History of circket

The history of cricket is understood to have started in England in the late 16th century. In the 18th century, it gained popularity in the nation and in the 19th and 20th centuries, it expanded internationally. Formal Test cricket matches are thought to have originated in 1877, although international matches have been played since the 19th century. Association football, or soccer, is the most popular spectator sport in the world, followed by cricket.

Although only twelve countries and territories now play Test cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC), which oversees cricket internationally, has over one hundred members.

The "Laws of cricket" specify the laws of the game. The game is available in a variety of formats, from 90-minute T-10 (Ten-10) games to five-day Test matches.

globally. The founding members of the Imperial Cricket Conference were South Africa, Australia, and England in 1909. The South African Cricket Association, the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket, and the Marylebone Cricket Club served as the ICC's founding associations.[37] This was an attempt to control international cricket matches between the three teams, who were at the time regarded as the only three with equal standing.38 West Indies and New Zealand were both granted membership in 1926, enabling them to compete against each other in Test cricket. But the majority of cricket players in the West Indies at this time were white.[37] At first, the ICC had no desire to increase cricket's appeal on a global scale.[37]

The organization was hesitant to extend invitations to play to non-Commonwealth countries. Only three-day test matches could be played against New Zealand.[37] Prior to World War II, New Zealand and India both started playing Test matches, and Pakistan followed shortly after in 1952.38

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICC) was enlarged in 1965 at the behest of Pakistan to accept Associate members and non-Test-playing nations. The organization renamed itself the International Cricket Conference at the same time.[39] Sri Lanka was the first Associate member to be promoted to Test playing status in 1982. The first limited-overs World Cups were held in the 1970s.[39] Due to the ICC's predominately Western membership, the founding nations selected who was permitted to attend conferences and participate in testing

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICC) was enlarged in 1965 at the behest of Pakistan to accept Associate members and non-Test-playing nations. The organization renamed itself the International Cricket Conference at the same time.[39] Sri Lanka was the first Associate member to be promoted to Test playing status in 1982. The first limited-overs World Cups were held in the 1970s.[39] The founding nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC) controlled who could participate in test cricket and join the conference because it was primarily a Western organization.[37] The reason countries like Sri Lanka were not allowed to participate until the 1980s was that there was no intention or attempt to form a group of Associate States that would play in Test status.[37]

The international game continued to grow with the introduction of Affiliate Member status in 1984,[39] a level of membership aimed for sides with less history of playing cricket. In 1989, the International Cricket Council replaced the moniker ICC.[40] After Zimbabwe and Bangladesh became Full Members in 1992 and 2000, respectively, Afghanistan and Ireland were also admitted as Test sides in 2018, making a total of 12 full members of the International Criminal Court.[41]

Another cricket crisis occurred in 1977 as a result of a disagreement over TV rights between Australian media magnate Kerry Packer and the Australian Cricket Board, which was mostly caused by the financial difficulties of elite players. Packer replied by recruiting several of the world's finest players to a privately managed cricket league outside of the international cricket system, taking advantage of the low player compensation. Some of the South African players who had been banned were hired by World Series Cricket, which gave them the opportunity to compete against elite players worldwide. The "rebel" players were welcomed back into the mainstream of international cricket in 1979, after the schism had only lasted a short while. However, many of them discovered that their national teams had progressed without them.

In the long run, World Series Cricket has brought about novelties like night games and colored uniforms, as well as far larger player compensation.