3. Field Hockey
The sport is said to be one of the oldest in the world. The American Hockey League attracts huge viewership from North America and Europe. Hockey India League and Hoofdklasse league are the other top hockey leagues.
In the International arena, India and Pakistan were the great forces in the first half of 20th century. At the later stage Netherlands, Germany and Australia have taken over to be the dominant forces in world hockey. India still remain the most successful team at Olympics with 8 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
The game is also famous in parts of Africa, where the club hockey is practiced at a large scale. According to a survey by leading newspaper, Hockey attracts over 3 billion viewers from Asia, Europe and Africa.
2. Cricket
There are only Ten Test Countries but the game has been on a rapid growth. Countries like Pakistan (182 Million), Bangladesh (156 Million) and India (1.2 Billion) along with Australia, Sri Lanka (Both approx 20 Million), England (50M), South Africa (50M), New Zealand (5M) and Zimbabwe (14M) constitute the maximum audience. Read: List of cricketers who were banned for match fixing.
Cricket is famous a famous sport in UK, Asia, Australia and Africa. The sports is rapidly growing in Europe and America. This promises to make it more popular across the globe and raise the viewership. Over 70+ countries have their national cricket team which compete in various divisions, regulated by ICC(The governing body of International cricket). Cricket has over 3 billion viewership across the globe.
