What’s next after IPL season 8?

Season of Cricket continues to rule the heart and soul of every Indian Fan. Just like how European countries are crazy for Football and Tennis, Indians are super aficionado of Cricket. I need not narrate the long history of Cricket which begins with the entry of British in India and the spread of Cricket which drew first the Parsi community of Mumbai towards it followed by launch of the Ranji Trophy being played (1935) and so on!

Currently the season of Cricket is back in our neighborhood nation of Pakistan! That’s big and great news for all the Pakistani Cricket fans who are similarly die-hard people waiting badly to watch their favourite batsmen play Cricket! After a cricket drought of six long years, the rain of cricket is going to breed some fresh new grass on the Pakistani soil. This time it is the team Zimbabwe who has shown the courage to play versus Pakistan. Zimbabwe will play the first T-20 today (22 MAY) at the famous Gaddafi stadium in Lahore!

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There in England t Lord’s the first Test is being played versus New Zealand. Matt Henry is the newly introduced bowler from New Zealand’s side. We all have seen the power seem bowling of Tim Southee and how he had demolished the same England (7/33) in one of the matches of Cricket World Cup 2015. The current ICC ranking of New Zealand is at no. 3 spot which puts a slight pressure on the England team (Rank 5). Till the end of Day 1 England with the help of Ben Stokes (92) and Joe Root (98) managed to survive after being 30/4. Till the stumps went off England was 354 for the loss of 7 wickets.

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India will take on Bangladesh in the month of June. As stated by the BCCI (Board of Cricket Control in India) Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be the ODI Captain and Virat Kohli will be the Test Captain. India will play the first and only Test v/s Bangladesh on 10 June 2015. The ODIs will begin from 18 June. It will be interesting to see how this two great people display their captaincy against a not anymore a minnow side of Bangladesh.

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Way long but eagerly awaited is the India versus Pakistan bilateral series which will be played in December 2015. According to the ICC website “Bilateral cricketing ties between the two countries were snapped after the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 until the series in 2012-13, although India and Pakistan have played each other in the World Cup, Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and the World T20.”  

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In between lot of cricketing season will continue to load and Indian fans have something special this time to relish upon. Happy Cricketing! 

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