How to make Australian Rules Football or Footy popular in India

How to make Australian Rules Football or Footy popular in India

For any game, money comes from viewership and that makes India with its more than a Billion population, an ideal location to grow Australian Rules football or Footy. Launched in India in the early 2008, footy is still in its infancy for obvious reasons. Former Australian Cricket Captain Ricky Ponting was instrumental in promoting the […]

Indian Cricketer’s Family Photos

Indian Cricketer’s Family Photos

Suresh Raina married Priyanka Chaudhary on April 3, 2015   Rohit Sharma married his childhood friend Ritika Sajdeh on 13 December 2015   Ajinkya Rahane is married to Radhika Dhopavkar. Their marriage was a love marriage and took place in Mumbai on 26 September 2014.   Dhoni is married to Sakshi Singh Rawat. Dhoni became […]

WAGS of World Cup Cricket 2015 Indian Cricketers

WAGS of World Cup Cricket 2015 Indian Cricketers

Virat Kohli After a long list of girlfriends, finally Virat Kohli looks like settling with his current girlfriend Anushka Sharma . Born on 1 May 1988 Anushka is an Indian actress and film producer, who appears in Bollywood films. She has received one Filmfare Award from four nominations. While pursuing a modelling career, Sharma was […]

The Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup

History of Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is a 3200 metre thoroughbred race, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.  The event is conducted on the first Tuesday in November annually. The Melbourne cup is the pinnacle of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival, a month long festival of thoroughbred racing […]

Why ‘ Ashes’?

Why ‘ Ashes’?

Ashes The Ashes test cricket series is played between England and Australia since 1882. The series got its name based on the satirical obituary published ‘ The Sporting Times’ a British Newspaper in 1882 after a match at the historic Kennington Oval in which Australia beat England on an English Ground for the first time.    The first […]

Sherrin’s Child labour and Corruption in India

Sherrin’s Child labour and Corruption in India

Australian footy ball manufacturer Sherrin was in hot water for the use of under aged workers by one of its subcontractors in India. The company responded immediately by terminating the contract with the Indian manufacturer. In a couple of weeks’ time, the issue of child labour will fade away from public memory preventing any concrete action […]

Lords

Lords

  Thomas Lord was born in Thirsk, Yorkshire in 1755. Thomas Lord’s father was a Roman Catholic Yeoman, who had his lands sequestered for supporting the jacobite rising in 1745 and afterwards had to work as a labourer. The family later moved to Norfolk, where Thomas Lord was brought up. Lord was a good cricket player […]

Cricket Bats

Cricket Bats

The Cricket bat is the main tool for playing cricket, so choosing the right one is important. The most significant thing to consider are the size and weight. How to find the Cricket Bat Size The reasonable way to find the right bat size is to stand up straight with a bat by your side. The handle […]

Cricket Rules

Cricket Rules

Cricket Rules There are eleven players per side in Cricket. The line-up of the cricket players is set before each innings and may not be changed without the consent of the opposing team’s captain. A substitute may field for the team mate only if the teammate is injured or ill. If a fielder has to leave for […]

Cricket Terms

Cricket Terms

Back-up –   When a bowler releases his delivery, the batsman at the bowling end leaves the crease in anticipation of a run taking a few steps towards opposite wicket. Beamer – Fast, head high delivery Bouncer – After a delivery , ball pitched short and fast so that it will bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman […]