WORLD CUP 2019

In 12th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019  which is to be hosted by England and Wales, from 30 May to 14 July 2019.The first match will be played in  Oval and final will be  in Lord’s.It is fifth time that cricket world cup held in England and Wales,following the 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999.

The format of tournament will be single comprises of 10 teams in which one team played nine matches against other teams and the top four teams goes to semi final.

QUALIFICATION

From previous world cup that is 2011 and 2015 there are 14 teams now it is  decrease  to 10 teams..The hosts England and seven other teams automatic qualify on 30 september 2017 due to ICC international rankings and rest two teams decided 2018 World cup qualifier.

VENUES

The venues for  the tournament was released on 26 April 2018 after the completion of an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Kolkata. London Stadium had been named as a possible venue in the planning stages, but unfortunately ICC confirming that the pitch dimensions would not perfect with the requirements to host ODI matches.There are 11 stadiums in which all matches were played.

SQUADS

The ICC said that all the participating teams had to submit the names of their respective World Cup squads by 23 April 2019.The teams are allowed to change their players in the squad of 15-man anytime up to seven days prior to the start of the tournament.In World cup  New Zealand were the first team to announce their squad.

GROUP STAGE 

The group stage comprises of ten teams in which one team play nine matches which means total 45 matches played The top four teams from the group will progress to the knockout stage.In history of cricket a similar format was used in the 1992 Cricket World Cup, though that tournament featured nine teams instead of ten. 

KNOCKOUT STAGE

After Group stage there will be the knockout stage that  will see two semi-finals, with one  winners of each match reach  to the final at Lord's. On 25 April 2018, it was reported that Old Trafford and Edgbaston would host the two semi-finals just as they did back in 1999.

SEMI-FINALS

After knockout stage there will be two semi-finals.First semi will played on 9 July 2019 in Old Trafford,Manchester and second match on 11 July 2019 in Edgbaston,Birmingham.

FINAL

The final match played in Lord’s London on 14 July 2019 between winner of semi- final 1 and winner of semi- final 2.

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RIVALRY BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN IN CRICKET

INDIA VERSUS PAKISTAN

It would not be a extent of coloring to state that the India-Pakistan rivalry in cricket is the most passionate in all of sports. Undoubtedly, it is more exciting than  Australia-England – even though Ashes is the oldest contest in the sport.

Matches are seen as opportunities for negotiation between a volatile part of the world but contests between them have been scarce in the past decade.

Unfortunately, the difference between   government relations and political parties ruin  through  the governing bodies with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) .

Since 2007 India not played any test series against Pakistan. The Indian government not allow India’s cricket team to play with Pakistan but the countries only meet in International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments.

India’s sports minister Vijay Goel said last year that “cricket and terrorism can’t go hand in hand” that’s why  Pakistani cricketers are not allowed to play in the Indian Premier League(IPL) which attracts cricket’s best talent annually.

During the Asia Cup, there was a double dose of India-Pakistan but the matches were disappointingly one-sided. India gained some revenge after being thrashed in the Champions Trophy in 2017 final . 

Pakistan’s crowning achievement this millennium and a match that was one of the most obsessed in the sport’s history. A  Bangladesh upset of Pakistan prevented a dream Asia Cup final between the furious rivals.

When the teams used to play bilateral series, the overwhelming emotion occasionally lost over dangerously prominently in kolkata in 1999 when 70,000  fans were disappointed after protesting an umpiring decision.

These days, the irritation between the fans have generally been pushed aside to underline the longing for a return of regular matches, which still seems a way off. 

 With cricket’s most compelling contest absent, the World Championship is on the back foot before it even begins. “As per the plan, those who didn't play in the first cycle would play in the next,” ICC chief executive Dave Richardson said recently. “I know India and Pakistan are talking along those lines. We will try to facilitate that.”

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BIRTH OF CRICKET | HISTORY OF CRICKET

What is Cricket

Cricket is played with a bat and ball comprising of two sides with 11 players each. The field is elliptical with a rectangular area in the middle, known as the pitch, which is 22 yards by 10 feet wide. In the ground  two sets of three sticks, called wickets, at each end of the pitch.

Origin

Cricket is believed to have begun in the 13th century as a game in which country boys bowled at a tree stump or at the hurdle gate into a sheep pen.
 It consisted of a crossbar and  two uprights. The bail is called  crossbar and the entire gate a wicket.
In the early history manuscripts it differ’s about the size of the wicket, which is a third stump in the 1770s, but by 1706 the pitch was 22 yards long.

First Match

In 1646 the first cricket match was recorded in Kent,
In 1774 England,established  the 'laws of cricket', and 1760  the world's first cricket club was formed.

Since 18th century cricket has been played in United states and the first formal clubs were formed later in the early 19th century. However, interest in the United States did not last and the game is now only played by independent clubs.

Weight of cricket ball

In the 17th century the ball remained same as a stone . Its modern weight is in between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (156 and 163 grams) that was established in 1774.

Length of Bat

There is no doubt that a bat is made of a shaped like  branch of a tree.
If the bowlers change the length of bowling then batsman straight the bat to defend it. The bat was shortened in the handle and straightened and broadened in the blade, which led to driving,cutting and forward play.

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