who introduced cricket into the media?
how were one day international introduced?
Answers
Kerry Packer, an Australian tycoon, saw the money-making potentia cricket as a televised sport.
(i) In 1971, the first One-day International match was played between England and Australia in Melbourne.
(ii) The popularity of this shortened version of the game led to the First World Cup being successfully played in 1975.
(ii) Then in 1977, Kerry Packer signed up fifty-one of the world's leading cricketers against the wishes of the national cricket boards and for about two years staged unofficial Tests and ODIs under the name of World Series Cricket.
(iv) While Packer's 'circus' was folded up after two years, the innovations he introduced during that time made cricket more attractive to the television audience and changed the nature of the game.
Kerry Packer, an Australian tycoon, saw the money-making potentia cricket as a televised sport.
(i) In 1971, the first One-day International match was played between
England and Australia in Melbourne.
(ii) The popularity of this shortened version of the game led to the First
World Cup being successfully played in 1975.