In India the progress and growth of cricket in the recent years has been tremendous. Cricket provides entertainment for those who watch it. It does not stop with that alone. It is a million dollar industry providing revenues in different ways and solving the unemployment problem to some extent

Most of the advertisers chase cricket personalities as they have a very good market when compared to players in other fields of sports. The sponsors have benefited a lot from cricket and players. Whenever a match is played there is a big list of people who get benefited in one way or the other.

Some of them are:

Players

Umpires

Referees

Commentators

News channels and papers

Television broadcast

Radio commentary

Sports magazines

Government (through taxes)

Cricket critics

Mobile phone service providers (through score updates)

Cricket websites

Pitch curator

Various firms (through sponsoring and ads)

Bat and ball manufacturers

Cricket kit manufacturers

The list goes on. There are numerous companies, ad agencies and people who get benefited directly or indirectly as cricket is played.

When we go back to the history of cricket we got this beautiful sport from the Britishers even before independence. Right from the beginning cricket has displayed only positive progress. At any point of time there was no decline in the growth of this wonderful sport. This kind of progress is great news for players, people and everyone who depend on the sport of cricket

The fame cricket is gaining is in turn reflected on the players. Indian players are at the peak of fame. They are respected all over the country. They are treated as heroes. People gather in huge mass wherever the players are.

People who love cricket in India are more than people who don’t. There are fans who bunk college and office to watch cricket. Cricket has created that much interest in them. No other sport in India could come near the position cricket have attained.