Cricket
Governing Body- International Cricket Council- estd on 15th June 1909
Hq- Dubai, UAE
Current President: Jay Shah
BCCI: Board of Cricket Control in India
estd in 1928
Hq: Mumbai
Current president: Roger Binny
1st Test Match- 1877- Australia vs England in England
1st ODI- 1971- Australia vs England in Melbourne Cricket Ground
Max overs allowed to a bowler in 1. ODI- 10 2. T-20- 4
Test Match per hour overs- 15
Weather issues- 4min/ over
After how many overs ball change is allowed- 80 overs
Lunch interval of 40 min
Min 90 overs to be bowled
ODI 50 overs bowled in 3.5hr
Strike rate: Runs/100 deliveries
1st Women’s International Test Cricket Match hosted in India in 1976: Bangalore
A batsman can be given out in 10 ways
Cricket World Cup
Women- 1973- England
Men- 1975- England- Winner- West Indies
India won 2 times: 1983- led by Kapil Dev in Lords, London against West Indies, 2011- led by MS Dhoni against Sri Lanka
Most number of times: Australia- 6 times last in 2023 WC against India
Sachin Tendulkar- most no of runs
Glen McGrath- most no of wickets
India ODI debut in 1971 against England
India has never won women’s world cup
Australia and England has won the most Women Cup- New Zealand only once 2000
Debli Hockley- most no of runs
Jhulan Goswami- most no of wickets
Hosted by India
1987: With Pakistan
1996: Pakistan + Sri Lanka
2011: Sri Lanka+ Bangladesh- Mascot: Elephant
2023: Only India: Mascot: Blaze and Tonk: 13th WC
2031: India and Bangladesh
2027 host countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia
T20 World Cup
1st- 2007- in South Africa- won by India against Pakistan
2016- India hosted for the first time
2022- England
2024- USA + West Indies
2026- India + Sri Lanka
2028- Australia + New Zealand
England, West Indies, India- won twice
India- 2007- against Pakistan, 2024- against South Africa
Yuvraj Singh- 6 sixes in an over against Stuart Broad- Kingsmead Stadium, Durban, SA- 2007
Champions Trophy
1st time in 1988
India won 3 times- 2002- against Sri Lanka, 2013- against England, 2025- against New Zealand
Next in 2029: India
Most successful: India and Australia
Asia Cup
1st in 1984 in UAE
Most no of times: India- 8 times - current champion
Women’s Asia cup: 7 times: India
2023: Host: Pakistan and Sri Lanka (ODI format)- won by India against Sri Lanka- 6 teams participated
2025: Host: India- T20I format- 8 teams will be participating- India, Pak, Bangla, SL, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, UAE, Oman
IPL
Started in 2008: Won by Rajasthan Royals
Most no of times: CSK
DIMENSIONS
Standard length of a cricket pitch: 22 yards (20m) x 10 ft
Height of the stump from the ground: 28 inches
Avg circumference of Cricket ball: 8.81 inches-9 inches/ 21-22.5 cm
Weight of ball: 155.9-163g
Oldest Cricket club: 1787- Melbourne Cricket Club
2nd oldest: 1792: Kolkata
Terms:
Agricultural Shot: Unconventional shot
Follow On: term used in only test matches
Highest run scorer in an over in a test match: Jaspreet Bumrah against Stuart Broad
Domestic first class cricket competition in India- Duleep Trophy
Others: Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy, CK Naidu Trophy, Devdhar Trophy