Articles in the ‘Cricket’ Category

Following the Pakistan case of spot-fixing, the World Cup appears tainted with a tense environment of suspicion anytime anything unusual happens.
Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin reportedly laughed off insinuations of match-fixing following an Indian press report of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) investigating Australia for its sluggish start [...]

Cricket is recognized as one of the modern sports that first originated in England. It is extremely popular in the various areas that formed up the British Empire. There are several test teams that are particularly recognized in Cricket as a sport. These teams are England, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, [...]

The longest form of cricket is the Test Cricket. Some of the people do not find it as interesting as the One Day International Cricket while there are others who rate it as the ultimate test for one’s playing ability as well as endurance in this type of sport. In fact the [...]

There are generally two umpires in the game of cricket. One of these umpires generally stands at the bowler’s end that is behind the wicket. The second umpire generally stands in a position called ‘square leg’. This position is approximately at a distance of 15 to 20 meters from the striking [...]

In the game of cricket, it is possible for the batting team to score additional runs. These additional runs are given the name of ‘extras’. These runs are possible to be scored because of some of the errors that may be committed by the fielding side. These extras are known by the [...]