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        BALL TAMPERING SCANDALS THAT          ROCKED THE CRICKET WORLD Ball tampering, a term quite familiar in the cricketing world but not for good reasons. Ball tampering has always sparked controversies and has made the people think that Is Cricket really a fair game. Ball tampering has always made cricket popular but for all wrong reasons. Cricket which is often considered as a gentleman's game has been put to shame by these controversies and scandals. For those who don't know what ball tampering is,  ball tampering  is an action in which a fielder illegally alters the condition of the ball. The primary motivation of ball tampering is to interfere with the aerodynamics of the ball to aid swing bowling. Generally, the purpose of altering the state of the ball is to achieve more favorable bowling conditions. According to the Laws of Cricket, If a bowler is found to be guilty of rep...

                THE RISE OF AFGHANISTAN CRICKET The recently concluded test match between India and Afghanistan created a new chapter in the history of cricket with Afghanistan becoming the 12th nation to play a test match at the international level. It also marked a new beginning for this relatively young side which has made an impact at the international level by playing good and sporty cricket in One Day Internationals and in the twenty over format. It has been really a great journey for Afghanistan as far as cricket is concerned because it took them only 23 years to play their first ever test match keeping in mind that their opponent and currently ranked number 1 in ICC Test Ranking took almost 140 years to be granted test and status and play their first ever test match. The first cricket club in India was established in Calcutta (currently known as Kolkata) in 1792, India's national cricket team did not play its first...