Cricket

This is the irony of cricket that even if some players succeed in a particular tournament; the same player may not shine in other. Ever since T20 has been introduced the performance of the players have become unpredictable more than ever. Of late, it has become very common that the players are thriving for T20 rather than their international tournaments where they are representing their respective countries. In that case, the Indian Premier League, better known as IPL, is majorly responsible for its

Ever since T20 grew famous, numerous 20 overs league has formed across the world. From the international cricket to club cricket, the 20 over cricket has managed to find its way everywhere. There are people nowadays who prefer the T20 leagues over the other forms of cricket. Moreover, you will also find people who prefer clubs of other countries rather than the national team when it comes to the T20 format. Most of the T20 format is held privately where businessmen and other

The craze for cricket is, well, crazy. No matter which nationality, age, gender or ethnicity, people will have heard something about cricket and will know of legends like Don Bradman, Kapil Dev, Michael Vaughan and will know what off-spin is, fast medium bowling and can hold a discussion about the job of a skipper and who is doing an amazing job balancing their run rates and team statistics. A degree is sports or cricket is not required and no matter how much a

If the recent news is anything to consider, the T10 league has already welcomed the brand new team – Bangla Tigers. The upcoming season of the league is going to feature a tough competitor that is going to start in the month of November. By now, T10 league has already become a much-awaited sports entertainment cricket league comprising ten overs! It was launched by T10 Sports management and is currently ruled by them! The Introduction to Bangla Tigers Abu Dhabi T10 league is

If the latest report is anything to be believed, Melbourne Stars have already re-signed the spin sensation of Nepal – Sandeep Lamichhane for the 9th season of KFC Big Bash League! For Australian fandom, BBL is a much-awaited and much anticipated Twenty20 cricket league. According to what the latest report claims, the Big Bash League is going to see the return of Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal leg-spinner, with Melbourne Stars! Melbourne Stars has retaken the star for the entire season of BBL 2019-20 cricket

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who is considered as one of the spin sensations of today has signed one more season contract with the KFC Big Bash League outfit, Brisbane. The 9th edition of the KFC Big Bash League (BBL) 2019-20 starting from 17 December 2019 and conclude on 8 February 2020. Big Bash League 2019-20 Schedule already announced by Cricket Australia in July 2019, with Brisbane Heat and the Sydney Thunder playing the first game of the tournament at the Gabba. Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Starting his cricketing career at the age of 17 with Yorkshire Second Team, Joe Root was already showing signs of becoming the next Michael Vaughan in terms of style and temperament. Originally an opening right hand batsman he was then shifted to the middle order where he played and proved his worth. His international debut happened in 2012 in India at the Test Series. He also made his T20 and ODI debuts in the same year. He also scored his maiden Test century

Though India’s stint in the 2019 Cricket World Cup left fans disappointed, an encouraging start to the Test Championships seems to be making up for it. Currently, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his team are all set to take on South Africa at home. It would not be too far from the truth to say that South Africa was perhaps the most talked about team in the initial stages of the World Cup, and now it will put its best foot forward to

The Indian pace bowling line-up has been really enforcing a major threat to opposition teams of late. The Indian sub-continent has always been perceived as more of a paradise for spinners which makes it a tough task for opposition batsmen on highly turning pitches. However, this time, spinners will not be walking away with all the accolades only. The pace battery for the Indian team has come up by leaps and bounds and shown great abilities to take wickets irrespective of the pitch

All cricket lovers are absolutely excited about the third season of the T10 Cricket league this year. Scheduled to start on the 14th of November, the ten over match series is expected to end on the 24th of November.  Abu Dhabi has been given the contract for hosting the series for the next five years. This year the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi is expected to be a place where every cricket fan will be heading towards. The face of the league

The commercial partner of the Afghanistan Premier League has failed to pay the money for rights to the ACB (Afghanistan Cricket Board) and this has led to the postponement of the second season of the league. The league was expected to be held in October 2019 although it has been postponed to next year since the agreement now stands terminated with the partner on ACB’s part. The cricket board has also expressed its concerns pertaining to the integrity of individuals associated with the

Enthusiasts are already looking ahead to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Shanker Basu, the former trainer of the Indian national cricket team, has pulled off a comeback into the mainstream after being appointed as the RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) strength and conditioning coach. His successful tenure with the Indian team came to a close after the semi-final loss at the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup held in the United Kingdom (UK). This is a homecoming for Basu who was previously associated with

Owned and even launched by the 10 Sports management, the T20 league is all set to begin in 2019. Being the first ever internationally approved ten-over league, the league has quite a few followers. The league is approved by the Emirates Cricket Board and each match occurs for duration of 90 minutes. The tournament is of the round robin type and there is a semi final and final at the end. The international cricket council or the ICC also has officially sanctioned the

The Big Bash League is a domestic T20 Cricket Tournament in Australia organized by Cricket Australia since 2011. This league has been sponsored by fast food chicken outlet KFC since its inaugural edition. It is one of the best T20 cricket league around the world, after the Indian Premier League. KFC Big Bash League 2019-20 is scheduled to start from 17 December 2019 to 08 February 2020 with its ninth edition. Big Bash schedule has been bit changed now, from the last editions

Unpredictable comebacks, super innings, rearguard actions - there was everything in exciting Ashes 2019 series. And the excitement continued till the last Test match at The Oval where Australian cricketer Matthew Wade attempted to do to England what Ben Stokes had done to Australia a couple days ago. It was a fightback that kept Australia hoping after England finally managed to find an early solution to their long-lasting Steve Smith problem. But Wade's 117 eventually went in vain as Stuart Broad and Jack

  The Indian cricket team is presently moving along at a swift pace. The whole team is fitter and more agile than before and with several tournaments coming up, the management will be eager to keep workloads balanced, particularly for senior players while also trying out new youngsters who can be the future of the team in times to come. There are several exciting young players in India’s domestic cricket arena who may look to step up to the senior cricket team and

It is really tough being a middle order batsmen in a one-day game since there is a lot of flexibility needed along with the ability to adapt to varying situations that can make or break the team. The middle order positions right from number 4 to number 7 involve batsmen who can really put down anchor and play for a sustained spell of time if the situation requires or simply go hammer and tongs from ball one if the situation demands it. Most

The contemporary cricket scenario is rife with speculations that KL Rahul may soon be replaced, thanks to his severely disappointing performances in the Test Series against West Indies, which recently concluded. With an average of 34.58 in Test Cricket after playing 36 matches, he displayed poor form in red-ball cricket as he finished the recent West Indies tour. He managed to score 101 runs with a meagre average of 25.55. His highest score in the series was 44. In the first Test, he

Often referred to as a skipper, the captain of a cricket team cannot skip responsibilities. Besides being responsible for the formation on the team – the batting order, bowling order, fielding positions - the captain is also responsible for maintaining the harmony of the team and communications between team members and coaches. And these are not all. The captain also has a prominent say in team selection and choosing what to do after winning a toss – and a lot does depend on

The following 15th of September is about to witness the commencement of the South African team’s tour of India. The South African cricket team is all set to face the Men in Blue over matches which spread across two different formats, including three Test matches and three Twenty 20 international matches. This series is prestigiously referred to as the Gandhi Mandela series, signifying the coming together of two of the best cricketing nations of the world. The Indian team is at the top