Question

what is the cricket?

Answer 1

Answer:

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The wickets are actually there to hold up things called "bails". The ball can actually go on to hit the wickets, but the bails may somehow stay on. Ultimately, those bails need to fall.
2. Like baseball, cricket actually does have field positions. However, aside from the wicketkeeper (cricket's equivalent to a catcher), every other position is flexible. Fielders will generally try and be aggressive to the ball if it comes their way and there's a chance to stop a run or inflict a run out (just as how a first basemen wouldn't go running out into the outfield).
3. Strategy in cricket is tough. Because the conditions can vary, favoring either the batsman or bowlers or offering a fair contest, players have to adapt. For example, if the pitch is quick and bouncy, bowlers may bounce it short and try to hit the batsman high on the body. But if the pitch is slow and turning, the team may select more slow/spin bowlers, to impart excessive turn and confuse the batsman. If the pitch favors bowlers, batsman will play more cautiously as well. A par score is very vague and depends on the pitch. But once one team bats and sets a target, the other team will have to "chase" it down. Different teams have different strategies when batting first/chasing; England consistently attacks the bowlers throughout their innings, while India generally starts off slow and finishes big.

Cricket is a wonderful and deeply complex sport