Why is cricket so popular on the Indian sub-continent?
- Written by Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Cricket originated in England, but has been spread worldwide by British soldiers and settlers in the past few hundred years.
It is now the second most popular sport in the world in terms of number of fans, after soccer.
This spread has been most successful in the Indian sub-continent, which is now considered the epicentre of world cricket.
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