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As the year 2019 comes to an end, fans around the globe are wondering what happened in the world of cricket. England have won their maiden ODI World Cup crown while team India have continued their reign as the no.1 Test team. The Ashes earlier this year saw returns of David Warner and Steve Smith in the Australian cricket team after 12 months of the suspension. Former left-arm Australian spinner Brad Hogg, who has impressed with his performances in his late 40's - released his Best Test XI of 2019 on his YouTube channel.   The 48-year-old picked Indian opening pair Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma at the top. Both struck double centuries at home, with Rohit, as an opener in Tests, impressed one and all, smashing two tons in a Test and has been on a roll in the Test format, while the 28-year-old Mayank has impressed everyone with his skills to merge attack and defence at the same time. Hogg also picked Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to go with Virat Kohli in the middle...

ECB (England Cricket Board) have announced squad for the four-match Test series to be played against South Africa, starting from a boxing day game in Centurion. It will be a crucial series for both sides to gain some points and improve their ranking in the ICC Test championship. Earlier, this year, England couldn’t win Ashes against Australia in their own home soil followed by their two-match Test series defeat by 1-0 against New Zealand. England have only made one change to the squad that lost the Test series to New Zealand with Saqib Mahmood replacing Jimmy Anderson, who sustained a calf injury during the Ashes in August. Jonny Bairstow makes his way back into the longer format as a proper backup for Jos Buttler in the upcoming Test series. England Test squad : Joe Root (capt), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Jack Leach, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie Pope (wk), Dom Sibley, Ben...

Betting is a thrilling sport in its own right. Instead of showing physical prowess, people showcase their armchair managerial knowledge tactical prowess to determine who will come out on top. However, betting on cricket doesn’t have to be limited to just the team winner or loser. There are several other betting ideas where you can use your skills and turn a profit.    Here are some uncommon ideas to test your luck: 1. Betting Draw Beyond victory or loss of either team, a third result exists in test matches, i.e. match draw. Usual cricket enthusiasts are not fond of a match that ends in a draw, but it could be a great option to bet upon. Laying the draw has an unusual perk – the ignorance of bookkeepers. Test cricket has formed a reputation of having as many draws as wins/losses; however, the reality is far from it. Over the decades, the rate of a drawn test match has steadily declined. While it once used to be around 45% in the 1980s, it fell below 30% in the current d...

The Sydney Sixers have announced the signing of the Australian star batsman Steve Smith for this summer’s Big Bash League, with the 30-year-old is expected to be available for the latter stages of the forthcoming season of Big Bash League. Smith was a part of the Sydney-based outfit that won the inaugural cup back in 2011-12. The world's No.1 Test batter has played 26 games for the Sixers. He said , “I am excited about getting an opportunity to play for the Sydney Sixers again.” “When the schedule came out and I saw there was a chance to wear the Magenta again I jumped at the opportunity and look forward to joining up with the team after my January national team commitments have ended,” the right-handed batsman added. ✍️ SIGNING NEWS! @stevesmith49 is back in magenta for @BBL |09! Details > https://t.co/dHolOOYJTA #smashemsixers #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/nt0MPVh7aM — Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL) 14 November 2019 The Sydney Sixers kick off their BBL campaign on De...

SETBACK: England batsman Joe Denly has been ruled out of the rest of England's five-match Twenty20 International series against New Zealand after damaging a ligament in his ankle during practice on Thursday. The England management have not summoned a replacement for the 33-year-old Kent batsman, who sustained ligament damage to his right ankle during the practice session. With that said, Denly missed the opening match on Friday, which England won by seven wickets. The next match is to be played in Wellington on Sunday at 01:00 GMT. Gutted to miss the T20s but determined to get back for the first test!! Great start by the boys in the first T20, go again today 👌🏻 Rolled my ankle on the boundary rope attempting to catch a ball for those asking 🤦🏼‍♂️ — Joe Denly (@joed1986) 2 November 2019 However, the top-order batsman has not yet been sidelined of the Test leg of the tour, which begins at Mount Maunganui on Thursday, 21 November.

Sydney Sixers have resigned England batsman James Vince for the forthcoming 9th edition of the Australian domestic Big Bash League (BBL). The 28-year-old Hampshire skipper played the second half of the eighth edition of BBL last summer as a replacement for compatriot Joe Denly and ever since he was exceptionally well for the franchise and impressed everyone there. Vince has represented The Three Lions in all formats of the game, he was part of England’s World Cup-winning squad, playing his last ODI fixture against Australia at Lord’s in July. The 9th edition of BBL will commence from December 17 and Sixers will begin their campaign against Perth Scorchers on December 18.

Ravi Shastri has been re-named as the head coach of the Indian cricket team on Friday. The 57-year-old was picked over Mike Hesson and Tom Moody to continue at the helm until the T20 World Cup in 2021. Shastri said, it is a "privilege and an honour" to be a part of the national team setup. It will be the third stint for the Mumbai born coach with the Indian team as he served as the two time World champions during the 2015 World Cup and after the conclusion of 2017 Champions Trophy. During Shastri's tenure, team India became the number one ranked team in the ICC Test rankings and performed excellently in the 2019 World Cup. EXCLUSIVE: An honour & privilege to be retained as coach: @RaviShastriOfc After being retained as Head Coach, Ravi Shastri listed out the challenges ahead & his future plans for #TeamIndia . Interview by @28anand Watch the full video here 📹 https://t.co/vmNzMtEY1W #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/hX3bhUZC5T — BCCI (@BCCI) 17 Augu...

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and former South African seamer Charl Langeveldt had been appointed team's full-time bowling consultants, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced on Saturday. The former left-arm spinner Vettori's contract is valid until next year's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia and he will be available to the team for around 100 days during their preparation. The 40-year-old has held several high-profile head coaching roles in T20 format, including Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bangalore and Big Bash League's side Brisbane Heat. On the other hand, Langeveldt will join as team's full-time pace bowling coach.

Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to expand from eight teams to 10. The increase in the number of teams will not be a first time as 10 sides already competed in 2011 with the addition of the Kochi and Pune franchises. "We discussed increasing the number of teams but it was an informal discussion. Anyway, the teams don't have the authority to decide on the matter, the BCCI will have to take a call but we are open to the idea," a team official, who attended the meeting in London, told PTI. "There was a discussion but it was done at an informal level. There is no concrete plan as of now on how to go about it. More teams will lead to more games which could mean a bigger scheduling window. So, all of that needs to be worked out," said the official. 10 IPL team is good idea !! #IpL2020 — Rajkumar Sekar (@I_Raj13) 14 July 2019 #IPL2020 may have 10 teams .. Pune might be 3rd time lucky 😂 — ಹರ್ಷ 🐼 (@grharsh) 14 July 2019 #IPL2020 may se...

Pakistan Cricket Board are hopeful of hosting The Pakistan Super League (PSL), their domestic T20 tournament to Pakistan this year. International teams refused to tour Pakistan after Sri Lanka was targeted by terrorists in 2011. However, West Indies and Zimbabwe went for short series in the United Arab Emirates as Pakistan's home ground. On Friday, PCB have made an announcement that they wanted to host all games of their domestic T20 tournament in the country. PCB chairperson Ehsan Mani expressed hope that teams like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will tour Pakistan this year as the inauguration of the ICC Test Championship. According to Geo.TV , Heads of Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board will be traveling Pakistan this year. Pakistan to host the Asia Cup 2020 although it could be held in the UAE, since India would not want to visit to Pakistan.