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Cricket counted on the list of top 3 most popular sports in the world

Cricket counted on the list of top 3 most popular sports in the world

A list of the most popular sports in the world has just been made based on factors: number of people interested, which include television audience, live audience, media followers, fans, and athlete figures provided by sports federations. In particular, cricket is in second place with 2.5 billion people interested, just […]

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Reasons Why Cricket Is So Popular Around The World (part 1)

Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi (R) is bowled in front of India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) during the one-day international World Cup warm-up cricket match between India and Afghanistan in Adelaide on February 10, 2015. AFP PHOTO / THEO KARANIKOS   IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USETHEO KARANIKOS/AFP/Getty Images

Cricket has serious English roots since the Tudor period. In the manner of the empire phrase that the sun never sets, cricket goes as far as British colonialism would allow it. It is safe to say that the bat-and-ball game not only existed after colonialism, but also thrived. However, the […]

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