Cricket has always been part of Indian culture and is played by millions of people in India. In fact, the first popular sport played in India was cricket, not any other sport. Cricket is a gentleman's game, where there is no fighting, no fans throwing things at players, no drunk fans fighting or throwing punches at players, no people cursing or swearing at players, and everything is clean and respectable. There is cricket played around the fields, and everyone has fun and enjoys themselves. The Indian Premier League, or IPL, is a great way for Indians to show the world that India deserves to have other major sports in the country, like baseball, soccer, etc. And with the popularity of the IPL, Indians are proving to the world that they can play those sports with just as much passion as they play cricket.