31.   To most Americans, cricket is an indecipherable game.

32.   All three leaders said cricket is more than just a sport to the region.

33.   As far as English cricket is concerned, Lara said he is not considering playing in England this summer.

34.   But is cricket in Zimbabwe an attractive proposition to make a living?

35.   But the issue is attracting lively interest in India, where cricket is the national sport and players have been dogged by accusations of match-fixing.

36.   By contrast, they say, cricket is a suffocatingly stodgy game.

37.   Cricket is a passion with people in the subcontinent and in other former British colonies.

38.   Cricket is extremely popular in India and Pakistan, and both have top international teams.

39.   Cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka.

40.   Cricket is the most popular sport of Sri Lanka.