Cricket is very popular in many countries around the world. It also creates craziness among people. But there are several countries in the world that have little interest in cricket. These countries are rich countries like China, Germany, and Japan.
The game of cricket was born in England around the 16th century. In the 19th century, the game spread worldwide. While football is more popular in the United States, Russia, France, Japan, and China, cricket is less important.
You will be surprised to know that the first international cricket match in history was played between USA and Canada. Although still, cricket is not very popular in these countries.
Baseball began to gain popularity in America in 1861, similar to cricket. Since then, the importance of cricket in America has been declining. China’s interest is less in cricket and more in Olympic Games.
France is revered around the world as a football superpower. But playing cricket is not very important in this country. Perhaps this is because a reverse current of British culture is operating in France.
However, international cricket matches are enjoyed by a small segment of the French population. In 2017, Russia got the status of partner country of ICC. But the people of Russia do not have much idea about the game of cricket. Football, hockey, basketball have an important place in Russian sports culture. Moreover, their climate is not very favorable for cricket.
Japan’s national cricket team exists. But they are not so crazy about cricket. Japanese people enjoy baseball very much. Because cricket is not discussed much in the media in Japan, people are not aware of its rules and history. Moreover, the important infrastructure of the game of cricket in Japan has not yet been developed.