A. Wherever the game begins and however its rules develop over the centuries, this much is clear: cricket has become the second most popular spectator sport in the world, after soccer.
B. Wherever the game began and however its rules developed over the centuries, this much is clear: cricket has become the second most popular spectator sport in the world, after soccer.
C. Wherever the game began and however its rules develop over the centuries, this much was clear: cricket has become the second most popular spectator sport in the world, after soccer.
D. Wherever the game began and however its rules develop over the centuries, this much is clear: cricket had become the second most popular spectator sport in the world, after soccer.
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The best revision that corrects the inconsistent use of verb tense is:
B. Wherever the game began and however its rules developed over the centuries, this much is clear: cricket has become the second most popular spectator sport in the world, after soccer.
This option maintains consistent past tense for "began" and "developed," while keeping "has become" in the present perfect, which indicates a state that is still relevant.
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