Cricket: Gentleman's game Introduction: Cricket is a game played between two teams each of eleven players in a center of field. At the center there is a rectangular box of 22 yards called pitch. One team does batting and the other does fielding. The batting team tries to score as many runs as they can and the fielding team tries to prevent the runs. Each phase of the game is known as innings. The team which scores greater number of runs is declared as the winner. Game is started with two umpires , 11 fielders and 2 batsmen entering the field. The bowler delivers the bowl from one end of the pitch and one of the batsman strikes the bowl from the other end. Another batsman is called non striker who stands near the bowlers end .The bowler targets the stump which is at 22 yard distance from him at the role of batsman is to protect the bowl from hitting the stump and score runs. If the batsman fails to protect the bowl from hitting the stump then the batsman has to leave the