Is cricket a real sport?

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings.

On the other hand you got Wrestling.

Wrestling is a martial art that uses grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position.

I would say both are good.
 
Yes, it is a real sport. Wrestling is not, it's 'sports entertainment'. Don't get me wrong, I used to love wrestling, and I appreciate the extreme risk those guys take, but after trying both, I'd much rather lock up with an opponent who is well trained, than have someone hurl a rock-hard ball of cork and leather at my head at a hundred miles per hour.
 
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