Brendon Barrie McCullum ONZM (born 27 September 1981) is a former cricketer and the current head coach of the England Cricket Test team. Representing New Zealand, he played all formats, including as captain. McCullum was renowned for his quick scoring, notably recording the fastest test century of all time. He is considered one of the most successful batsmen and captains of New Zealand
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is the national governing body of Cricket in India, its headquarter is situated at Cricket centre near Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest cricket governing body in the world and is part of the “Big Three” of international cricket, along with Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board. The BCCI was formed in December 1928 and
Assam Cricket Association Stadium (also known as ACA Stadium, Barsapara Cricket Stadium or বৰ্ষাপাৰা ক্ৰিকেট ষ্টেডিয়াম in Assamese), is a cricket stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam, India. It is the home ground of Assam cricket team. The stadium has maximum capacity of around 50,000 spectators. It is owned and operated by the Assam Cricket Association. Former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated this state-of-the-art cricket stadium on 10 October
Ashish Nehra (pronunciation (help·info); born 29 April 1979) is a cricket coach and former cricketer who played in all formats of the game. Nehra announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in late 2017, with the Twenty20 International match against New Zealand on 1 November 2017 at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground his last appearance. With India, Nehra was a member of the Indian team that was
Anil Kumble (pronunciation (help·info); born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricket captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. Widely regarded as one of the best leg spin bowlers in Test Cricket History, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and is the fourth highest wicket taker of all
Andrew Flower OBE (born 28 April 1968) is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and a former cricketer. As a cricketer, he captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team and is widely regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batters of all time. He was Zimbabwe’s wicket-keeper for more than 10 years and is, statistically, the greatest batsman the country has produced. His highest score in ODI cricket which was his 145
Aiden Kyle Markram (born 4 October 1994) is a South African cricketer who is the current captain of the South Africa national cricket team in Twenty20 International cricket. and captained the South African under-19 cricket team to win the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year. Markram
The 2023 Women’s Premier League, also known as the TATA WPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League, a women’s franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 March to 26 March 2023. In the final, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals to win the competition. Background
The 2022 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 15 or for sponsorship reasons, TATA IPL 2022, was the fifteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was played from 26 March 2022 to 29 May 2022. The group stage of the tournament was played entirely in
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. Together with first-class and List A cricket, Twenty20 is one of the three current forms of cricket recognised by the International