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KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) have brought in Brendon McCullum as their head coach for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL). After his retirement from all competitive international cricket, McCullum has been insistent on stepping into full-time coaching and an opportunity in the IPL for KKR will be a vital step towards accomplishing this goal. McCullum started coaching with the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), taking his team to the tournament knock-outs. As a result, he may work well in

The national Twenty20 tournament in India will take place prior to the auction for 2020 Indian Premier League players in a major revamp of the domestic season planned by BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). There will be a whopping 2,036 games played out in total. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the premier domestic Twenty20 tournament in the country and the news of it being brought ahead is the only key change for the domestic cricket schedule in 2019-20 which

Ex-Indian captain and batting legend Sourav Ganguly has officially taken charge of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) as its President. He wore an exclusive blazer on his very first day after assuming office. This was the same one he received when he became the Indian Cricket Team Captain in the year 2000. Ganguly will only be serving as the BCCI President for 9 months since the new BCCI Constitution comes with a cooling offperiod clause which makes it compulsory

The IPL (Indian Premier League) is the numero uno T20 tournament that garners eyeballs worldwide. The IPL has already played host to some of the biggest global legends from different countries including India. However, there are quite a few players who have been one-season wonders and steadily faded out thereafter. Let's have a look of 5 IPL Players who were just 1 season wonders Pradeep Sangwan Pradeep Sangwan made his debut as a 17-year old cricketer for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy in

The ICC World Test Championship is already the major buzzword for cricket lovers with the top two teams in the table slated to play the final Test match for the Championship crown in June, 2021. The winners of this game will be the World Test Champions, a major honour indeed! At the moment, with several teams vying for the honours, India have steadily consolidated their spot at the very top of the ICC (International Cricket Council) World Test Championship standings. With a clean

The Hundred (Cricket)- Squads, Icon players and more The Hundred is a pioneering 100-ball cricket tournament that will be played between 8 English counties. There will be 100 balls bowled per innings and ends will change after every 10 balls. Bowlers can deliver either 5/10 balls at a stretch, going up to a maximum of 20 balls for each game. Every bowling side will have a 2 ½ minute time-out and every team will have a 25 ball powerplay start. Two fielders will

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is arguably the biggest sporting extravaganza in the cricketing world globally. There are several other global T20 leagues and tournaments which provide ample exposure to budding superstars prior to them getting into the international cricketing orbit. Playing international cricket means dealing with immense pressure to perform and meet expectations. Several T20 leagues have come up globally over the last few years and these offer similar levels of competition and engagement for players even before they get to the

The Pakistan National T20 Cup has already commenced with great fanfare on the 13th of October, 2019 (Sunday) at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. The 16th edition of this tournament will be held till the 24th of October, 2019. This is being held at a time when there is a break going on for the domestic (first-class) tournament in Pakistan, namely the 2019-20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. The National T20 Cup has 6 sides battling it out for top honours, namely Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Central Punjab, Northern,

The Abu Dhabi T10 cricket league is on the anvil and is eagerly awaited by cricketing enthusiasts and fans from around the world. The annual players draft was held with some of the top global stars up for auction. The tournament was held last year in Sharjah and has shifted to Abu Dhabi now, courtesy the support provided by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Abu Dhabi Cricket and the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi. All-rounder. Indian cricketing legend. Magician in the field

In a shocking development ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup Qualifier, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), three players from the UAE including Mohammed Naveed, the national captain, have received charges under ICC’s anti-corruption code. They have received provisional suspension ahead of the vital qualifier tournament and Naveed has already been removed from the UAE team without any official explanations on the 10th of October (Thursday). Batsman Shaiman Anwar and pace bowler Qadeer Ahmed have also been removed from

The popular Big Bash League (BBL) T20 tournament has now amended its regulations for tied matches after the controversy that took place in the final match of the 2019 ICC World Cup. As a result of this change, repeated Super Overs will be played out in case of all contests which are tied. The controversial tie-breaker that saw England defeat New Zealand in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup this year has led to this decision. The boundary countback based system

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