Cricket Russia (formerly United Cricket League) is the official governing body of the sport of

cricket in Russia Cricket in Russia is a sport played at the amateur, club, intercollegiate, and international competition levels. Russia has a national team for international cricket. In 2012, they were officially endorsed by the International Cricket Council (IC ...

. Its current headquarters is in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. In July 2019, Russia's

Ministry of Sport A Ministry of Sports or Ministry of Youth and Sports is a kind of government Ministry (government department), ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people ...

refused to recognise cricket as a sport. The sport could still be played in the country, but it was not eligible for any support from the Ministry. However, in May 2020, the Russian Government reversed its decision, recognising cricket as a sport, and therefore eligible for funding.

References

External links

Official website

Official news website

Official club and tournaments website

Sports organizations established in 2004

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

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