If you want to see the inventiveness and ingenuity of a kid on display, look no further than the daily coming together kids to play a game of cricket.
This version of the game known as ‘Gully Cricket’ because of being largely played on streets, known as gullies, as against big grounds and stadiums has given rise to some of the most innovative methods of playing the game.
It is brilliant to see the wide contrast between the “Gentleman’s game” played within the confines of its 42 laws and its varied avatars seen across streets, parks and corridors in India.
The subculture of gully cricket hasn’t been quashed by the many natural restrictions placed upon it such as cramped spaces and lack of proper gear. On the contrary, it has only propelled its growth with kids thinking outside of the box to come up with innovative variations and rules.
Some rules are cool, some are weird and some are stupid and we’ll see a bit of all three in this list.
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