Cricket

Imagine a grassy meadow, a willow branch carved into a makeshift bat, and a cloth bundle balanced precariously atop two sticks. This was the humble cradle of cricket, a pastoral pastime in the rolling hills of 16th-century England. From these rural beginnings, a game blossomed, evolving into a sport that now captivates billions across the globe.Cricket's early rules were rudimentary, a blend of shepherd's croquet and archery. Over time, codified laws took shape, governing the size of the pitch, the shape of the wicket, and the intricacies of scoring runs. Clubs sprung up, first in villages, then in bustling cities, fostering rivalries and nurturing generations of cricketing heroes.The 18th century saw cricket transcend its English confines, carried by the sails of colonial ships. The West Indies embraced the game's rhythm, India saw it morph into a vibrant cultural expression, and Australia adopted it with a fierce, competitive spirit. Each new land added its own twist, enriching the tapestry of cricket with unique strokes, vibrant jerseys, and passionate chants.But cricket's journey wasn't just about rules and borders. It mirrored the tumultuous tides of history. Colonization wielded cricket as a tool of cultural influence, while sporting victories became symbolic acts of defiance. Cricket resonated across social divides, offering a common ground for communities divided by class, caste, and creed.Today, cricket stands as a testament to human ingenuity and adaptation. From the leather-bound ball to the flashing LED bails, technology has transformed the game, but the essence remains the same - the delicate dance between bat and ball, the thrill of the chase, the agony of defeat, and the ecstasy of victory.As we approach the 2024 ICC World Cup, cricket's past provides a rich context, reminding us that the game is more than just runs and wickets. It's a legacy woven from centuries of tradition, passion, and the unwavering spirit of competition.Stay tuned, for in this book, we delve into the contenders vying for the coveted crown, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and the brewing rivalries that promise to electrify the tournament.

Around the sixteenth century, the mankind took more than 100 years to overcome its hardened belief that the Sun revolved round the Earth.In modern times, the fact, that all the cricket we see is institutionally fixed and scripted like a puppet show, lies scientifically proved and publicly exposed since 2013. Yet, like in the 16th century, the totally false notion of natural cricket continues to persist among the masses. It is reinforced more by the vested interests.Strangely enough, even the best minds around fail to comprehend the reality which is not much difficult to perceive.This book will help the readers a long way in grasping the explosive truth through knowledge of cricket betting.

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'The gripping story of England's transformation from prissy blockers to double world champions'The Times'A must-read for any cricket lover'Nasser Hussain, Former England captain and Sky Sports commentatorThe inside story of how England became the first men's team to hold both of cricket's World Cups simultaneously, from the players and key people involved.When England lifted the T20 World Cup in November 2022, they became the first ever men's team to be One-Day International and Twenty20 world champions simultaneously. In English sport, triumphs aren't just rare - they also tend to be followed by a collapse. England's white-ball cricket side was different: a team that followed scaling the summit by doing so again. They became, as Australia's captain put it, "the benchmark" for the rest of the world. White Hot tells the full story of how England built one of the most extraordinary sides ever seen in limited-overs cricket. First in 2019 and then in 2022, they produced a series of mesmerising performances to win two World Cups. It is a story of the vision and strategy that underpinned England's transformation from white-ball stragglers into a side at the very cutting edge of their sport. It is a story of a golden generation, and the development of a system that passed on those values to the players that came next. And it is a story of how a conservative sporting culture shed its inhibitions to become a hub of innovation where players were free to be aggressive - even in the most important games. Featuring exclusive interviews with players at the heart of the 2019 World Cup win, including Joe Root and Jason Roy; the 2022 World Cup victory, like Harry Brook, Sam Curran and Alex Hales; and double world champions including Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood. With insight from coaches and administrators, including Trevor Bayliss, Rob Key, Matthew Mott and Andrew Strauss, it reveals how England changed their culture, attitude to unorthodoxy and approach to risk forever. White Hot examines this incredible journey in forensic detail. This is captivating reading for cricket fans - and anyone who wants to understand how a floundering team can become record-breakers.

Record-breaking England cricketer, wartime RAF hero, Tottenham Hotspur footballer, and husband to five wives... this is the captivating life of one of England's most remarkable yet often overlooked cricketing heroes.571 first-class matches from 1934 to 1958. 36,985 runs. 29th on all-time lists. Bill Edrich was one of the greatest cricket sensations of his time along with Denis Compton and Len Hutton. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1940 and played association football for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur during the 1930s.In the first biography for 30 years, award-winning writer Leo McKinstry recounts Edrich's audacity both as a cricketer and RAF pilot. Edrich's flying prowess awarded him the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and a promotion to Squadron Leader after his part in a courageous daylight raid over Cologne in August 1941.After the war, Edrich's life took a few wrong turns as he married an impressive five times and repeatedly clashed with the cricket hierarchy. As a consequence, he was left out of the tour of Australia in 1950-51 which ended up costing the team greatly. Edrich redeemed himself a few years later as he drove the victory home in the 1953 Ashes and helped to bring back the trophy in his last tour of Australia in 1954-55.A history of cricket victories, wartime glory and a life lived to the fullest, this compelling biography reveals the story of one of cricketing's greatest characters.

This book shows how you can enter the Zen state whilst playing Cricket.Explore the mystical mind state known as the Zone to improve your game.Learn about Crickets origins and its fascinating history.Find out how Cricket can be seen as a Christian Game of meditation.Read about the author's long-term experience of tai chi and meditation and how it relates to experiencing zone.Researching the modern science understandings of what the zone is and how to be in it.This book shows the modern Cricketer how to improve their performance when entering this mystical Zone.

A tour-de-force take on the key aspects, attributes, principles and nuts & bolts of M.S. Dhoni's leadership playbook which have effectively paved the cricketing legend's journey from the swashbuckler & firebrand Dhoni at the outset, who gained the cricketing world's attention by leading a bunch of rookies to the T20 World Cup win in 2007, to the highly revered & Captain Cool MSD who has truly become a legend of the game being the only soul on this planet to have won the triple crown of Cricket...

Short Biography Of Chris Gayle & Life Style, Career etc. During Writing This Book No Character, No Religion & No Caste Are Harmed. It's Only For Study Purpose.

From the 1960s until the turn of the century, Phil Wilkins was chief cricket writer in turn for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald, then The Australian and The Sun newspapers. In this autobiography, he remembers great players watched and interviewed, historic events, reviving memories of cricketers, rugby league, rugby union and soccer players, of boxers and tennis titleholders. Among his cavalcade of champions are Rod Laver, Ian and Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson, Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry and Shane Warne; England's Freddie Trueman, Ian Botham, Colin Cowdrey and Geoffrey Boycott, the West Indies' Vivian Richards, Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, the Pakistanis, Javed Miandad and Imran Khan, the Indians, Bishan Singh Bedi and Sunil Gavaskar, and earlier Australian immortals, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Norman O'Neill; in rugby league, Johnny Raper, Ron Coote, Reg Gasnier, Harry Wells and Bobby Fulton; in rugby union, Ray Price and Ken Catchpole, Ewen McKenzie and Phil Kearns, Tim Horan and Jason Little, David Campese and Nick Farr-Jones, all match-winners and game-breakers, the mightiest of performers. But the first of his greats was Melbourne's Australian Rules captain and later coach, the splendid Ron Barassi.Above all players, Wilkins praises his littlest hero, the fearless nine-year-old Guyanese boy, Dominic, who saved his life by throwing himself at a pipe-wielding thug at the height of a riot in the World Series Cricket match in Georgetown on the "Forgotten tour" of 1979, when the Australians drew the SuperTest series with Clive Lloyd's world champion West Indians.

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