Every country has that one sport that is played by more that half of the nation. May the origin of that game be from that country or in any other country, some game become popular in countries and is played by everyone. Due to popularity of a particular sports in a nation, it is declared their national sport unofficially.
Cricket is one of the most played global sports and due to it’s popularity it’s considered as National Sports of that country unofficially. Due to Crickets popularity in India, many think that cricket is India’s national sport but it’s not true. So let’s have a look at the countries who’s national sport is cricke.
Antigua and Barbuda– It is a small country in West Indies with an estimated population of 97,000. It is an Island country which lies in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Cricket is the National sports of this country due to it’s location in West Indies and popularity of Cricket in that Country.
Australia– Australia is the sixth largest country with an estimated population of 25,933,900. Australia is the most successful team in Cricket. They are the most dominant team in Test Cricket and have won the world cup for 5 times. Cricket is the National sports of this country.
Barbados– It is a small island Country in West Indies with an estimated population of 287,025. Cricket is very popular sports in this country and is the National sports of this country. Many great cricketers like Garfield Sobers and etc are from here.
Bermuda– Bermuda is a small British Overseas country with an estimated population of 63,913. Cricket is the National sports of that country.
England– They are one of the first two countries to play an International Cricket match. They are part of the United Kingdom with an Estimated population of 56,286,961. Cricket is the National sports of this country.
Grenada– It is an Island country in West Indies with an estimated population of 111,454 and cricket is the National sport of this country.
Guyana– It is a South American country with an estimated population of 743,700 and has cricket as the National sports of this country.
Jamaica– It is an Island country with an estimated population of 2,726,667 and lies in the Caribbean region of the world. Cricket is the National Sports of this country.