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  • ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Schedule, Time Table, Teams and Venues

    The first World Cup was held in 1975. There are 11 World Cup tournaments being held till date. Upcoming or the 12th cricket World Cup will commence in England on 30 May, 2019. There are 10 test playing teams are participating in this cricket World Cup 2019. Australia is the defending World Cup champion and most successful team that has won 5 World Cups so far.

    3 days ago

  • 16 Records you need to know about IPL 2019

    Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most watched T-20 tournament and the second-best paying sporting league globally. Till date 12 editions of the IPL have been held successfully. Mumbai Indian is the most successful IPL team which have won 4 IPL tournaments followed by the Chennai Super Kings with 3 titles.

    May 15, 2019

  • List of Winners & Runners-up of the ICC Cricket World Cup

    The very first ICC cricket World Cup was played in England in 1975. This is the third most happening tournament after football and Rugby World Cup. It is held after the gap of 4 years. West Indies won the both initial world cups held in 1975 and 1979. India has won this tournament by defeating West Indies in the final in 1983.

    May 14, 2019

  • List of highest run scorers in the IPL history

    The first season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was launched in 2008. Till date 12 seasons of the IPL have been conducted successfully. Virat Kohli has made highest runs (5412) in the IPL tournaments followed by the Suresh Raina (5368). In fact Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli are the only two players in the IPL history who have scored more than 5000 runs.

    May 13, 2019

  • List of Cricketers who have scored 10,000 runs in ODI

    At one time it was unthinkable to score10,000 runs by a batsman in one-day cricket . But gradually many batsmen have scored 10,000 runs in ODI cricket and have registered their names in the record books. Now there are 13 players in the world cricket who have scored 10,000 runs in the One Day cricket. Virat Kohli made a world record by hitting 10,000 runs in just 205 innings. In this article, we are giving details of the names and records of the batsmen who have scored 10,000 or more runs in ODI cricket.

    Apr 1, 2019

  • What types of Balls are used in Cricket?

    As we know that Men's cricket ball weighs between 155.9 and 163 grams; its circumference is between 22.4 and 22.9 centimetres. At present there are 3 types of cricket balls used in the test matches; i.e. Kookaburra, Dukes and SG. In this article we have explained the main facts about these balls.

    Mar 22, 2019

  • Why does Indian Cricketer's jersey has three stars above BCCI Logo?

    The BCCI logo is derived from the emblem of the “Order of the Star of India”; the British Raj emblem during the colonial period. “Order of the Star of India award” was started in 1861 by the Queen Victoria to please their loyal princes and kings of India during the 1857 war.

    Mar 13, 2019

  • Do you know the salary of Indian Cricketers?

    Recently, BCCI has doubled the remuneration to be paid to the Indian cricketers in this year. BCCI has divided the contracted players into 4 categories i.e. A+, A, B and C. As per new contract, player of A+ grade will get Rs. 7 cr. per year, A grade player will get Rs. 5 cr. per year and B grade player will get Rs. 3 cr per year while C grade player will get Rs. 1 cr annually.

    Mar 11, 2019

  • Why is Sachin Tendulkar not included in the ICC Hall of Fame?

    The ICC hall of fame list is released since 2009. Till date there are 87 cricketers including 5 Indians have been included in this list. Rahul Dravid is the latest Indian who is included in this list. In this article we have explained the reason that why master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is not included in this list.

    Mar 5, 2019

  • How ICC gives Ranking to Cricket Players?

    ICC Player Ranking is a table where the performance of international cricketers is ranked using a Points Base System. Players are rated on a scale of 0 to 1000 points. If a player's performance is better than previous year’s performance then his points increase; and if performance decreases then ranking points also decreases.

    Feb 20, 2019

  • What is the Procedure to become BCCI Umpire?

    It is not necessary for any applicant to have played competitive cricket before becoming the umpire, if anyone had played cricket earlier it would be added advantage. BCCI conducts two levels of exams to select the eligible candidates for the post of BCCI umpire. As of now grade A Umpire of BCCI get around Rs.40000/day.

    Feb 5, 2019

  • List of Forbes India's Highest Earning Sportspersons-2018

    Salman Khan has been ranked as the India's highest earning celebrity for consecutively three years in a row. Salman had earned Rs. 253 cr. followed by the Virat Kohli. A total of 21 sportspersons featured in the top 100 Forbes India celebrity list 2018.

    Jan 21, 2019

  • How is Jersey Number Assigned to Cricketers?

    There is no role of Board of Control for Cricket in India and International Cricket Council in assigning of jersey or T-shirt number to the cricketers. Cricketers of all countries including India choose their jersey or T-shirt by their own. Currently, jersey number 18 is allotted to Virat Kohli, jersey number 45 to Rohit Sharma and number 7 to Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

    Jan 9, 2019

  • Top 10 players who have scored most runs in international T20

    At the present time, international T20 matches are rarely held, but due to the domestic T20 leagues being held in different countries, it has become quite popular. The impact of the explosive batting by batsmen in T20 matches can be seen in ODIs and Test matches because every batsman's strike rate of the current time is much better than the batsmen who played 20 years ago. In this article, we are giving details of the top 10 players who have scored most runs in international T20 matches.

    Jan 2, 2019

  • Cricketers with 400 wickets in Test cricket

    On 2 October, 2017 in the first test match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath joined the list of bowlers who have taken 400 wickets in Test cricket. In the 140 year history of Test cricket, only 14 players have taken more than 400 wickets. In this article, we are giving details of all the players who have taken more than 400 wickets in Test cricket.

    Dec 27, 2018