what other sports are derived from cricket?
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Baseball seems to be the most obvious one but theres still no proof it was derived from cricket or vice versa. I don't know of any other sport that may have been derived from cricket.
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how silly you are asking this question. Cricket is our life & football is our breath.
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Cricket - Involves more skills, strategy, stamina...\n\nYou can easily enjoy Cricket without your team winning...Its just the beauty of the sport..\nunlike football..where to love a team you have to hate the others...or the concept of 'hooliganism' or for that matter the very nature of football being a rough game involving body charges,rough tackles lots of warning cards....etc etc...\n\nCricket is a soothing game
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They invented the game 'CRICKET'.They were learned the game 'SOCCER'. If they win a cricket series, then they have craze about 'CRICKET'.If they win the football league, then they have a craze about 'SOCCER'.Now, there is soccer WC foor them and they have no matches in cricket. So now, the bigger game is 'SOCCER'.
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It depends on whether one is a true cricket fan for its classic characteristics that no other sports offer. Not if you'd rather watch or play a fast-paced sport.
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As many people know Cricket was originated in England. Before Independence (1947), India was ruled by England(East India Company, UK). At that time, the British people played cricket in India. So, cricket was considered as Royal Game. \n    \n   After Independence, Cricket was one of the things that remained in India, by British Rule. However, India produced several outstanding players (Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Amarnath, Gundappa Viswanath,Sachin Tendulkar, Dravid and this list is really big) in this game and dominated this game from the beginning. Thus, it has become a passion for Indians. The hope for Indians to dominate the world in this field. \n \n  India contributed a lot to this game. Spinners are first introduced by India, that started a new style of bowling in this game. Nowadays, media is also encouraging this game, since it is a good marketing medium for a country with more than 100 million population.
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basketball and cricket are my favourite sports.
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Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. It is a bat-and-ball game played on a roughly elliptical grass field, in the centre of which is a hard, flat strip of ground 22 yards (20.12 m) long, called the pitch.\n\nAt each end of the pitch stand a set of wooden poles called wickets (traditionally made from the wood of the ash tree). A player from one team (the bowler) propels a hard, fist-sized ball from one wicket towards the other. A player from the opposing team (the batsman) attempts to defend the wicket from the ball with a wooden cricket bat, traditionally made of willow. Another batsman (the non-striker) stands in an inactive role near the bowler's wicket.\n\nIf the batsman hits the ball with his bat, he may run to the other wicket, exchanging places with the non-striker. This scores a run. The batting team attempts to score as many runs as it can, while members of the bowling team gather the ball and return it to either wicket. If the ball strikes a wicket while the nearest batsman is still running, the batsman is out. Batsmen can also be out by other means, such as failing to defend the bowled ball from hitting the wicket, or hitting a catch to a fielder.\n\nOnce out, a batsman is replaced by the next batsman in the team. As there must always be two batsmen on the field, if and when the tenth batsman is out, the team's turn to bat or innings (always with a terminal "s" in cricket usage) is over, and the other team may bat while the first team takes the field. Depending on the specific rules of the match, one or two innings may be played, possibly with a fixed number of legally-bowled balls defining the end of an innings rather than ten batsmen having been dismissed. At the end of the match, the winner is the team that has scored the most runs. However, the game may run out of time before it is finished, in which case it is a draw, even if one team is overwhelmingly winning at that point. This is sometimes surprising to those not familiar with the game, but it does add interest to one-sided games by giving the inferior team the incentive to try and achieve a draw even if they cannot win.\n\n    Cricket Portal \nCricket has been an established team sport for several centuries. It originated in its modern form in England, and is popular mainly in the countries of the Commonwealth. In some countries in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, cricket is by far the most popular sport. Cricket is also a major sport in England and Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean, which are known in cricketing parlance as the West Indies. It is also a prominent minor sport in countries as diverse as the Netherlands, Israel, Nepal, and Argentina (see also: International Cricket Council).\n\nThe length of the game — a match can last six or more hours a day for up to five days in one form of the game — the numerous intervals for lunch and tea, and the rich terminology are notable aspects which can often confuse those not familiar with the sport. For its fans, the sport and the intense rivalries between top cricketing nations provide passionate entertainment and outstanding sporting achievements. It has even occasionally given rise to diplomatic outrage, the most infamous being the Bodyline series played between England and Australia.
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CRICKET WORLD CUP.\n\nA MAJOR TOURNEY WHICH IS HELD ONCE IN 4 YEARS.
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cricket wasnt discovered,its a sport u cant invent sports.cricket was invented in England.\nA basic form of the sport can be traced back to the 13th century, but it may have existed even earlier than that. The game seems to have originated among shepherds and farm workers in the Weald between Kent and Sussex. Written evidence exists of a sport known as creag being played by Prince Edward, the son of Edward I (Longshanks), at Newenden, Kent in 1300.\n\nIn 1598, a court case referred to a sport called Creckett being played at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford around 1550. The Oxford English Dictionary gives this as the first recorded instance of cricket in the English language.
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I thought Hinduism was the dominant religion there... if you are talking about the sport... back in the day India was a British colony... cricket is a British sport... makes sense to me.
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This is so because of a number of reasons \n\n1. Cricket originated in England and was only played by countries which were colonized by England (India, Australia, West Indies, S.Africa etc.)\n\n2. Cricket can get very boring and is played over five days and may end in a no result.\n\n3. Soccer though originating in England is much more fast paced and easier to play and was therefore copied and played by other countries which was not under Englands influence.\n\n4. The cost of equipment is much less for soccer than cricket so it makes it easier for poor kids to play.\n\n5. FIFA spends more money on developing the game than the ICC therefore they are able to reach more people\n\nFinally...soccer is just more exciting. played for just 90 intense minutes as opposed to 5 day cricket (one day cricket and a new type 20/20 cricket is catching on though and may increase crickets popularity)\n\nAnother thing...while cricket is a team game each player relys mainly on his own individual skill. If all the players on a cricket team are unskillful then that team is doomed to failure. However on a soccer team the players dont all have to be skillful but can be successful if they can combine well and play as a team.\n\nWatch the soccer world cup this year then watch the cricket world cup next year and compare.\n\nGermany for the world cup ?
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Baseball\nFootball\nGolf\nBasketball\nNascar\nHunting\nFishing\nSoftball\nVolleyball\nWrestling (NOT pro)\nHockey
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Ofcourse... cricket there is no game intresting as the cricket is,,,,football is also a good game but i prefer circket to watch and i enjoy it very much
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Thats a good idea mate..... they use it in cricket,why not soccer.
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Cricket is a much better game than not only Baseball but also than any other games.\nCricket is played and is supported by the people all over the world,but Baseball is mainly played in USA.
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im of south asian origin but i was born in braitain...dont know much abt cricket, but i know many that are bonkers abt that sport...but i know a lot more who are mad abt soccer/football than ne thing else lolz