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Free sample essay on A Cricket Match. Cricket is one of the most popular games in the world. It is equally popular in the West as it is in India. Cricket players are worshipped like hero. We can see children playing cricket in villages and towns.
Cricket is one of the most popular games in the world. It is equally popular in the West as it is in India. Cricket players are worshipped like hero. We can see children playing cricket in villages and towns. Cricket is a highly lucrative game. It brings name, fame, wealth and money. Cricket players are showered with prizes and awards. Today, cricket offers a good career opportunity. Children have great fascination for cricket. It has become the number one game all over the world and has a bright future. A cricket match, especially, one-day match is a great show anywhere in the world. In India, many people take leave to enjoy the game of cricket particularly if it is being played between India and Pakistan. Thousands of persons feel overjoyed to see a cricket match either in stadium or on television screen. Big corporate giants sponsor a cricket match and give great prizes to the good performances.
Today, cricket has become a passion. Every young boy wants to become a Tendulkar. Tendulkar is the hero of the young generation. In fact, Tendulkar has become a brand name. The young generation devotes their lots of time and energy in trying to shape their career as a cricketer. Whenever a cricket match is held particularly India-Pakistan match, the whole atmosphere is changed. The whole nation wears a festive look. People can be seen discussing matches. There is firework with every shot and every catch. On such days people have nothing to discuss but cricket. When the Indian team wins, there is a great show of fireworks. It is enjoyed by bursting of crackers. People are overjoyed at the win of the Indian team. Governments offer handful gifts to the good performances.
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Unfortunately, in recent years cricket has been defamed by “match-fixing”. It denigrated the prestige of many players and more importantly caused a decline in the popularity of cricket. People lost attraction for the game. But it is such a favourite game of the people that within no time it regained its lost popularity. Everything was back on the track.
Last winter, I along with one of my friends, went to see the final match of 20-20 between India and Pakistan at Eden Garden in Kolkata.
The stadium was packed to its capacity with cricket fans. The match started with the toss winning by Indian Cricket Team. Indian Team decided to bat first.
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India got a good start with Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag giving it a strong position. But the team lost three wickets within only three over’s, which put Indian team into a difficult position. It once appeared that the match is going to end soon. But Irfan Pathan and Sreesanth did well to bring the team back to a good position. India ended the innings at 176.
The Pakistani team failed to give a good start. It lost its three wickets within ten over’s. But Shoaib Malik made a good score. Then the middle order batsmen performed well which helped Pakistan to gain a challenging position. But due to tactful fielding and bowling of the Indian team, the Pakistani team could not save the match and their innings ended at 162 with all the batsmen out and eight balls to spare.
Thus India won the trophy and Irfan Pathan was deservingly declared the ‘Man of the Match’.
There were celebrations all around. It appeared that it was the occasion of some festivals. I went back home with the hilling memories of the memorable match.
Recently, I happened to witness a one day cricket match played between the H M Education primary School's senior boys team and that of our school team.
There were a large number of on lookers. The two teams had carved out a name for being been contestants. So naturally, there was a great enthusiasm both among players and spectators. It was quiet sunny. Although there was a chill in the air. But the crowd was highly expectant. They were debating about the possible result of the day. It was still half an hour for the match to start. But the stands and the galleries were almost full. All were waiting for the players to begin the great event.
The match was started at 9.00 a.m. sharp. The team H M Education won the toss and chose their best the hitters Rounak keshri and Satya Prakash as their opening batsmen. Of course, The team H M Education started with a 'bang' displaying their full hold over batting and striking skill and within first half- an-hour scored 55 runs. Thereafter, the H M Education team players followed one after another so fast that they were all out for a total of 140 runs by 11.30 hrs. The match was resumed after 1/2 hour break with our school team best scorers Ajit and Mohit entering the field as opening batsmen. The next 45 minutes witnessed an exciting display of hitting sixers and fourers by both Ajit and Mohit, with our school team's score touching 105 runs before lunch-break at 13.00 hours.
The matches took a sudden turn when it was resumed after lunch-break, and in the next 25 minutes both Ajit and Mohit were out, barely adding 15 runs. With 9 players in hand and only 21 runs to make in about 3 hours time, the victory was still not very uncertain. So with resumed vigour our school team players continued their onslaught. The team H M Education won also tightened up their fielding to face the challenge. The next 2 hours' play was full of excitement and display of batsmen's hitting skill and excellent fielding, but our school team managed to score 141 runs and won the match.