The Timely Reporter

India is a country of 1.3 billion people, in which people of different ethnicities and religions live. Everyday many Indians confront each other on caste and religion. Cricket is the only thing which unites every Indian together. Today, cricket is the most popular game in India and people consider it as their religion. In 1932, India had played it's first International cricket match but the popularity of the game in the country increased after the victory in the 1983 World Cup.  Today is the 37th anniversary of India’s historical win in the 1983 World Cup. On this day 37 years ago, Kapil’s Devils lift the World Cup trophy in the home of cricket. After the Independence in 1947, the 1983 World Cup victory was the biggest thing in India. This win changed Indian cricket forever. Today, India is the powerhouse of cricket and that's because of the victory in the 1983 World Cup. India’s success in the 1983 World Cup has made several changes in the world cricket like – a) West Indies d

In this century, we saw several enormous changes in the world like - the rise of social media, people engaging more with the internet, etc. Furthermore, in this century we saw many transformations in cricket also. In cricket also several things have changed in the 20th century. The biggest change that we saw is the rise of T-20 cricket. In February 2005, the first-ever International T-20 match was played. Since then, T-20 cricket has become an important format of the game same like Test and ODI cricket. The major reason for the rise of T-20 cricket is the various T-20 leagues. The franchise cricket all over the world have boosted the popularity level of the game and changed the game forever. Due to the T-20 cricket, the attitude and approach of the cricketers towards the game has also changed. Every year several T-20 cricket leagues take place all over the world like – Indian Premier League, Big Bash League, Caribbean Premier League, Pakistan Super League, etc. playing all over the wor