Cricket is a 180cyear old game, the first game was played between the USA and Canada in 1844. Australia and England played the first-ever Test match in 1877. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body of the sport at world level.
There are a total of 104 member nations in the ICC, 92 of them are associate member nations and 12 of them are full member nations.
Have a look at the countries that do not play cricket:
- Spain
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Russia
- China
- Switzerland
- Japan
Countries that officially play cricket:
- England
- Australia
- New Zealand
- India
- Sri Lanka
- South Africa
- Ireland
- Zimbabwe
- West Indies
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
Moreover, the sport that has been played since the 19th century hasn’t found a way globally as compared to football. The main fact that a FIFA World Cup sees 64 nations participating in the World Cup as compared to 16 nations maximum in T20 cricket World Cup.
The numbers decreases, even more, when it comes to ICC ODI tournaments. ICC 2019 ODI World Cup saw just 10 teams playing.
The representation goes even below in the Champions trophy where only 8 teams participate. Despite the best efforts of the ICC, the game has not been able to spread its wings across the globe.
