Interesting Facts And Records About Cricket !!!

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Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. Here are some interesting facts about this game

1. The game of cricket is the second most popular game in the world, second only to soccer. Cricket in its early days in England was considered a child's game, not to be played by serious adults.

2. The longest cricket match in history occurred in 1939 between England and South Africa. The match lasted for 14 days and finally ended in a tie.

3. Finally in the year 1788 the "Laws of Cricket" were born. The Laws were written by the Marylebone Cricket Club.

7.facts about Shahid Afridi fastest century:

• Shahid Afridi fastest century was scored in just 37 balls.

• Shahid Afridi fastest century included 6 fours and 11 sixes.

• Shahid Afridi fastest 100 came in his second ODI. Though, it was the first ODI inning of Shahid
Afridi.

• When Shahid Afridi fastest 100 came, it was his first hundred and it was scored at the youngest age of 16 years and 217 days.

•During the course of Shahid Afridi fastest 100, he scored his half century off just 18 balls – a record at that time.