Different types of games are played everywhere in the world. Some of these games are preferred by people of some specific places whereas some other games are liked and watched by the people living in major part of the world. However, the game of cricket is a very popular one and people love to watch different competitions that are associated with the game of cricket. This game is played in different formats. The test matches continue for 5 days whereas the one day matches are played for 50 over for both sides. There are many world class competitions in the game of cricket that are very exciting.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the highest regulatory authority of this game. The ICC regulates all the competitions that are held throughout the year. The countries that take part in the various competitions of this game include Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Newzealand, West Indies, Bangladesh, Canada, Zimbabwe, Ireland, the Netherlands, and UAE etc. This game is extremely popular in major part of the world. Among all the major competitions of this game, the World Cup competition is the most popular that is watched almost every part of the world. This competition is held once in every four years. The participating countries and their players are ranked by the ICC according to their performance in different international competitions.