NOT EVERYTHING IS FOOTBALL: CRICKET IS THE 2ND MOST POPULAR SPORT IN THE WORLD

It is evident that soccer is the sport with the most fans in the world, with approximately 3 thousand 500 million fans. But although it sounds very unfamiliar, the second sport with the most followers is cricket, with approximately 2.5 billion. This unique sport generates millions of dollars in sponsorships and is present in some countries in Europe, Oceania and the bulk in Asia ... I tell you about this:
Cricket is a sport similar to baseball, where they play 11 vs 11 and throw a ball to which the opponent must hit him with a shovel, looking to run to the other end and completing a race. This sport originated in England several hundred years ago and by the 18th century it was already the most popular sport in the country. Later with the epoch of colonial expansion, England exported its practice to the countries it dominated.
Currently cricket is played in England, Wales, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and some other Caribbean countries with British influence.
The number of fans (2 thousand 500 million) is concentrated in a few countries, but it is an attractive sport because of the population reach. Taking as a reference that FIFA enters approximately $ 4 billion dollars every 4 years with the World Cup, cricket is not far away as it has budgeted to enter just over one thousand 500 million dollars in the period from 2010 to 2015, for sponsorships , transmission and licensing rights Pakistan super league 2018 fixture.
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