A Cricket match

Cricket has become the number one game all over the world and it seems that it has come to stay for a long time. A cricket match, especially a one-dayer is a great show anywhere in the world. Thousand of persons including women and children feel overjoyed to see a cricket match in the stadium or on the television sets. The international cricket matches earn millions of dollars through advertisements throughout the world. Top companies of the world sponsor a cricket match and give out lots of prizes and awards to the outstanding performers.

Today there is a cricket culture prevalent everywhere. Young boys dream to become great cricketers and devote their time and energy to playing cricket. Whenever a cricket match is held, the city wears a festive look and all roads lead to the cricket field .The work in offices come to a standstill and people discuss nothing but cricket.

If the Pakistan team wins, it is welcomed by bursting of cracker. Discussion in households, bus stop, restaurants and more or less all other places is about the likely outcome of the cricket match. “The man of the match” award is given to the best batsman or bowler of the particular match. Unfortunately, some top players have been found to be involved in “match fixing”. They are paid huge sums of money by some people to deliberately lose the match. This has brought a bad name to the otherwise very popular game.