9th Class Social Science Sports Question Bank Short Answer Type Questions - History and Sport : The Story of Cricket

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    What innovations did Kerry Packer introduce which changed the nature of the game?

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    Kerry Packer signed up fifty-one of the world's leading cricketers and staged unofficial Tests and one-day internationals under the name World Series Cricket. Coloured dress, protective helmets, field restrictions cricket under light became a standard part of the game due to his innovations. Moreover, he made cricket a marketable game which could generate huge revenues. Cricket boards now become rich by selling television rights to television companies. Continuous television coverage now made cricketers celebrities who earned enormous sums of money by making commercials for a wide range of products.


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