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 Cricket Cricket  is a  bat-and-ball game  played between two teams of eleven players on a  field  at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre)  pitch  with a  wicket  at each end, each comprising two  bails  balanced on three  stumps . The  batting  side scores  runs  by striking the  ball  bowled at the wicket with the bat (and running between the wickets), while the  bowling  and  fielding  side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and  dismiss  each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being  bowled , when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either  catching  the ball after it is hit by the bat and before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the  crease  in front o...

  "Manju virattu" redirects here. For the 1994 film, see   Manju Virattu (film) . Jallikattu A youth trying to take control of a bull in  jallikattu  at  Alanganallur . Highest  governing body Tamil Nadu Jallikattu Federation Local organising committees Nicknames Sallikkattu ;  eru thazhuvuthal ;  manju virattu First played 400–100 BC [1] Characteristics Contact Yes Team members No teams, single competitors Mixed gender No Type Traditional sport Venue Open ground Presence Country or region Tamil Nadu ,  India Olympic No Paralympic No Jallikattu  (or  sallikkattu ), also known as  eru thazhuvuthal  and  mañcuvirattu ,  is a traditional event in which a bull ( Bos indicus ), such as the Pulikulam or  Kangayam  breeds  is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts...