Cricket is indeed familiar in Commonwealth countries. This is not surprising, as the sport adopts British culture and traditions. One of them is India, which, even though it gained independence, has never been able to forget cricket.

Most popular in India

This sport has been developed in India since the 19th century. At that time, British colonial rule was in power in India.

At that time, cricket fans in India were in thousands. Not only concentrated in one area, cricket fans are spread across several cities. Call it New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and smaller cities of India.

At the beginning of the 20th and 21st centuries, the number of sports fans using this bat reached millions of people consisting of various groups. Children, teenagers and parents.

This western country is so closely associated with cricket that India has hosted international matches on several occasions. Football, which is considered the most popular sport in the world, comes only second in the hearts of Indians.

Cricket is so big in the eyes of the Indian people that one of its legendary players has been compared to God. He is Sachin Tendulkar, a very famous Indian cricketer.

Whether we admit it or not, this sport has united over a billion people in India. Almost every day, Indian television broadcasts cricket matches, live and on tape. Not to mention the criticism and gossip off the field.

Investments for cricket

Do you know how many cricket stadiums are in India? In Mumbai, there are two international cricket stadiums.

These are Wankhede and Brabourne stadiums. SThe structure of both buildings is very magnificent, with twinkling lights sparkling at night.

Apart from this, there is also the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. It is the most popular stadium in New Delhi, if not the best in India.

At first glance, Feroz Shah Kotla looks like a football stadium. This stadium is a legendary building that is more than a century old.

Feroz Shah Kotla was founded in 1883. The building was designed by several cricket fans in India at that time. The dream of building a magnificent stadium in the centre of New Delhi came true. Untold investments poured in for cricket.

India's proudest cricketing achievement came when the subcontinent's cricket team won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, which was held in England.

Indian entrepreneurs are increasingly interested in investing in cricket. According to data, the average match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the biggest cricket competition in India, reaches 23,000 viewers per match.

A pretty perfect reason to invest money in cricket instead of any other sport. At least, since its inception in 2008, IPL has a value of over US$3 trillion.