New Zealand’s young sensation: Amelia Kerr
She has even led her national side and that too at a very young age. She made massive contributions in 2024 women’s T20 World Cup and helped her side clinch their maiden title.
She is a regular member in franchise cricket as well, she played for Mumbai Indians in WPL, London Spirits in The Hundred and for Brisbane Heat in WBBL.
List of winners of Women’s T20 World Cup: From 2009 till 2024
The 2024 edition was won New Zealand as they defeated South Africa on 20th October, 2024.
The World Boss: Deandra Dottin
She started playing cricket at the age of 14 quitting athletics. Before that she took active part in track and field events and won various medals as well.
but at the age of 14 she chose cricket over athletics.
along with International cricket, she has also played franchise cricket in WPL, CPL and BBL.
Scenic cricket: exploring the most picturesque grounds in the world
There are plenty cricket grounds in the world where International matches are held. Each and every ground is different as each one of the them have a unique significance. Some ground are really big, while some are small. The difference between cricket and other sports is that their is not fixed dimension of playing field in cricket, while that is the case in other sports,
today, in this article by ZAP cricket, we will discuss the most beautiful grounds in the world.
Comprehensive guide to become a good pacer in cricket
Bowling pace in cricket is an art that not many can excel. Pacers are the one who decide the course of the game to a much extent. They are true asset to the team and hence it is important to become a good pacer to contribute fully in team’s win.
here are few tips that can help one become a better pacer:
Speed work , Balance between ground training and weight training ,
Diet with good electrolytes ,
Bowling in nets/ spot bowling/ bowling in matches etc.
10 interesting facts about cricketers
Interesting facts about cricketers will enlighten the reader about their favourite cricket icons, about their journey or how they reached the top level.
For example, we did not know that Mohammad Siraj started playing cricket at the age of 21. Usually people have an established cricketer by that age. But he stared very late and covered that time gap quite fast.
Similarly we have stated more facts about cricketers from different parts of the world.
IPL auction 2025: Reshaping team dynamics
IPL 2025 will be even more exciting as the retention rules have changes. The auction for the next edition of IPL will be held in November and that is when we’ll see major shuffling happening. New players will be emerging, old players will be bought by different franchises etc.
The retention rules have changes drastically. Following are the change in rules:
- Retention of maximum of six players(RTM card)
- Auction purse for each team increased to ₹120 crore from ₹100 crore
- A maximum of 5 capped players (Indian or overseas) can be retained
- Maximum of 2 uncapped players can be retained
- Indian players who have not played for the country for the past 5 years are consider uncapped.
- Salary slab for retained uncapped player is ₹4 crore and this shall be deducted from total purse value
Cricket modified: The Impact Player Rule
IPL 2023 brought in a major twist as the impact player rule was introduced. The rule originated from Big Bash League 2021 and now it is common norm in IPL too.
Under this rule, a team can play with 12 players instead of 11 and hence it provides a cushion of extra bowler/ batsman.
this rule has changed the dynamics of the game vastly but has few repercussions too.
few players are in favour of the rule and few are not.
players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma etc feel that this is disturbing the true essence of the game. While, players like Saurav Ganguly feel that is evolving the game. Due to such mixed opinions, the board is yet to take a call regarding the continuity of the rule.
New Zealand’s Swing King: Trent Boult
Trent Boult started playing cricket at a young age, he used to practice with his brother. Both of them used to play for the same team in domestic cricket. At junior level, he has played Under 19 World Cup as well.
In 2011 he made his way in International cricket and since then he has been one of the key players in New Zealand’s squad.
He has played all the three formats for his country and has been one the most successful players produced by the country. Moreover, he is a regular member in IPL as well. He has been with a number of a franchises here.