England's national sportis cricket although to many people football (soccer) is seen as our national sport. Football is our most popular sport.
England's national sport is cricket although to many people football (soccer) is seen as there national sport. Football is there most popular sport.
The national sport in the country of England is cricket. The favorite sport of many residents is football and rugby is also popular.
They love the game and have a passion for it. Also it is not a contact sport so it is helpful with the culture. In colonial days, Britain had many colonies in Asia including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and these are all cricket playing nations. Cricket is a national sport of Britain and in particular, England. The game was taken from England to these former colonies.
Cricket is the unofficial national sport of India, and its development has been closely tied up with the history of the country, mirroring many of the political and cultural developments around issues such as caste, religion and nationality. Though cricket is indubitably the most popular sport in India, it is not the nation's national sport (a distinction held by field hockey).
there are many womens cricket teams
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Cricket is a national game of the English and it was introduced to India during the time of the British Raj. Many of the British games (especially football) they have become popular around the world especially in the commonwealth. However, Cricket has become especially popular in Pakistan and India, two nations that can field world beating teams in the sport and have produced some global Cricket star athletes.
Football is a national sport in over 60 nations. to sum it regionally: South America Western Europe (all countries ranging form Norway down to Greece). Most people will argue that the majority of countries east of Germany (eastern Europe) regard Ice Hockey as their national sport over football, even though football still draws a huge following in those countries. South East Asia (Countries ranging from Indonesia to the Thailand and Cambodia are not particularly strong in football, but it is watched and followed religiously in this part of the world). Middle East (countries like the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq etc all play soccer as their national sport) African Nations: Almost all African nations excluding South Africa have football as their national game. Countries where soccer is NOT the national game but often mistaken to be; Mexico (apparently baseball is top) Japan (baseball) Cuba (baseball again) India (Cricket) Pakistan (Cricket) Sri Lanka (Cricket) West Indies (Cricket) Carribean (cricket) South Africa (Rugby and Cricket) Canada (hockey) India's national game is hockey
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Why not both?Many countries have two official national sports, often one being a summer sport and the other being a winter.
It is one of the major sports in Pakistan. It has lots of great rivals to play against, particularly India, which can provide a rise in national pride. It is a sport that they play at a high level at and so are one of the better group of nations in the world. It is a game played by many people and they have many heroes in the game. For all of these and many other reasons, Cricket is importan to Pakistan.