Upcoming thrilling Cricket tournaments and series that every Indian Cricket Fan Must Watch

The Asia Cup 2018 is scheduled from 15th September and the final would be on 28th September 2018. This time the match will be played in 50-over format as compared to Asia Cup 2016 which was played in the 20-over format.

The pre-qualified teams for Asia Cup 2018 are: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. For the fulfillment of sixth spot in the list of teams, five teams; i.e. UAE, Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia and Oman will play a qualifying playoff.

Asia Cup 2016 was won by India under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. This time the Indian team will be captained by the best batsman in the world Virat Kohli.

The most interesting and highly watched match of the tournament will be India vs Pakistan which is scheduled on 19th September 2018 in Dubai. The tickets for the India and Pakistan clash in Dubai have already been sold out.

 
The other exciting Cricket series is West Indies tour of India. This bilateral series between West Indies and India will be in the month of October- November, 2018. India will host West Indies for 2 Tests, 5 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 3 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The Windies Squad for test series will be captained by Jason Holder. It will be very interesting to watch IND vs WI clash in all formats of the game.

The last but not the least India tour of Australia. The bilateral series between India and Australia is scheduled from November 2018 to January 2019 to play four Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The former Australian Captain Steve Smith and the dangerous opening batsman David Warner will miss out the series because of ban due to the case of ball tampering against South Africa earlier this year. Now the Australian Squad will be captained by Tim Paine.

The year end will be full of entertainment for the Indian Cricket fans. For latest updates on Cricket, visit Cricadium.

Virat to join Elite team of 10k Runs

Cricket and batting go hand in hand. When we talk about any batsmen, the number of runs he/she scored is first thing that comes to our mind. Some well-known Batsmen have scored massive amount of runs in the international cricket.

Some Indian batsmen have scored 10000 plus runs in ODI. Sachin Tendulkar- The God of Cricket was the first batsmen who scored 10000 Runs in ODI. Our Dada Sourav Ganguly and the Wall of Indian Cricket Team Rahul Dravid also scored 10000 Runs in ODI.

Other than Indian Cricketers, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting, Sanath Jayasuriya, Brian Lara and other great batsmen also scored 10k Runs in ODI. Recently our Captain Cool MS Dhoni joined the elite team. Before Dhoni , Kumar Sangakkara was the only wicketkeeper-batsman to feature in the list of 10000 ODI runs. 

Next one in line is our current captain Virat Kohli who is about to score 10000 ODI Runs. He could be the fifth Indian Batsmen after Mahi who can achieve the target in just few upcoming matches. This could possibly happen in either Asia Cup 2018.

Out of the 12 players in the 10000 Runs Club in ODI. Sri Lanka and India have 4 batsmen each apart from them, the group includes batsmen from Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies. Among the traditional eight cricket giants, only England and New Zealand do not have any batsmen in the 10,000-run club in ODIs.

Many international batsmen like AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Rohit Sharma are in line to score 10000 runs in ODI and join the elite team.

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MS Dhoni : Coolest man in World Cricket

MS Dhoni, the name needs no description. From a small town boy to successful Cricketer, he proved that no dream is impossible to achieve. Dhoni dared to dream and with courage and hard work he made that dream a reality. 

As a child, Dhoni idolized Sachin Tendulkar, whom the world calls the God of Cricket and with Dhoni’s commitment towards cricket he managed to play along with Sachin. Not only this , he became his captain too. Sachin Tendulkar once said “Dhoni is the best captain I have played under".

Dhoni is one of best and the coolest captains in the world cricket. MS Dhoni always believe that- Talent wins Games, but Teamwork wins Championships. Recently Dhoni became the 5th fastest to 10000 ODI runs.

The competition between India vs Sri Lanka is well-known since ages. During 2011 Cricket World Cup Final which was between India v Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Dhoni was declared as the Man of the Match. Dhoni’s six at the last ball is one of the epic shots in the history of Cricket that led the team India Win Championship.

Sunil Gavaskar once said "When I die, the last thing I want to see is the SIX that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup Final". The match was watched by about 42,000 people at the venue and about 135 million viewers on television in India. The Dhoni’s six is one of the largest thing watched over Internet during that time.

