Stuart Christopher John Broad, MBE (born 24 June 1986) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and a former One Day and Twenty 20 International captain.

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The Record Only Michael Atherton, with 54 Tests in charge, has captained England more times than Vaughan. No England captain has more Test victories to his name than the former Yorkshire opener and only the great Mike Brearley has a higher winning percentage.

The captain of a cricket team, often referred to as the skipper, is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players….ICC Full Members.

ESPN estimates the growing cricket market in the United States currently consists of about 30 million fans, with New York City being one of the biggest hotbeds for the sport. Football has been one of the most popular sports in the U.S. for more than 150 years, dating all the way back to 1869.

Both Football and Cricket are popular in England but football has a slight upper hand in terms of popularity and viewership. Not very popular. Many people say that cricket is their national sport but Football is the king there. The premier league is not only followed by british people but all over the world.

Cricket in the United States is not as popular as baseball and is not as popular among as large a fraction of the population as it is within either the Commonwealth nations or the other ICC full member (or Test cricket) nations.

China is very interested in global sports, but when it comes to cricket, it neither plays nor watches the sport. Since cricket is not part of the Olympics, this country does not give special attention to the game. The second reason behind not playing cricket is that China was never under British colonisation.

Originally Answered: why is cricket not a popular sport in the USA? Cricket got popular among British owned nations in 19th century and USA got independence in 1776. Hence, cricket is not so popular in USA.

Why didn’t cricket catch on in Canada (when it’s popular in all over Commonwealth countries)? Canada became independent in 1867, and is still part of the British Commonwealth. Cricket is hugely popular in most Commonwealth countries (and former colonies of the British Empire).

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The reason why cricket was not popular before in Canada is because of USA. In 1867, cricket was so popular in Canada that John A. MacDonald, the first prime minister of Canada wanted to make cricket the national sport of Canada.

Introduced by the British, cricket was the most popular sport in Canada until the early 20th Century when it was overtaken by ice hockey and other sports. Today, cricket is the fastest growing sport in Canada, with well over 40,000 cricketers across the nation.

Cricket Canada endorses the eligibility requirements of the ICC for all Cricket Canada events. Players wishing to play for Canada in all ICC sanctioned events must meet one of the criteria as outlined in 2017 by the International Cricket Council. The player has a Canadian Passport; The player is a resident of Canada.

Former India opener Sachin Tendulkar is the richest cricketer not only in India but in the world. Tendulkar has a net worth of Rs 1090 crore.