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When it comes to cricket, the madness that ensues around the world is one of a kind indeed. As the ICC World Cup Cricket 2019 kickstarts this year, there are predictions galore about which country will take home the Cup this year. It all depends on where the different teams end up on the ICC World Cup 2019 points table as each team plays one another. ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 No Team P W L T NR RR Pts 1 England

The Cricket World Cup 2019 is about to begin and fans worldwide wait again with bated breath as their favorite teams compete with one another, in the beautiful country of England. As England welcomes the summer, so does it welcome the nine other countries looking forward to take the Cup home. The Cricket World Cup 2019 England is to be a Round- Robin Tournament, and not the conventional Elimination one, where all the teams will play the others once and the top four

The Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) has made the eagerly awaited Indian Cricket team announcement for this year’s World Cup. The Team India World Cup Cricket England & Wales squad has been officially announced ahead of the tournament opening on the 30th of May, 2019. Core Team Remains Majorly Unchanged There were no major surprises as far as the Indian cricket team for this year’s World Cup team is concerned. The selectors put their faith in experience by picking Dinesh

The Indian Premier League (IPL), arguably modern cricket’s biggest non-ICC extravaganza, is in full gear with the tourney having reached its halfway stage. The rush for IPL 2019 tickets says it all in terms of support from the fans and packed stadiums. The IPL 2019 teams comprise of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Delhi Capitals (DC), Mumbai Indians (MI), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). As per the latest IPL

The excitement is heating up for the ICC World Cup 2019 scheduled to be held in England this year. Naturally, enthusiasts are waiting with bated breath for the ICC World Cup Cricket 2019 Team lists from all countries. The Cricket World Cup 2019 Teams Lists are already being revealed by many cricket boards and more are to follow. World Cup Cricket Teams announced for India, England, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka have already created huge excitement ahead of the commencement of the mega

Indian captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri have been left in limbo over the selection of Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul for the ODI series against Australia as reports are doing the rounds that the Indian cricket team duo is set for a suspension. As per reports, CoA member Diana Edulji has proposed a two-match ban for KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya for their comments on the popular TV show ‘Koffee with Karan’. The BCCI has now been forced to seek legal

Virat Kohli led India ended a 71-year wait for a test series triumph on Australian soil on Monday when they sealed their 2-1 series win after rain ensured that the fourth and final Test match of the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground ended in a draw. The series might have come to damp end but the visitors dominated from the word go to claim the honors Down Under, thus becoming the first Asian side to claim the feat. India won the first

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma is reportedly set to miss the fourth and final Test match against Australia due to personal reasons. The explosive batsman has reportedly flown down to India, to be with his wife. Rohit and his wife are expecting their first child.  “It would’ve been great to have him (Rohit) around. Tactically, he brings so much to the side and then his batting provides the right kind of balance to the side. But what awaits him is far bigger and more

Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft has returned to cricket, rushing back into the Perth Scorchers’ squad in the ongoing Big Bash T20 league following the end of his ban for ball-tampering. Bancroft was handed a 9-month ban from international and domestic cricket by Cricket Australia for his hand in the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town. Bancroft was caught by television cameras using a small piece of sandpaper to alter the conditions of the ball. While Bancroft executed the plan, captain and vice-captain Steven Smith

Australian batsman Aaron Finch has said tainted duo Steven Smith and David Warner will be welcomed back with arms wide open into the team following their one year ban for their respective roles in the ball-tampering scandal. Steven Smith and David Warner along with Cameron Bancroft were found guilty after trying to alter the condition of the ball with a small piece of sandpaper during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. David Warner was the architect of the plan, Steven

Young Afghanistan international Mujeeb ur Rahman is making the headlines after setting a new T20 record, during the opening day of Australia Big Bash League. Sent in to bat at number 11 for Brisbane Heat, Mujeeb scored 27 runs off 22 balls against defending champions Adelaide Strikers. Thus setting a new world record and surpassing Sri Lankan Alankara Silva who scored 28 in Sri Lanka’s domestic T20 tournament in 2015-16 at number 11. Mujeeb walked out onto the 22-yard strip with Brisbane reeling

