Stories by tag: CWC19

Cricket Zimbabwe stakes claim to host successive World Cup Qualifiers

News 29th July 2020

Cricket Zimbabwe is aiming to host the 2022 ICC Men’s World Cup Qualifying tournament. The tournament gives ten teams the opportunity to qualify for...

Disentangling the World Cup format conundrum

Opinion 27th July 2019

And finally, this 1992-inspired league-style World Cup has come to an end. From 16 teams in 2007 and 14 in 2011 and 2015, this...

ICC global funding model explainer

Insight 5th July 2019

With various discussion online about the World Cup format and whether changing the structure would affect the value of the event ergo the money...

Of Upsets and Unpredictability: an in-depth analysis of ODI competitiveness

Opinion 29th June 2019

This is the comprehensive analysis of competitiveness in men's ODIs. A condensed version is available here. The Cricket World Cup’s league phase is finally entering...

The World Cup “competitive games” fallacy

Opinion 27th June 2019

This article serves as a rebuttal of the argument justifying the ICC’s decision to reduce the CWC to 10 teams on the basis that...

Need some inspiration? What do you know about cricket in Afghanistan…

Insight 24th June 2019

A highlight of my “old life” was having the opportunity to work closely with Afghanistan Cricket. Here’s a stroll down memory lane via an ESPNCricinfo...

“Keyboard warriors”, Sideshow Bob and Alanis Morissette

Opinion 19th June 2019

I went to bed (late, again, thanks #CWC19 timezones) deflated on a number of fronts, firstly at how Afghanistan's performance belied their talent, and...