Pros and Cons of Cricket

Cricket is an exceptionally good sport for learning about how to use teamwork to help people. Teamwork is one of the key skills needed to thrive in cricket, so cricket players must practise being kind to others, even when situations are hard. Cricket also has particularly good health benefits, such as improved cardiovascular fitness, hand-eye coordination, and strength. These are all immensely helpful in later life. Cricket also releases endorphins, which are natural mood elevators, and can improve overall mental health and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Cricket can also boost the immune system, reducing the risk of illness and disease. Cricket is extremely exciting because it can be all down to the last ball, and no-one (excluding the umpire) knows the score. 

Cricket, however, has limited participation because it is mainly between India, Australia and England. It is a colonial sport and there is sadly a lot of racism in the history of cricket. The equipment needed for cricket is extremely expensive which means that people with less money cannot afford to take part in the game. A cricket match is extremely long because it takes about 8 hours. As a spectator or parent of a player, one will get extremely bored after about one hour. Cricket kit is easily affected by rain, which makes it ridiculously hard to play in places like England where it rains frequently. You also need staff to serve the extensive needs of a cricket match. Cricket is, as a sport, extremely dangerous as the ball, which is being thrown exceptionally fast by the bowler, is quite hard and can easily injure someone.