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Finance Professional by day & Emerging Cricket Writer by night. Passionate cricket fan and advocate of the Global Game!
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Uzbekistan becomes the newest addition to the ‘Stan’ cricket family

Afghanistan’s fairytale ascension from obscurity to World Cup participation and Full Membership is well known to cricket fans. It is an enthralling and heart-warming story...

Olympics not an immediate priority says ICC Global Development Head

Speaking with Emerging Cricket in a long form interview recently, ICC Head of Global Development William Glenwright stated that while Olympics inclusion is not an...

First purpose built cricket ground in western Japan opens its doors

The first purpose-built cricket ground in western Japan is all set to open its doors this coming weekend, on 4th October 2020. The weekend festivities...

Uruguay’s greatest football club Peñarol rediscovers cricket roots

Life has come full circle for cricket at Club Atlético Peñarol in Uruguay. It is an extraordinary development as Peñarol is no ordinary football club....

Azzurri legend Vieri considers cricket return in Italy

Italian football hero Christian Vieri was recently quoted by TuttoSport as saying that he harbours a desire of playing club cricket in Italy. “I did not...

No grounds, no problems: How Russian cricket is fighting against the odds

Cricket has found an unlikely foothold in the vast, cold expanse of Russia. Russian cricket prospects looked grim when in July 2019, just after the...

Indian Government partners with Maldives to build stadium in Hulhumalé

In news sure to excite cricket fans in Maldives and the emerging world, the Indian Government has announced that they are providing assistance to the...

Cricket in Europe’s richest country: Interview with Luxembourg team manager Graham Cope

Universal T20 status & the introduction of global rankings has had a truly transformative impact on cricket, ever since their introduction by the ICC in...

Opinion: For cricket to grow globally, the power of BCCI needs to be challenged: Part 2

In Part 2 of this article, Shounak looks at the dark clouds of corruption surrounding N Srinivasan, and his reported fresh attempts at an ICC...

Five rings. Five hundred grand: How Olympic inclusion will turbo-charge cricket’s development in Brazil and beyond

Speaking on the Emerging Cricket Podcast that aired on 31st July, Matt Featherston, the former Kent representative and now Cricket Brazil President renewed calls for...

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