This was the second time in World Cup history that a host nation won the final and the first time to win on their home ground. Now in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, the Indian team will be lead by Captain Virat Kohli with the support of the former captain MS Dhoni. There is huge excitement among fans for this World Cup as it could be the last World Cup of our Captain Cool.

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Enthusiasm among Cricket fans for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Cricket World Cup is held once in every four years by International Cricket Council (ICC) at different venues of the world. The upcoming cricket world cup tournament will be held at England in the year 2019.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is scheduled to be held from 30 May 2019 to 15 July 2019. Billions of Cricket fans all over the globe are eagerly waiting for the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Team India is all set to win ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy for the third time. The ICC World Cup trophy weighs about 11 kilos and its height is 650mm tall. India is seen as a strong team and is all prepared to win 2019 Cricket World Cup for the 3rd Time.

After being Champions for two times in ICC Cricket World Cup; i.e. in 1983 and 2011. India had also been the Runner Up of ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, after losing from the five time champions; Australia. 

The Indian team will be lead by Captain Virat Kohli with the support of the former captain MS Dhoni in the World Cup 2019. There is huge excitement among fans for this World Cup as it could be the last World Cup of our Captain Cool.

As per the Cricket World Cup Schedule, the match between India and Pakistan is scheduled on 16th June 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Everyone is excited for India vs Pakistan match. Match between India and Pakistan is most popular and ICC had already received enough applications for the match. Over One Million people had applied for the tickets for this epic India-Pakistan match in the World Cup 2019.

Public Ballot for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 has been opened and fans can apply for tickets in each price band for the matches available.

Registrations with various official Cricket World Cup ticketing websites for tickets had begun and fans are enthusiastically applying for the same. By the mid-September, fans who applied for tickets will come to know whether they are lucky enough or not. If tickets remain after public ballot then it will go for general sale on First Come First Serve Basis.

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The two cricketing legends of Indian Cricket team - Virat and Dhoni

Cricket is of the most passionate and popular sports in the world. In India, Cricket is followed like a religion by the fans. People from all age groups are interested in either watching or playing cricket or doing both.

“Don’t just wear your team’s colors, bleed them”. The ‘Men in Blue’ always work hard to accomplish this motto and make Indian Cricket fans proud. People in India love to discuss cricket and love reading cricket scores and blogs passionately. 

The teamwork of Indian cricketers under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni had always been on another level. MS Dhoni always believe that- Talent wins Games, but Teamwork wins Championships. MS Dhoni Biography is the one that everyone should read.

“Champions are made, not born”. This phrase exactly portrays the character of current Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli. The strong hard working Indian cricket team is now captained by Virat Kohli. This legacy has been passed to Virat Kohli by the former captain and now it is his responsibility to carry on this legacy with the same temperament on or off the field.

Virat Kohli, one of the finest and best batsmen in the world is taking the team forward to map future victories on the cricket grounds.

The two cricketing legends of Indian Cricket team - Virat and Dhoni proved themselves time to time. The former Indian Captain MS Dhoni again proved himself recently in IPL 2018 by leading CSK to win IPL title for the third time in the Indian Premier League’s history.

After being retired from the longest format of the game, Dhoni is spending quality time with his wife Sakshi and daughter Ziva in Ranchi. On the other hand, Virat also proved himself by scoring his 23rd test century of his career in the ongoing test series against England, putting India in a winning position.

The Virat’s 23rd century is his 58th international hundred across formats. Years back, Dhoni’s idol and the god of cricket Sachin Tendulkar also reached his 58th international hundred by playing against the same opponents, i.e. England.

The most popular cricketer of India, MS Dhoni’s retirement from the limited overs cricket is seen has a rumour and the same is confirmed by the Indian cricket team’s coach as well. Indian Cricket fans doesn't want Mahi to retire. Our love and respect for our cricketers could be seen and is worth it as their hard work on ground make us proud. It is completely justified to say that our love for our Cricketers and the Indian cricket team is never ending.