Cricket
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Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players on each side. It is a bat-and-ball game.
Table of contents
Introduction
This section covers all the basics, rules and definitions of cricket. Cricket is played between two teams of 11 players each on a field around 120 yards by 180 yards oval. One team bats while the other fields or bowls at any given time during a match. The batting team gets to place two players in the middle to score runs for the team while the fielding or bowling team tries to get the "wickets" by getting the batsmen out. The main implements of the game are a wooden bat for the batting player(s) and a leather ball for the fielding players.Both sides get to bat at least once during a game. There are a lot of exceptions but the major rule of thumb is the team batting second has to overhaul the first team's score.
The wikipedia entry [1] covers the game in much more detail.
Tactics
The tactics, strategy and skills of the three aspects of the game:batting, bowling and fielding.
History
Hisory of cricket from as early as the 17th century.
In the Modern Era
The modern game, the current international teams and tournaments played around the globe.
The News
This section covers the latest news of the game.
