Author: Prakash Israni
The Ballon d’Or has been the premier award for individual footballers for years now, and in various ways, it’s almost as valued as winning a trophy with a team. The award is given by a french magazine. All the national captains and coaches along with top journalists vote for their favorite player of the year. The player with maximum votes generally bags award. Even getting nominated in the top three is considered a huge deal. Unsurprisingly, over the past decade it’s been dominated by 2 players; Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The two have 5 Ballon d’Or wins each, and…
World Cup Changed to a 50 Over event in 1987.White Ball was first Used In 1992.Australia Defeated West Indies For The First Time In A World Cup In 1992.In 1975 World Cup Final West Indian Roy Fredricks became the first player to get out by Hit Wicket. Shoaib Akhtar became the first bowler to cross the 100 Mph mark in cricket during the 2003 World Cup. He bowled the delivery to Nick knightIndia is the only country to have won the 60 Over World Cup, 50 Over World Cup and 20 Over World Cup. No other team achieved this. 2019…
The cricketing carnival known as the Indian Premier League started back in 2008. The league was based on a franchise system where eight city-based teams were bought by various superstars of different industries. The first season saw the induction of eight teams and included most of the major towns in the country. The IPL has seen various controversies in a span of 13 years but the cricketing brilliance overtook all the controversies. In cricket, it is often stated that a captain is the most vital cog in the functioning of the team. A good captain can make an ordinary player…
After the immense success of the inaugural season, IPL 2009 carried great expectations IPL 2009 was played in South Africa instead of IndiaSouth Africa’s local economy was boosted by US$100 million! due to IPLDeccan Chargers emerged eventual champions after defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs!Contracts of Pakistanis players were terminated amidst tensions between India & Pakistan IPL 2009 (also called IPL 2) was the second season of the Indian Premier League. It was played in South Africa instead of India. Due to the dates of general elections coinciding with the tournament, the Government of India refused to provide security…
IPL 2008 was the first season of the Twenty-20 Indian Premier League that would eventually change Cricket in the subcontinent forever A little dig into the History Indian Premier League is considered today the best cricketing league in the world by any means. It’s viewership and revenue generation are ranked among the best sporting tournaments of the world. But how did the BCCI come up with an idea that would transform the Indian cricket forever? Actually, the IPL was preceded by another Twenty-20 tournament known as the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2007. It comprised of six teams and was…
It is said that a good footballer identifies his goal score. This shows how effective the player is. Although there are many players in football history who do not have big goals but we will talk about active players. So let’s know about the world’s top active goal scorer – Clint dempsey Clint Dempsey is considered to be America’s greatest football player. He has scored around 57 goals in his international football career so far. These are the highest goals in the list of American football players. He scored his 57th goal in his 141st International match. Clint had to…
Kerala Blasters sign Albino Gomes and Prabhsukhan Gill 26-year-old Albino Gomes and 19-year-old Prabhsukhan Gill are signed by kerala Blasters. Gomes joins from Odisha FC (formerly Delhi Dynamos) where Gomes could not nail down a place in the first-team. Before signing for Bengaluru FC, Gill impressed for Indian Arrows but found chances hard to come by Sanjeev Stalin joins Portuguese club CD Alves Sanjeev Stalin joined Portugal’s Clube Desportivo das Aves (CD Aves). Sanjeev Stalin had represented the India U17 team in the 2017, U17 World Cup. He is 19-year-old and He announced the news on social media, with the…