板球(cricket)，又名木球，一向给人称颂为“绅士的游戏”(gentleman's game)，是一项崇尚体育精神（sportsmanship)和“公平比赛”(fairplay)的运动。板球起源于英国，盛行英国、澳大利亚、新西兰、印度、孟加拉、尼泊尔等国家。
印度在世界杯板球半决赛中击败劲敌巴基斯坦，赢得决赛权。将在星期六对阵斯里兰卡队。
India has won bragging rights over Pakistan after beating its arch-rival on the cricket field and advancing to the World Cup final match against Sri Lanka set for Saturday.
朝糟处想也许不，以本次世界杯(足球赛)上英格兰的表现看，应该要庆幸奥运会上没有板球比赛。
Or maybe not. Given England's displays in the current World Cup, it might be just as well that there's no Olympic cricket.
当然了，奥运会有诸多个人闪耀光芒的时刻，也有不少值得记取的团队比赛，而英超联赛(english Premiership)、全美职业橄榄球联赛(National Football League)和T20板球世界杯也莫不如是。
Of course, the Olympics have moments of individual brilliance and some memorable team matchups, as do the English Premiership, the National Football League, the T20 cricket World Cup.
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