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词条 Leg cricket
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  1. History

  2. Specifications

  3. Federation

  4. Competitions

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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}}Leg Cricket is a sport played between two teams of eleven players[1][2] on a circular ground with a radius between 80 and 120 feet.[3][4] The game is played in South Asian countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.[5][5][6]

The leg cricket involves using legs while the other side fields. The bowler rolls down the ball using under-arm bowling and the legsman have to hit the ball to score runs. A legsman can score a four or a six run by kicking the ball out of the boundary line.[7]

History

Leg Cricket Game was a well known recreation game. It was played in almost all part of India but there were no common or universal rules for this game. Mr. Jogender Prasad Verma, a Physical Education teacher in Delhi, was working on Leg Cricket for a long time and finally after various practical season and research he introduce the official rule book of Leg Cricket in 2011. Mr. J. P. VERMA, a Physical Education Teacher in Delhi and Mr. S. Nagraj, a physical education teacher is known as the father of the Leg Cricket game. Mr. Verma is the Present Secretary of International Leg Cricket Council and Leg Cricket Federation of India. [2]

Specifications

The leg cricket is played between two team of 11 playing and 4 extra players. It is played on a circular ground with a radius between 80 and 120 feet. The pitch is 8 feet wide and 42 ft to 48 ft long, (depending on the age group and category of the players). The distance in stumps is 12 inches (1 feet). [8]

Pitch
Categories Boys Girls Mix
Under-12 Mini 44 feet 44 feet 44 feet
Under-14 Sub Junior 44 feet 44 feet 44 feet
Under-17 Junior 46 feet 46 feet 46 feet
Under-19 Senior 48 feet 48 feet 48 feet
Mens/Womens 48 feet 48 feet 48 feet
Boundary
Categories Boys Girls Mix
Under-12 Mini 70 feet 70 feet 70 feet
Under-14 Sub Junior 80 feet 80 feet 80 feet
Under-17 Junior90 feet85 feet90 feet
Under-19 Senior100 feet 90 feet 100 feet
Mens/Womens 120 feet 100 feet 120 feet
Stumps
Width of the 3 stumps 12 inches, 1 feet
Height of the 3 stumps 24-30 inches, 2-2.5 feet

Federation

At International level Leg cricket is governed and promoted by International Leg Cricket Council.

This International body is headed by Shri Surender Kumar as a President and Shri Joginder Prasad Verma as a secretary General.

In India, the Leg Cricket Federation of India is an apex governing body, which was formed in 2011 . It is registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and affiliated with the International Leg Cricket Council.[3] Apart from India leg Cricket is famous in Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Florida, Ghana and Pakistan.

Competitions

National Championship in IndiaIn July 2012, the Senior National T-10, Leg Cricket Championship was organised by Leg Cricket Federation of India at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium at Bawana, Delhi where total 24 teams of boys and girls participated. Sh. Surender Kumar, M.L.A. & Parliamentary Secretary to C.M., Delhi was the Chief Guest of Opening Ceremony and[1] Satpal Singh, a Olympian Wrestler and the president of School Games Federation of India was the chief guest of second day's championship.[9] Since 2012 Leg Cricket Federation India has organized 6 National games at various city and states in India e.g., Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Jharkhand, Haryna, Uttar Pardesh and Madhya Pardesh.

International Championships:-India were the winners of the first Indo Nepal T-10 Leg Cricket Series, which was held in July 2013 and runners-up at the 1st South Asian Championship at Kathmandu, Nepal in 2016.[3][10] There were there national championships and two Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan Series of leg cricket conducted between 2012 to 2015.Mr. Dharmender of Delhi is.know as the sixer machine of Leg cricket game.His highest score is 175 in six overs.[9]

The 5th National T20 leg Cricket Championship was held at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.[11]

In January 2017, Karnataka team won by securing 211 runs[12], and Odisha Leg Cricket team secured 3rd position in the 5th National T10 Leg Cricket Championship, held in New Delhi.[13] Chandan Ray is the present captain of the Indian leg cricket team.[14][8][15]

See also

{{portal|Sports|Cricket|India|Nepal}}
  • Sport in India
  • Sports in Nepal
  • Sports in Bhutan
  • Sport in Sri Lanka
  • National Games of India

