I have no idea how to play Cricket even though the opportunity to play has been offered to me on several occasions. I suppose I should learn but Cricket is not a very popular game in the United States and the only outlet I had to learn the game closed up shop years ago. It appears that Cricket is the distant cousin to Baseball and it could be American arrogance that has not allowed Cricket to be popular in the United States.

Cricket game is considered one of the most popular games in the world. It has millions and millions of viewers across the globe and cricket stars are literally worshipped as heroes and demigods all over the world. Whenever there is a cricket match, people gather in large numbers and show their support not just for the teams, but also for the individual superstars. Want to know about the phenomenon? Read on.