A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
Boxing, Tennis Doubles, Volleyball, ?

Let's analyze the number of players involved on one side/team in each game listed in the sequence:
Boxing: 1 player

Tennis Doubles: 2 players

Volleyball: 6 players

This doesn't form a clear arithmetic progression (1,2,6...). Let's look at the total number of players on the court/ring active at the same time:

Boxing: 2 players

Tennis Doubles: 4 players

Volleyball: 12 players

Let's look at another pattern: the number of players per team.

Boxing: 1

Tennis Doubles: 2

Volleyball: 6

Let's check the standard options based on the count of players per team in traditional Indian reasoning questions:

Boxing: 1 player

Tennis Doubles: 2 players

Volleyball: 6 players

Basket Ball: 5 players

Let's think of another criterion: games requiring a ball or court type, or the number of letters/vowels?
Let's count the number of players on a team:

Boxing: 1

Tennis Doubles: 2

Volleyball: 6

Alternatively, let's consider the number of players on the field/court per team:

Boxing = 1

Tennis Doubles = 2

Volleyball = 6

Basketball = 5

Cricket = 11

Badminton = 1 or 2

Chess = 1

Let's test the number of players sequence by another common classification:

Boxing: 1 player

Tennis Doubles: 2 players

Volleyball: 6 players

Basketball: 5 players

Wait, let's count the players: 1, 2, 6... if it's counting up, the next numbers could be 11 (Cricket) or 5 (Basketball) doesn't fit the increasing sequence.
Let's see if the number of players matches a sequence:

Boxing: 2 players total in the match.

Tennis Doubles: 4 players total in the match.

Volleyball: 6 players per team.

Basketball: 5 players per team.

Let's analyze the number of players in a team for the given options:

Basketball: 5 players

Cricket: 11 players

Could it be related to the number of players: 1 (Boxing), 2 (Tennis Doubles), ?
Wait! Let's re-examine the option Badminton. Badminton can be singles (1) or doubles (2).
Let's check if the pattern is based on the number of players on each side forming an increasing sequence:
1 (Boxing), 2 (Tennis Doubles), 6 (Volleyball). The next could be 11 (Cricket).

Let's consider another logic: Team size.

Boxing: 1

Tennis Doubles: 2

Volleyball: 6
Wait, if it is an increasing sequence of team sizes: 1, 2, 6, then Cricket (11) completes the sequence of increasing number of players.
Let's verify: 1<2<6<11.
Hence, Cricket is the most appropriate choice to continue the increasing sequence of player count.