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Shane Warne: The Greatest Leg Spinner That Ever Lived
“He was arguably the greatest cricketer ever to play the game. The game is about entertaining people, and there was never a dull moment when Shane Warne had the ball in his hand. He was an absolute genius.” -Nasser Hussain,…
Bangladesh crowned World Champions: A tale of dreams, hard work and perseverance
The rain stopped play when Bangladesh Under-19 team was 15 runs away from a World Cup title. The anticipation was too much to bear for fans of both teams, India and Bangladesh. The low scoring match turned out to be…
ICC World Cup 2019: The World is Ready for A New Champion
The Cricket World Cup 2019 was off to a slow and predictable start. Rain made it worse. But the World Cup picked up its rhythm in the last stages.  Carlos Braithwaite fell just short of securing a win for West…
Could Cricket World Cup 2019 be any less exciting?
ICC Cricket World 2019 was inaugurated on the same day as the Europa League final where the two major London clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal faced each other. Naturally Londoners were more excited about the European football encounter than the opening…
Bangladesh vs Zealand: A Low Scoring Thriller with a Couple of Run out Blunders
Shakib’s eyes lit up as the ball thrown by Tamim flew toward the stumps at the wicketkeeper’s end. Milliseconds later his face filled with anguish as soon as Mushfiqur Rahim caught the ball and took off the bells himself. That…
Can Bangladesh Rise to New (and Greater) Heights?
“Don’t go for hero. Goes for hero. Bowled em. The Bangla tigers have knocked the English lions out of the world cup”. If you are a fan of Bangladesh cricket you should remember this bit of commentary from the former…
Why India is a Favorite to Win the World Cup
Just like any other tournament, ICC CWC19 has India in its hot favorite list. England are unarguably the overwhelming favorites for this edition considering their unbelievable run at home in the last few years, but apart from them, no other…
Can Australia Retain the Trophy in England and Wales?
Fresh off two back to back series wins against India and Pakistan, a rejuvenated Australian side is gunning for their 6th World cup trophy. The defending champions have been in good form since the turn of the year putting aside…
ICC World Cup 2019: 10 Cricketing Nations Ready for Battle
This year’s cricket World Cup will be held in England and Wales. Ten teams will each play nine matches before the semi-finalists are decided. The last ICC World Cup was held jointly in New Zealand and Australia. The home teams…
Where is International Cricket Headed?
“Certainly not happy at all.” - This is what Sikandar Raza had to say after winning the man of the tournament award. Sikandar Raja is a Zimbabwean cricketer and receiver of the Man of the Tournament award of the World…