CRICKET — HISTORY, FORMATS, INSTITUTIONS AND IMPORTANT RECORDS

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CRICKET — HISTORY, FORMATS, INSTITUTIONS AND IMPORTANT RECORDS

1. Origin and Development of Cricket

• Cricket originated in England and gradually developed into an organised international sport.
• The first officially recognised Test match was played between Australia and England at Melbourne in 1877.
• Modern international cricket is played mainly in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) formats.
• A team normally consists of 11 players, and the basic contest is between batting, bowling and fielding sides.

2. International Cricket Council (ICC)

• The global governing body of cricket is the International Cricket Council (ICC).
• It originated as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909, when representatives of England, Australia and South Africa met at Lord’s. (icc)
• It became the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and later adopted its present name.
• The ICC administers major global tournaments and international playing regulations.

3. India’s Entry into Test Cricket

• India became part of the international cricket structure during the late 1920s.
• India played its first Test match against England at Lord’s from 25–28 June 1932.
• C.K. Nayudu captained India in this historic Test. (BCCI)
• India recorded its first Test victory against England at Chennai in 1952. (BCCI)

4. Test Cricket

• Test cricket is the longest international format and may continue for a maximum of five days.
• Each team normally has two innings, subject to the match situation and result.
• Test cricket is regarded as a demanding examination of batting technique, bowling skill, endurance and strategy.
• Sachin Tendulkar remains the highest run-scorer in men’s Test cricket with 15,921 runs. (icc)

5. One Day International Cricket

• In an ODI, each side normally receives 50 overs.
• The first ODI was played between Australia and England at Melbourne in 1971 after a Test match was disrupted by rain. (icc)
• Rohit Sharma’s 264 against Sri Lanka in 2014 remains the highest individual score in men’s ODI cricket. (icc)
• He is also the only player to have scored three ODI double centuries. (icc)

6. ICC Cricket World Cup