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The timetable for the Cricket World Cup League 2 has been announced by the International Cricket Council. The seven teams that will take part in League 2 are Nepal, Oman, Namibia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), UAE, Scotland and the USA. The teams will play 126 ODIs across 21 tri-series events. Scotland, UAE and Nepal qualified through the recent World Cup Qualifier held in Zimbabwe. The World Cricket League Division 2 took place at Windhoek through which Oman, Namibia, Papua New Guinea and the

Cricket becomes more interesting to the viewers when the batsman starts hitting boundaries. They can stand against the bowling attack of any bowler on a day when they’re in murderous form and this extends to six hitting as well! The beauty of a flat six that is well-hit is that the crowd goes berserk, it helps accelerate the scoring rate while also pinching the bowler’s confidence. Given below is the list of cricketers who have notched up the highest number of sixes in

Cricket has been enriched by several spectacular batsmen down the ages. Although it cannot be called a batsman’s game, there is ample fodder for the imagination, going by the legendary batting greats who have rallied their way to more than 10,000 runs in one-day international matches or ODIs. 14 players have scored 10,000 or more runs in ODIs globally. Here is a list of these players- Sachin Tendulkar: The Little Master was the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in 259 innings in

We look at the probable head coaches who can replace Trevor Bayliss once his contract runs out and push the World Cup winning England cricket team even further.  Mickey Arthur The former coach of the Pakistan international cricket team from 2016-2019, Mickey Arthur played for the South African domestic cricket team for 16 years. His successful coaching career extends to coaching the South African National team and the Australian national team as well.  His coaching career started with a bit of disappointment as

James Anderson was having problems with calf injuries for the past few years and now after the first days play at Edgbaston, things got serious where who could not bowl any further. As a result he ruled himself out from second test match, Anderson could miss the third test as well, if he don’t recover from his calf injury before 22 august 2019. The absence of the great James Anderson was felt during the first test, which England lost by a huge margin

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is about to replace their head coach Mickey Arthur as PCB axed the whole coaching staff after the team’s poor performance in the World Cup. PCB is about to advertise for the post for their new Head Coach and attract applications from interested high profile candidates to fill the position. PCB has recently announced that it has completed its Contract period with the outgoing Head Coach, Mickey Arthur with his supporting staff; including the bowling Coach, Azhar Mahmood,

Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2019 will be the 8th season of the Karnataka Premier League, the Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association in August 2009. The 8th edition of Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is going to start from 16 August and finals will be played on 01st September 2019. The tournament will take place for two weeks, with all the matches being spread across Bengaluru and Mysore. Defending champions Bijapur Bulls will take on Bengaluru Blasters at the M

The Ashes 2019 has got off to a rollicking start and fans are already watching the game with bated breath. England and Australia kick-started The Ashes stars from the 1st of August, 2019 and the series will go on till the 16th of September, 2019. The 5-test series will take place in England this time. This is the very first time that the schedule will start from August, 2019. Ashes Series 2019 Fixtures & Results: First Test: August 1-5 (Edgbaston, Birmingham) [Australia won

The Ashes has started and the excitement is palpable amongst fans of both teams. If you’re a fan of either of the two teams participating in The Ashes, you should definitely learn more about some fascinating history and nuggets behind one of the most viewed, watched and most popular Test cricket events in the world. The name The Ashes has several stories behind its origin but this can be traced all the way back to Australia’s England tour in the year 1882. The

With the build-up to the T20 World Cup next year already starting for most teams, India is also focusing on getting the lineup right. After their 50-over World Cup 2019 dreams were shattered by New Zealand in the semi-finals, the Men in Blue will look to win a major trophy with a positive and fully fit side for the 2020 T20 World Cup. In this context, the 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia may see several young players being given a chance to

India’s number four was the eternal bugbear at the ICC World Cup 2019. KL Rahul has evidently not been playing his natural game at number 4 and MS Dhoni’s position in the batting order has not always been number 4. With Ambati Rayudu announcing his retirement from international cricket, India have some other options left to fill the void at number 4. Here are 4 players who may be considered for the number 4 slot. Manish Pandey - Pandey is a typical number

There has been immense speculation pertaining to MS Dhoni’s retirement although the legend has not clarified himself as to when he is finally considering hanging up his boots. However, the selectors will definitely look at long-term solutions which are clearly not Dinesh Karthik or Wriddhiman Saha since both do not have youth on their side. Here’s looking at 5 players who can replace MS Dhoni as wicket-keeper-batsmen in the Indian cricket team. Ishan Kishan - Ishan Kishan also hails from Jharkhand and his

The 2019 World Cup recently got over, though we are still not completely out of that impact. Interestingly, the Indian team is soon to shift its focus to the bilateral series, which will be kickstarted a tour of the West Indies. It will comprise 3 T20 matches, 3 ODI matches, and 2 Test matches. The tour is slated to go on for four weeks, and will begin on the 3rd of August, with the two teams squaring it off in the first T20i.

The second edition of Global T20 Canada is back with a bang! The second season of global T20 Canada 2019 promises to be even more exciting, spread over 22 matches and 20 days. The Vancouver Knights were the winners of Global T20 Canada 2018. Global T20 Cricket Canada has always witnessed participation from several big names in international cricket. The last edition saw the likes of David Warner and Steve Smith in action along with Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, Moises Henriques and Lasith

The 2019 Global T20 Canada is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament, currently being played at the CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario (Canada). The 2019 Global T20 Canada is the second edition of the tournament. The League will take place from July 25, 2019 to August 11, 2019 in Canada. The 1st edition of 2019 Global T20 Canada was won by Vancouver Knights. Brampton Wolves were named as the 6th franchise team for the tournament in June 2019. The teams taking part are Toronto Nationals,

The Tamil Nadu Premier League is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Tamil Nadu, India. The league was formed by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association in 2016. So far, 8 teams have competed in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. TNPL’s first edition was won by Tuti Patriots. They beat Chepauk Super Gillies by 120 runs in the final held at M.A Chidambaram Stadium. In the past and present edition, prolific Indian cricketers like Ravichandran Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik, KL Rahul, Abhinav Mukund, Baba Aparajith,

The T20 2020 World Cup will be played in 3 stages- first round, featuring Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Super 12s and then the knockouts. According to the announcement made at an event in Australia on January 29, the men’s competition of the T20 World Cup will be played between October 18 and November 15. Several qualifying matches are to be held prior to Australia taking on world’s top-ranked Pakistan in the first match of the tournament-proper on October 24 at Sydney Cricket Ground.

While the national sport of the country is not cricket, it is the sport preferred by the nation with people across the country uniting in their love for their motherland and her Men in Blue who bat, bowl and chase victory after victory. Such is the craze for cricket in this country that a few spectacular and world-renowned stadiums have been set up over the years, with Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai being key favorites. Coming to recent business,

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 held in England saw some stupendous performances by players of all countries. There were quite a few firsts too. Over the seven weeks, cricket fans got to indulge in a polished as well as a potent demonstration of what we love most about this game. Here’s looking at ICC World Cup top matches: India vs Afghanistan - India managed to turn the low-scoring match to its advantage against Afghanistan, encouraging fans to believe that the ‘men in

Sachin Tendulkar is a name that needs no introduction.  He is arguably one of the most celebrated and greatest cricket icons the game has ever known. Precise strokes, perfect balance and genius movement is what defined him. Though he did not have a signature shot, he made all the orthodox shots his own, by improvising them in a way that only he could. Tendulkar’s game had no visible signs of weakness. Be it tuning his technique according to the situation or playing both