NCERT Important Questions Class 9 Social Science History
Important NCERT Extra Questions
History and Sport: The Story of Cricket,
NCERT Book Extra Questions for Session 2022-2023
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‘Cricket’s connection with a rural Past can be seen in the length of a Test Match.’ How far is this statement true?
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(i) Originally, cricket matches had no time limit The game went on for as long as it took to bowl out a side twice.
(ii) The rhythm of village life was slower and cricket rules ‘were made before the Industrial Revolution.
(iii) Modern factory work meant that people were paid by the hour or the day or the week; games that were codified after the Industrial Revolution like football and hockey were strictly time limited to fit the routines of industrial city life.