Former England captain and the Three Lion’s greatest Test cricketer Alastair Cook is all set to be granted with knighthood in the new year honors according to a report in  The Times. Cook who will turn 34 on Christmas will be recognized for his years of service to England cricket and his record-breaking international cricket career. Cook called time on his Test career in September earlier this year with the perfect farewell as he signed off with a brilliant hundred against India at

After his precious 194 runs in the first Test of the series against Australia at Adelaide last week, India’s Cheteshwar Pujara crossed the landmark of 5000 runs. Interestingly, Pujara reached the 5000-run mark in his 108th innings – exactly the same number of innings that ex-Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid had taken to reach this milestone. Over the course of his career, Pujara, who bats at the vital No. 3 position for India, has been compared to Dravid who was known for his

New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson breached the 900-points barrier for the first time in the updated ICC Test rankings. The dashing batsman had played a match-winning knock in the final Test against Pakistan in UAE which helped New Zealand clinch their first away series win against the nation in 49 years. This is also the first instance of any batsman from New Zealand going past 900 rankings points. Only the great Richard Hadlee had managed to break that barrier but it was his bowling that had earned him these many points. Williamson is currently placed second, he jumped in front of Australia’s Steve Smith (901 points) who is serving a year ban. Current table-topper Virat Kohli scored only 37 runs across two innings in the Adelaide Test. He lost 15 points due to the failure on

The Big Bash League, Australia’s premier T20 festival, has decided to replace the traditional coin toss with the ‘bat flip. In place of ‘heads or tails’, captains will now call ‘flats and hills’ during toss time. The top-tier T20 event has introduced a couple of unique yet mind-blowing concepts to the world of cricket, including the zing bails (which light up whenever the stumps are dislodged) and umpire cams. They are now set to take the practice of flipping a bat from the

The first Test between Australia and India at Adelaide ended yesterday with Virat Kohli and his men drawing first blood and winning the thrilling game by 31 runs. There was a lot of action in this Test and here is a look at some of the significant takeaways from the match. Pujara’s career-defining moment https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1072000585560399872 India was staring down the barrel at 127-6 on the first day of the Test. Another couple of wickets and India would have ended in absolute disaster had

India paceman Ishant Sharma could have got two more wickets to his name if had he not bowled those two no-balls against Australia in the first Test in Adelaide. The visitors managed to beat the team from Down Under by 31 runs in the final day of the first Test match. After the match, Team India captain Virat Kohli said Ishant Sharma was disappointed with his own performance. Ishant Sharma could have got out Aaron Finch in the first over of Australia’s second

India surged to a historic win in the opening Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. This was also the first instance of the Indian team winning the opening Test in Australia. There were many heroes in the triumph for the Indian team but only one managed to equal a world record. Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant held onto 11 catches in the duration of the first Test. The Delhi glovesman equaled the achievement of AB De Villiers (South Africa) and Jack Russell (England). The 20-year old completed the feat with a catch of Mitchell Starc. With six catches in the first innings and five catches in the second innings, Pant reached the tally of 11 catches behind the wicket.  While Pant shared the record with international legends, he flies solo among the Indians. Wriddhimaan Saha held the previous record with 10 catches in a Test match. Pant had a chance to grab the record with the 12th catch but he was unable to hold onto it.  Despite the enormous achievement, pant actually stood out

India pulled off a stunning 31-run victory in the first Test match at Adelaide. The Australian team displayed great courage in delaying the inevitable, but it was all over just before the end of the second session on day five. This is the first time India has won an opening Test in Australia. Australia, chasing 323 runs to win, was precariously placed at 104/4 with Shaun Marsh and Travis Head unbeaten at the end of day four. Ishant Sharma drew the first blood

Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir, who announced his retirement a few days ago, has slammed former teammate and captain MS Dhoni for his captaincy during the 2012 Commonwealth Bank series against Australia. The southpaw lifted the lid on Dhoni’s questionable decision of not playing Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in the same XI, as he had a keen eye on the 2015 World Cup. The veteran had always been a vital cog for India’s top order exploits, but horrendous form, questions over technique,