by Fiyaz Mughal | Jan 2, 2020
The summer of 2019 was a memorable one for the English cricket team as it earned a 2-2 draw with old foes Australia in the Ashes series. With the fifth Test played at The Oval, England set a target of 399 and bowled out Australia for 263 to square the contest. The...
by Fiyaz Mughal | Sep 2, 2017
If you have little knowledge of cricket, it can be a hard game to follow. While there are some elements that are similar to baseball, it’s a unique game that can prove baffling to newcomers. Often, it can be difficult to follow the strategies employed by players, and...
by Fiyaz Mughal | Aug 17, 2017
Dignified and unhurried with compulsory breaks for tea and cakes, cricket is considered in many ways the quintessential upper-class English sport. The longest running cricket fixture is between the elite schools Eton and Harrow, and the 2005 Ashes winning England...
by Fiyaz Mughal | Aug 5, 2017
With events like the 2012 Olympic Games, the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the UK has hosted its fair share of major sporting events recently. However, for passionate sports fans like Fiyaz Mughal, there’s nothing more exciting than the...
by Fiyaz Mughal | Jul 24, 2017
In the 1990s, cricket promoters were searching for a new format that would shorten match times and make the game more compatible with modern audiences. After extensive consumer research, the England and Wales Cricket Board proposed a game plan in which each team would...