Iyini ikhilikithi futhi kungani ithandwa emazweni ase-Asia?
Ikhilikithi ingenye yezemidlalo ethandwa kakhulu emazweni ase-Asia. Elinye lamaqembu ekhilikithi amakhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni yiNdiya. Izizathu zokuthandwa kwayo kangaka ziningi. Isizathu esiyinhloko siwukuthi lapho amaNgisi ehlasela iNingizimu-mpumalanga Asia aletha lo mdlalo kuleli zwekazi. Ekuqaleni lo mdlalo wawudlalwa isigaba esiphakeme kuphela, futhi kamuva wamukelwa nezinye izigaba. Ukuze udlale ikhilikithi udinga i-bat eyodwa nebhola elilodwa. I-bat izokwenziwa ngokhuni kanti ibhola lingaba ibhola le-tennis noma ibhola eliqinile elenziwe ngesikhumba. Udinga i-wicket enezinduku ezi-3 nama-bails amabili ngaphezulu. Omunye umuntu uphonsa ibhola kanti omunye umuntu uzama ukuvikela ama-wicket akhe ngesibhakela. Ubude be-wicket bungamamitha angu-22. Umshayi webhola uyakwazi ukushaya ibhola ukuze athole ama-run. Ukwenza ukugijima, kunezindlela ezimbili. Eyokuqala iwukushaya umngcele, ongathatha noma ama-run amane noma ayisithupha. Indlela yesibili iwukuba ugijime phakathi kwamawikethi futhi wenze ama-run amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka. Kunezinye izindlela zokuthola ama-run, njengokuthi ibhola libanzi noma alikho. Ukuze iqembu linqobe umdlalo, kumelwe lizenzele ama-run amaningi kunelinye iqembu noma lizikhiphe zonke ngaphambi kokuba lenze ama-run amaningi kunawo. Ifomethi yekhilikithi ethandwa kakhulu yi-T20, bese kuba yi-One Day International (ODI) bese kuba yi-Test matches. I-T20 ifomu elifushane kunazo zonke futhi linama-over angu-20 nama-innings amabili. I-ODI inama-over angu-50 nama-innings amabili. Ngenkathi iTest iyindlela ende kunazo zonke futhi ingaqhubeka izinsuku ezi-5, ngama-overs angama-90 nsuku zonke nama-innings afinyelela kuma-2 eqenjini ngalinye. Bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane badlala ikhilikithi. Umqhudelwano wekhilikithi omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni yi-IPL eNdiya. I-PSL ePakistan ibhekwa njengeligi yesibili ehamba phambili. Kunezindebe zezwe ezimbili zekhilikithi. I-T20 world cup idlalwa njalo eminyakeni emibili kanti i-ODI world cup idlalwa njalo eminyakeni emine. Kukhona futhi iWorld Test ne-ODI Championship nayo, okuyinto umdlali minyaka yonke.