The recent team Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions proved fruitful for BCCI as they sold two new franchises – Lucknow and Ahmedabad – for more than USD 1.6 billion. This makes IPL a 10-team event now, though not for the first time, as there were 10 teams in the competition during the 2011 campaign. Let’s […]
Continue reading…Pakistan have historically been a consistent side in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. In fact, they qualified for the finals in each of the first two edition and won it in 2009 as well. They followed that up with two successive semi-final finishes as well. However, in 2014 and 2016, they faced an exit […]
Continue reading…South Africa’s overall win-loss record of 18-12 in the ICC Men’s may look a pretty good one but they haven’t been consistent enough. The Proteas have made it to the semi-finals only twice (2009 and 2014) in six editions so far and they have never made it to the final. In the 2016 edition, they […]
Continue reading…Over the years, England have struggled in most white-ball tournaments. However, the last few years have been different. Under Eoin Morgan, this England side has become a white-ball beast and they will be one of the teams to beat in this edition. As far as their record in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is […]
Continue reading…The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is the one title that has eluded Australia. Their performances haven’t been any special either. They’ve made it to the semi-finals twice and finals once. Their overall win-loss record reads 16-13 and they couldn’t make it past the Super 10s in the last two editions. India to win World […]
Continue reading…The 2021 Indian Premier League has brought to light a number of extremely talented players plying their trade for different franchises in the UAE edition of the tournament. Youngsters such as Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Venkatesh Iyer, and Arshdeep Singh have made a mark on this edition of the […]
Continue reading…Bangladesh has now been playing international cricket for more than 20 years. Some even consider Bangladesh as a cricketing superpower, especially when they are playing at home conditions. The Bengal tigers, as they are called in the international arena, have even reached the Quarter Finals stage of the 50-over cricket world cup. But when it […]
Continue reading…Indian cricket team and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, Virat Kohli, became the first Indian to reach 10,000 runs in T20 cricket during his side’s clash with Mumbai Indians on September 28, 2021, in the second phase of the 2021 Indian Premier League. Kohli was playing his 314th T20 match (across all forms: international, domestic, and […]
Continue reading…Australia hasn’t been the easiest place to visit since the deadly COVID-19 virus broke out. They have been very strict about the rules and have imposed stringent lockdowns even if there are a handful of positive cases. And it has been the case for the last 18 months. With the Ashes scheduled in a little […]
Continue reading…Coronavirus continues to affect countries globally, and while numbers in Australia continue to be very low, government regulations mean domestic cricket in the country will be severely disrupted. Earlier this month, Cricket Australia confirmed changes to the domestic schedule, with the 50-over Marsh Cup competition delayed due to Covid-19 lockdowns in New South Wales and […]
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