2015 World Cup

Dropped-in Pitches & Other Key Changes in 2015 World Cup from Earlier Editions

 February 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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In many ways 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be different from its previous 10 editions. Every year something new gets added but 2015 is going to be markedly different. One charm of cricket is the role of host pitches that can completely transform the game on a given day. The current tournament is being […]

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Opens with a Pair of Vibrant Ceremonies at Christchurch and Melbourne

 February 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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In two uniquely choreographed ceremonies at Christchurch and Melbourne, the 11th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup got off to a rousing official start. At both places, the events were marked with the celebrations of local and international culture, sumptuous music, dance and fireworks. In Christchurch’s Hagley Park, the entire city welcomed world cricket’s most […]

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Cricket’s Biggest Extravaganza Unfolds Images of Its Illustrious Past

 February 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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Cricket World Cup may not be in the same league as the football World Cup but for those, who love cricket, every detail and past statistic is a treasure of immense value. The game was gifted by English rulers to their subjects and became popular in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, India, Pakistan, […]

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Changing Spectrums, Romance and Money in the 40-year Rundown of ICC Cricket World Cup

 February 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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The ICC Cricket World Cup is getting more and more glamorous as years pass by. Until 1975, when the first World Cup was held in England, cricket strictly meant Test Cricket. The one-day games had begun at county levels in England but they were not for the serious-minded. Test matches were the holiest form of […]

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County Championship

International commitments could weaken Durham in 2014 County Championship

 April 16, 2014   John Welsh

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The resumption of the County Cricket season in England was greeted with centuries by both Alastair Cook and Ian Bell in the opening matches of the 16 match championship series, but for 2013 Division One title winners Durham, failure to end the last wicket partnership of Northants resulted in their four day fixture finishing in […]

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ICC’s Perfunctory T20 World Cup for Women ?

 March 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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With all attention focused on gentlemen’s T20 tournament at Bangladesh, the simultaneous hosting of the women’s T20 World Cup by the same nation has gone literally unnoticed, except for formal news report in the media and limited telecast. The timing of the tournament proves that women’s cricket is not taken seriously by ICC’s member nations. […]

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Runs sacrificed for ‘team ethic’ in wake of Pietersen departure

 February 6, 2014   John Welsh

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Now that England have completed their controversial winter tour to Australia with the Ashes no longer in possession of the tourists, it was to be expected that changes in personnel would be required as a result of the 5-0 whitewash in the main test series. That the leading batsmen would be told his services would […]

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