Cricket, also known as woodball, is a comprehensive sport that exercises hand-eye coordination and integrates upper limb movement control, skill and strength. The event is a team event. Cricket originated in the 12th century in the British royal family, known as the “noble sport”. The game of cricket is fair and praised as a “gentleman’s game”. Popular in Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Asia, southern Africa, the West Indies and other places. In 2010, cricket became an official sport in the Asian Games for the first time in Guangzhou. On October 16, 2023, the International Olympic Committee voted to include cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
