It isn’t new for cricket experts to predict a winning team before a tournament starts. However, things get really hot when the prediction is about the winner of IPL. And it sizzles when the prediction comes from Sunil Gavaskar. He had predicted Mumbai Indians to win IPL 2020, and it did.
Now we need to wait and watch if his big prediction about IPL 2021 winner is going to be true once again. Read on to know more!
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There is a story behind every name and when it comes to cricket stories galore. Have you ever wondered why the New Zealand team is referred to as Kiwis sometimes Or why the South African team is also called Proteas Or Zimbabwe’s team is called Chevron? Are there similar nicknames for the other teams as well and why?
Ok, enough questions, let’s move forward and look at the answers to all these questions. Shall we?
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After months of wait, the most awaited IPL is here! Hold your breath and witness the immensely talented teams paving their way to the trophy. The fans are looking forward to a lot of high scores, nail-biting chases and players surprising them with extraordinary batting, bowling, fielding and wicket-keeping skills.
Given the past history, this year too, a number of records are waiting to be broken at the IPL! Yes, records! Are your favourites on the line for new records too? Read on to find out!
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After a long delay, IPL2020 has finally arrived and the adrenaline is soaring as is the anxiety about which team is going to pick the trophy. The fans of respective teams have been debating and arguing amongst themselves about the winning chances of their team. But it isn’t just the fans who are involved in this debate and predicting the winning team, even the renowned cricketers have come out with their own favourites.
From Sunil Gavaskar, Brett lee to Kevin Pietersen, many cricket gurus have openly predicted the winning team as per them. Let’s have a look at who all are rooting for which team as the winner of IPL2020.
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There is a buzz in the cricket world about the possibility of Sourav Ganguly becoming the next ICC chief. We’ve heard it too and we believe he’s best positioned to lead the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Sourav Ganguly AKA ‘Dada’ had has a career playing cricket for 15 long years and his undying love for cricket has made him continue his path in making history and changing history in Cricket. In May 2019, he was unanimously elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Read on to see what the international cricketing community opines about him taking over as ICC chief.
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With the Indian Premier League 2020 around the corner and most people still holed up within the four walls of their home, the expectation is building up for some good cricket. And well, if there is something, related to the game of cricket, that is as old as the game itself, it is controversy. When it comes to IPL, the emotions are overflowing and the fans get all worked up when something happens on the field that they can’t understand.
There are quite a few rules that even some of the most avid followers of cricket might not know. So for the benefit for everyone here are a few of the rules that are not known to many. Have a good time reading these and get all set to cheer your IPL team.
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In this fast-paced era of Twenty20 Cricket, most of us remember the fastest player to reach the 50/100 run mark but only a few might have an idea of how cricket used to be in the 80s and 90s. Cricket, back in 70s and 80s, was more dominated by test matches and the players that were consistent and played long innings used to be loved by the fans. It was thought to be the best practice for a batsman to spend his first 5-10 overs on the pitch to just settle down and read the pitch and the bowlers.
Some of the players though, couldn’t leave this habit even as One-day matches became the most favourite format. Some of the players scored so slow in ODIs that it would put even sloths to the shame. Being slow isn’t a feat worth mentioning, so most of us won’t know who were the slowest batsmen in the ODI cricket.
So let us introduce you to these extraordinary gentlemen, starting from the bottom of the list.
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