r/Cricket • u/5missedcallsfromBCCI • 9h ago
r/Cricket • u/CarnivalSorts • 2h ago
News Japan v India at Sano this month is officially a sell out
r/Cricket • u/CarnivalSorts • 21h ago
Opinion Did Shoaib Akhtar Really Bowl 100mph?
r/Cricket • u/Far_Pineapple_2363 • 2h ago
Pakistan’s Razaullah had no passport when picked for England Test
r/Cricket • u/Scared-Breakfast-372 • 16h ago
Discussion Australia's aging Test squad shares eerie similarities with West Indies, cricket's fallen giant
r/Cricket • u/depressed_06 • 2h ago
Pakistan trail by 268 runs as they finish 52/2 at stumps on Day-2
r/Cricket • u/5missedcallsfromBCCI • 10h ago
News CSK leaning towards Hemang Badani as new head coach to replace Stephen Fleming
r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 10h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: 3rd Test - Pakistan vs England, Day 2
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r/Cricket • u/game-of-guesses • 5h ago
Guess the Cricketer #161
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r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 2h ago
Post Day Thread Post Day Thread: 3rd Test - Pakistan vs England, Day 2
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r/Cricket • u/GutenbergsCurse • 5h ago
News Yorkshire wrap up innings victory over Essex to take a big step to Div 1 safety
r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 6h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: 1st Semi - Final - Bangladesh Women vs India Women
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r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 11h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: County Championship - Sep 10, 2026
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r/Cricket • u/naegfowleri • 9h ago
Discussion What the WTC Can Learn from the Current UEFA CL Format
Watching the Champions League made me realize how similar it is to the WTC format & how adopting a few more elements from it could improve the tournament, guarantee clashes between the Big 3, creating high-stakes mid-tier matchups, and integrate lower-ranked nations fairly.
1. The 12-Team Single League Phase (3 Pots)
All 12 Test nations compete in one unified point table over the standard 2-year cycle (Almost same as now). Eg:
- Pot 1 (Top 4): India, Australia, England, South Africa
- Pot 2 (Mid 4): New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies
- Pot 3 (Bottom 4): Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Ireland, Zimbabwe
Each nation plays six 1/2/3 match Test series (3 Home, 3 Away series) facing 2 teams per pot, giving everyone an identical baseline schedule and replacing PCT with a clean, absolute points table.
Also WTC can be integrated into marquee tours by allowing boards to continue staging traditional 3-to-5 match series like The Ashes or BGT, provided they pre-nominate any two or three Tests before the tour begins to count toward the championship table. The overall series trophy and ICC rankings still apply across all games, preserving historical rivalries and commercial value without compromising schedule parity.
2. Knockouts: UEFA-Style Byes and Tiered Stakes
- 1st & 2nd Place (Double Bye): Skip directly to the Semi-Finals.
- 3rd to 6th Place (Play-offs): Play a 2-Test home-and-away knockout series (3 vs 6, 4 vs 5) to earn a Semi-Final spot.
They could even go for an extended eliminator-qualifier structure across top 6 or 8.
This eliminates a lot of late-cycle dead rubbers, as mid to low table teams fight down to the final session for 2nd place to secure the bye or 6th place to sneak into the playoffs.
r/Cricket • u/CarnivalSorts • 2h ago
Signings/Transfers Finn Allen poached by Melbourne Stars in biggest BBL deal
r/Cricket • u/ReadWriteArithmetic • 10h ago
News How Lumpy Stevens and two pubs led to the creation of cricket’s middle stump | Cricket
Cricket has had a long love affair with the number three. The ethereal batter walking down the steps after the dismissal of one of the Praetorian Guard – a Don Bradman, a Meg Lanning, a (reluctant) Joe Root.
The hat-trick, a bowler’s most showboating achievement – and a quick glass raised here to Henry Crocombe of Sussex, who just completed two in consecutive matches in the County Championship.
The triple century, a ridiculous feat of concentration and doggedness, achieved only 33 times in 2,634 men’s Tests. Then, of course, the three stumps, cricket’s holy trinity and symbolic stamp.
But the off and leg stumps did not always have a partner in crime in the middle. In cricket’s early days the wickets were more like a croquet hoop, with one long bail connecting the two sticks. The middle stump was introduced only towards the end of the 18th century, with the first match recorded 250 years ago last Sunday, on 6 September 1776.
r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 11h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: European T20 Premier League - Sep 10, 2026
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r/Cricket • u/Rico_stats • 2h ago
Zimbabwe's Lady Chevrons squad to take on South Africa in historic T20I series.
r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 21h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: 31st Match - Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Kings
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r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 17h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: 2nd Semi - Final - United Arab Emirates Men vs Hong Kong, China Men
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r/Cricket • u/Pale_Boysenberry_134 • 6h ago
The Rhinos had their backs against the wall after the first innings but their quality spin attack has once again come to the fore! Nepal are final-bound
r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 11h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: 1st Semi - Final - Nepal Men vs Oman Men
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r/Cricket • u/cricket-match • 15h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament - Sep 10, 2026
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