References

1. ^{{cite news |last1=Kargal |first1=Rahul |title=Leg Cricket - your favourite sport, served with a twist |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/leg-cricket-your-favourite-sport-served-with-twist |publisher=Sportskeeda |date=March 15, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite news |last1=K. |first1=Sarumathi |title=Welcome to the world of leg cricket |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Welcome-to-the-world-of-Leg-Cricket/article17383066.ece |publisher=The Hindu |date=February 28, 2017}}
3. ^{{cite news |last1=harpreet |first1=Lamba Kaur |title=Football or cricket? Leg cricket tries to find its feet in India |url=http://www.asianage.com/sports/in-other-sports/060118/football-or-cricket-leg-cricket-tries-to-find-its-feet-in-india.html |publisher=Asian Age |date=January 6, 2018}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=Cricket's Rendition of the 'Beautiful Game' - Leg Cricket |url=https://www.news18.com/news/ivideos/crickets-rendition-of-the-beautiful-game-leg-cricket-1395487.html |publisher=News 18 |date=May 8, 2017}}
5. ^{{cite news |last1=Engineer |first1=Rayomand |title=Is It Cricket? Is It Football? Well, It Is Both! Try Your Hand at This Unusual Sport |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/126933/leg-cricket-india-sport/ |publisher=Thebetterindia.com |date=January 6, 2018}}
6. ^{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Vidhan Chandra |title=देश में लोकप्रिय हो रहा लेग क्रिकेट, अपने पैर से कीजिए किक मिलेगा फोर और सिक्स |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/vishesh-aalekh/country-popular-leg-cricket-kick-get-four-and-six/1036952.html |publisher=Prabhat Khabar |date=August 11, 2017 |language=Hindi}}
7. ^{{cite news |last1=Narayanan |first1=Jayashree |title='Every game has its challenges' |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/558877/every-game-has-its-challenges.html |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=July 20, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite news |last1=Panda |first1=Namita |title=Bargarh boy strives to promote new sport |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/bargarh-boy-strives-to-promote-new-sport/cid/1505667 |publisher=Telegraph India |date=May 12, 2016}}
9. ^{{cite news |last1=Mather |first1=Nazrin |title='Is it football or cricket?': Captain of India's Leg Cricket team decodes the sport |url=https://thebridge.in/is-it-football-or-cricket-captain-of-indias-leg-cricket-team-decodes-the-sport/ |publisher=Thebridge.in |date=January 24, 2018}}
10. ^{{cite news |title=Chandan, Tushar, Ansuman get rousing welcome |url=http://sportslogon.com/body.php?page=news_details&news_id=naemqA%3D%3D |publisher=SportsLogon |date=July 25, 2016 |location=Bhubaneswar}}
11. ^{{cite news |title=Chandan to lead State leg Cricket team |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/state-editions/2016-05-17-134840.html |publisher=Daily Pioneer |date=May 18, 2016}}
12. ^{{cite news |title=Odisha finish 3rd in National Leg Cricket |url=http://sportslogon.com/body.php?page=news_details&news_id=naWmow%3D%3D |publisher=SportsLogon |date=May 24, 2016}}
13. ^{{cite news |title=Odisha Leg Cricket team gets warm welcome for securing 3rd Potion at the National T10 Championship |url=http://jsglive.in/2017/01/02/odisha-leg-cricket-team-gets-warm-welcome-for-securing-3rd-potion-at-national-t-10-leg-cricket-championship/ |publisher=JSG Live |date=January 2, 2017}}
14. ^{{cite news |title=Odisha's Chandan Ray is India U-19 Leg Cricket team captain |url=http://incredibleorissa.com/odisha-chandan-ray-india-leg-cricket-team-captain/ |publisher=Incredibleorissa |date=May 12, 2016}}
15. ^{{cite news |last1=Biswas |first1=Sudipta |title=Leg Cricketer Chandan urges Government for sponsorship |url=https://sportzwiki.com/cricket/leg-cricketer-chandan-urges-government-sponsorship/ |publisher=Sportzwiki |date=June 12, 2016}}

External links

  • Official website of Leg Cricket Federation, India

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