cricket
/ˈkrɪkɪt/noun
उच्चारण क्रिकिट
क्रिकेट
Basic word
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[U]
a game played on grass by two teams of eleven players; players score runs by hitting the ball with a wooden bat and running between two sets of wooden sticks (wickets)
क्रिकेट
- watching cricket on TV
- The boys play cricket in the lane every evening.
- Her brother is mad about cricket and never misses a match.
+ 2 more examples
- Cricket is played in many countries, including India and Australia.
- The cricket season begins in October.
Synonyms Test cricket one-day cricket T20
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[C]
a small brown jumping insect that makes a loud high sound by rubbing its wings together
झींगुर
- the chirping of crickets
- A cricket chirped in the garden all night.
- The sound of crickets filled the warm evening air.
+ 1 more example
- Crickets are small insects that can jump a long way.
Synonyms grasshopper insect cicada
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cricket (uncountable noun, the game)
As a game it is uncountable and takes a singular verb; we say 'play cricket', not 'play the cricket'.
खेल के रूप में यह uncountable है और singular verb लेता है; 'play cricket' कहते हैं, 'play the cricket' नहीं।
- Cricket is the most popular game in India.
- They play cricket every evening in the park.
a cricket (countable noun, insect)
The insect is countable: a cricket, two crickets, and it chirps by rubbing its wings.
कीड़े के अर्थ में यह countable है: a cricket, two crickets, और यह पंख रगड़कर आवाज़ करता है।
- A cricket chirped all night outside my window.
- Crickets are common in the grass after the rains.
not cricket (idiom)
In British English, 'it's not cricket' means that something is unfair or dishonest.
ब्रिटिश English में 'it's not cricket' का अर्थ है कि कोई बात अनुचित या बेईमानी की है।
- Taking credit for her work is simply not cricket.
cricket + noun
Cricket often comes before another noun to name a related thing.
Cricket प्रायः किसी संबंधित वस्तु को बताने के लिए दूसरे noun से पहले आता है।
- He bought a cricket bat and a leather ball.
- The cricket season starts in October.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cricket
internationaldomesticprofessionalTestcounty
- Test cricket demands patience and skill.
verb + cricket
playwatchfollowcoachtake up
- She decided to take up cricket at the age of twelve.
cricket + noun
matchbatpitchteamstadium
- The cricket pitch was covered with a sheet during the rain.
noun + cricket
street cricketgully cricketschool cricketclub cricketwomen's cricket
- Gully cricket taught many Indian stars the basics.
“More examples 7
- Radhika watched the World Cup final with her whole family.
राधिका ने पूरे परिवार के साथ विश्व कप फ़ाइनल देखा।
- Cricket is played with eleven players on each side.
क्रिकेट हर पक्ष के ग्यारह खिलाड़ियों के साथ खेला जाता है।
- The little cricket in the garden sings after dusk.
बग़ीचे का नन्हा झींगुर शाम ढलने के बाद गाता है।
- Many students listen to cricket commentary on the radio while studying.
कई विद्यार्थी पढ़ाई करते हुए रेडियो पर क्रिकेट की कमेंट्री सुनते हैं।
- He gave up cricket after a serious knee injury.
गंभीर घुटने की चोट के बाद उसने क्रिकेट छोड़ दिया।
- The match was stopped because rain made the cricket ground wet.
बारिश से क्रिकेट मैदान गीला हो जाने के कारण मैच रोक दिया गया।
- Radhika learned the rules of cricket from her uncle.
राधिका ने अपने चाचा से क्रिकेट के नियम सीखे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He plays the cricket every evening.
✓ He plays cricket every evening.
Names of games take no article.
खेलों के नामों के साथ article नहीं लगता।
✗ Cricket are my favourite game.
✓ Cricket is my favourite game.
Cricket is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
Cricket uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
Test cricket one-day cricket T20 grasshopper insect cicada
?Which word?
Homonym: cricket means a game and also an insect.
Homonym: cricket का अर्थ खेल और एक कीट (झींगुर) भी है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
It's not cricket (old-fashioned British, it is not fair or honest behaviour).
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: it's not cricket (पुराना British, यह निष्पक्ष या ईमानदार व्यवहार नहीं है)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983 and 2011 and the T20 World Cup in 2007 and 2024; Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to receive the Bharat Ratna (2014); the Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) is the world's largest cricket stadium; the length of a cricket pitch is 22 yards.
भारत ने क्रिकेट विश्व कप 1983 और 2011 में और T20 विश्व कप 2007 और 2024 में जीता; सचिन तेंदुलकर भारत रत्न पाने वाले पहले क्रिकेटर थे (2014); नरेंद्र मोदी स्टेडियम (अहमदाबाद) दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा क्रिकेट स्टेडियम है; क्रिकेट पिच की लंबाई 22 गज़ है।