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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has expressed his happiness at the inclusion of cricket in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028, saying that the Board has been a staunch supporter of International Cricket Council’s efforts to get the sport to Olympics and the move will open new frontiers for…
Cricket is part of Olympic, finally. The widely followed sport is back at the quadrennial extravaganza after a gap of 128 years. Cricket was part of the 1900 Olympics. At the 2028 Los Angles Olympics, cricket (men’s and women’s T20Is) will return to the sporting spectacle. Along with lacrosse (sixes), baseball/softball, flag football and squash,…
Mumbai: The US and West Indies jointly hosting the next T20 World Cup along with the success of the first edition of Major League Cricket (MLC) played a pivotal role in cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, said Niccolo Campriani, LA28 Sports Director on Monday. Cricket (men’s and women’s T20Is) returned to the…
Pakistan legend Waqar Younis on Monday advised misfiring strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to learn from India seamer Jasprit Bumrah if he wants to make an impact at the Cricket World Cup 2023. Shaheen is struggling with his pace and fitness and has been unimpressive in all three games at the World Cup where his four wickets…
The Indian cricket team is going through a great phase in the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. With three wins in three matches, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is sitting at the top of the ODI Cricket World Cup points table. So far, India has ticked all the right boxes. The big names like…
Rashid Khan celebrating Afghanistan’s historic win against England© AFP Afghanistan clinched a stunning 69-run win against England in the 13th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. Following Afghanistan’s thrilling win, Rashid Khan took to his official X (formerly known as Twitter) account and praised the…
Naveen-ul-Haq (L) celebrates during Cricket World Cup 2023© AFP It has been an interesting journey for Afghanistan fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq when it comes to fan support in India during the Cricket World Cup 2023. The pacer was taunted constantly during the initial games of the competition as a result of the on-field spat he had…
For long, cricket remained a statistical global sport sans a true global footing. A solid fan base of 2.5 billion and an ever-swelling TV revenue formed its axis to be labelled as a sport with a worldwide appeal, second only to football. However, in reality, all of it is parked in the Commonwealth countries and…
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For the first time in the Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia had the opportunity to inflict a non-striker run-out, a form of dismissal that often triggers debates on social media, in the match against Sri Lanka on Monday. Mitchell Starc, with the ball in his hand, could’ve dislodged the stumps at the non-striker’s end where…
South Africa are making quite a statement at the Cricket World Cup, playing entertaining cricket and plundering tons of runs as they steamroll rival teams. As the Proteas take on the Netherlands in this hilly paradise on Tuesday, the perennial under-performers and ‘chokers’ have shown in the last two games their determination to go the…