Sri Lanka Cricket president Shammi Silva said that he has written to the BCCI offering to host IPL 2020 after its indefinite postponement due to the spread of COVID-19. Sri Lanka has offered to host the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which has been indefinitely postponed by the BCCI due to the […]
Cricket youngster Muyeye wins coveted award
A promising Zimbabwe-born cricket youngster has won the coveted award named Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year in England, which earns praise from the sport’s legends who tipped him for a stellar career. Muyeye, having played for Eastbourne College Cricket last year, scored 1,112 runs at an average of 69.5, consisting of two double centuries. […]
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 delivers record fan engagement numbers
The International Cricket Council has revealed record broadcast and digital viewing figures for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The event has become one of the world’s most-watched women’s sporting events of all time as the sport of cricket goes on to set new benchmarks both on and off the field. 1,1 billion […]
Basic rules of the game of cricket
The first set of rules for cricket is the “Code of 1744”, which specifies the official dimensions of various cricket venues. The rules of the game of cricket at first glance are not particularly difficult, but if you are professionally engaged in this sport, you will have to study a weighty volume with all the […]
History of cricket
Cricket, as a team game with bats and ball, has been known since the middle ages of the last Millennium. The game got its name from the Saxon word for “Stick”. Historians suggest that this game is based on ancient games with a stick and a ball. It is known that the game originated in […]
Top Five T20 Cricket Leagues
Attracting millions of fans of all ages across the world, T20 is the undisputed king of the cricket world. While there are lots of T20 cricket leagues, there are those which stand out, and they include the following. Indian Premier League (IPL) This is perhaps the EPL of the cricket world. The league is credited […]
India: Three Centuries of Cricket
Cricket has long been considered a national pastime in India, where the sport has been played for almost three centuries. Introduced to the subcontinent by the British East India Company, the first recorded cricket match was played in the country in 1721. By the 1790s, India’s first cricket club had been established in Calcutta (now […]
How early Cricket Evolved Over Time
As of 2020, it is still unclear as to where cricket originated from. However, it is generally believed that the name “cricket” was derived from the word “cryce,” meaning “stick.” Cricket, in its crude form, shared parallels with club-ball, a popular game during the 13th century. After its invention, cricket would later evolve in England […]
How Afghanistan’s National Cricket Team Rose from the Ashes
In the western imagination, Afghanistan typically conjures up images of endless conflict and rival warlords. What is less well known, however, is the country’s longstanding affinity for cricket – a sport usually associated more with its regional neighbours, Pakistan and India. In his book ‘Out of the Ashes: The Remarkable Rise and Rise of the […]