When did India play its first international cricket match?

Intresting Information about Cricket

What is ICC World XI?

 The ICC World ODI XI was a team chosen by the International Cricket Council(ICC), representing the most talented One Day International cricketers playing international cricket at the time.

How many countries is cricket played in?

 International Cricket Council (ICC) recognizes more than 125 countries that play cricket. ICC has 10 Full Members, 38 Associate Members and 59 Affiliate Members. That adds up to 107 countries. The West Indies cricket team does not represent a single country.

What is an over in cricket?

 In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six balls bowled from one end of a cricketpitch. In a harder over, a single bowler delivers six balls in succession, from one end of the pitch, to the batsman at the other end.

Where did cricket start?

 The origin of cricket is unknown. There is a consensus of expert opinion that it was probably created during Saxon or Norman times by children living in the Weald, an area of dense woodlands and clearings in south-east England that lies across Kent and Sussex.

What is back of a length delivery in cricket?

 Short of a length (sometimes referred to as "back of a length" or "short of a goodlength") is a term used in the sport of cricket. It describes a delivery from the bowler that pitches short of the optimum length. Length in cricket defines where the ball pitches on the wicket.

When cricket was started in India?

The first definite reference to cricket being played anywhere in the sub-continent is a report of English sailors of the East India Company written in 1737. It refers to cricket being played at Cambay, near Baroda in 1721.

When did India play its first international cricket match?

 An Indian cricket team toured England in the 1932 season under the title of the "All-India" team. This was the second tour of England by an Indian team, following the first place lo of people 1911. One Test match was played at Lord's Cricket Ground. This was the first Test match ever played by India.

Who was the first captain of Indian cricket team?

 India's first captain was CK Nayudu, who led the team in four matches against England: one in England in 1932 and a series of three matches at home in 1933–34.Lala Amarnath, India's fourth captain, led the team in its first Test match after Indian independence.

When did South Africa start playing Test cricket?

 The ICC reinstated South Africa as a Test nation in 1991, and the team played its first sanctioned international match since 1970 (and its first ever One-Day International) against India in Calcutta on 10 November 1991.

Why are they called the Proteas?

 The giant or King Protea, South Africa's national flower (Protea), is the largest of the proteas species, which make up an important part of the Cape Floral Region, a major global biodiversity hotspot and Unesco World Heritage site. The South African cricket team got its name from this flower.