Super Iconic Moments in World Cup Fantasy Cricket

Cricket is a very competitive sport but there are always moments in every sport that can tickle our funny bone. Apart from giving the fans immense joy, some moments have also made them cry. The fantasy cricket world cup organises in every four years and it brings out the best talents in cricket.

With the on-going world cup fantasy cricket in England and Wales, we are sure to get some more moments to cherish and capture them in our memories.

There are a few moments the fan cannot ever forget. It is those moments which create history. They are the moments ODI fantasy world cup which bring a smile to fans’ face.

So we bring you a collection of the memorable moments in cricket world cup fantasy league. Also join 11Wickets, India’s most trusted fantasy sports platform to play fantasy cricket world cup. Now read on:

Rain delay costs the Proteas

This is one of the worst moments in the cricket world. Why? You will know after knowing the incident. We are sure you know this one and we are just recalling it for you. When South Africa required 22 off 13 balls to proceed to the final during world cup 1992, a rain delay of 12 minutes came their way. Only 12-minute rain gave England a spot in the finals as the revised changed to 22 off 1 ball, which is impossible. However, the real story is that England after playing the finals against Pakistan also lost by 22 runs.

Gatting’s moment of madness

This is the incidence of England playing against Australia during the final of world cup 1987. It appears that South Africa is not the only team of misfortunes. England is another team who has been falling short of winning the world cup trophy so far. England has reached to the finals thrice but every time they failed to lay their hands on the trophy. The nearest they went to win the trophy was in 1987.

Australia made 235 runs in the finals. England was on the verge of winning the match with Mike Gatting and Bill Athey were on the crease. Gatting opted for an adventurous reverse sweep, when the Australian left arm off spinner came to bowl. He deflected the ball off his own shoulder and Australian wicket-keeper took the catch. His wicket proved costly to England and they lost their way, finishing seven runs short of their target.

Jonty Rhodes turns “Superman”

South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes has been one of the top fielders in international cricket scenario. His fielding brought him into fame after this moment. In the group match of world cup 1992, Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq was on the crease with his captain Imran Khan to chase the revised target of 194. Pakistan side was on 135 and Inzamam set off for a run but was turned back by Khan. Rhodes ran in from the backward point, gathered the ball. He then raced to dive full-length and breaks the stumps before Inzamam could get back. South Africa won by 20 runs as Pakistan faltered from that point.

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CWC Fantasy – Most Dismissals by a Wicket-Keeper

It is one of the toughest jobs in the cricket field. Wicket keeping requires focus and concentration throughout the world cup cricket game innings. While a bowler can take some time off after his spell, a wicketkeeper has to stay attentive at every game delivery.

The job is more strenuous if a wicketkeeper has to bat in the top-order. Many of the world-famous wicketkeepers are terribly great at both, wicket keeping and batting. And these wicket keepers record for most dismissals in world cup fantasy league history

These players are sitting at the epitome of cricket fraternity. Let us look back at the most successful wicket keepers with most dismissals in the history of the CWC fantasy.

Kumar Sangakkara – Sri Lanka

The stylish Sri Lankan left-hander, Kumar Sangakkara has 54 dismissals to his name. He has achieved this feat in 36 innings from 2003 to 2015. With 1.50 rate per innings, his maximum dismissals in an innings is 4 (3catches 1stump). Sangakkara’s dismissals include 41 catches as a keeper and 13 stumpings made.

Adam Gilchrist – Australia

Adam Gilchrist was the typical heart of Australia’s motivation and the most thrilling cricketer of the modern age. Gilchrist has 52 dismissals to his name. He has achieved this feat in 31 innings from 1999 to 2007. With 1.67rate per innings, his maximum dismissals in an innings are 6 catches. Gilchrist’s dismissals include 45 catches as a keeper and 7stumpings made.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni – India

India’s MS Dhoni is the only active wicket-keeper in this list and has a long way to go before he can catch up to either Gilchrist or Sangakkara. Dhoni has 32 dismissals to his name. He has achieved this feat in 20 innings from 2007 to 2015. With 1.60rate per innings, his maximum dismissals in an innings is 4catches. Dhoni’s dismissals include 27 catches as a keeper and 5stumpings made.

Brendon McCullum – New Zealand

New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum is level with Dhoni in terms of dismissals. McCullum has 32 dismissals to his name. He has achieved this feat in 25 innings from 2003 to 2015. With 1.28rate per innings, his maximum dismissals in an innings are 4 catches. McCullum’s dismissals include 30 catches as a keeper and 2stumpings made.

Mark Boucher – South Africa

The fifth in our list is Mark Boucher of South Africa. Mark Boucher pressed all the prototype properties of the South African cricketer into his short, stocky edge. He has 31 dismissals to his name. He has achieved this feat in 25 innings from 1999 to 2007. With 1.24rate per innings, his maximum dismissals in an innings are 4 catches. Boucher’s dismissals include 31 catches as a keeper.

Moin Khan – Pakistan

Pakistan’s Moin Khan was famous for his aggressive aptitude. He has 30 dismissals to his name. He has achieved this feat in 20 innings from 1992 to 1999. With 1.50rate per innings, his maximum dismissals in an innings are 3catches. Khan’s dismissals include 27 catches as a keeper and 7stumpings made.

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ODI Fantasy World Cup – 3 Amazing Records by Indians

Indian cricket team has evolved to a great extent from the 90s. The 90s were the days of cricket betting scandals for the Indian team. After winning the world cup fantasy cricket game in 1983, the quality of Indian cricket team deteriorated because of those scandals.

Then came the “Dada” of Indian cricket who led the team to a new era. And the Indian team never looked back. India won its second CWC fantasy world cup title in 2011 and has been one of the successful teams in its history.

India created history in 1983 ODI fantasy world cup by defeating the defending champions, West Indies. They again created history when they reached the world cup finals in 2003 under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly. And another history created in 2011 when the Dhoni-led team won the trophy after 28 years.

Let us take a look at three selective and surprising records held by Indians in the fantasy world cup tournament history. Read on and get surprised:

Bishan Bedi’s maiden overs

Bishan Bedi, nicknamed as Bishu, was part of the famous Indian spin quartet. The quartet included Bhagwat Chandrashekar, Erapalli Prasanna, Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Bedi himself in the 1970s era. Bedi was left-arm orthodox bowler from Punjab. He had a very impressive bowling variation and with the ball in hand, he often created for batsmen when on the crease.

As test cricket had prominence during those days, he played less ODI cricket. During world cup 1975, Bedi participated for India and bowled two maiden overs against East Africa in a single game. So far, no other bowler has achieved this feat in the world cup. Let’s see what if anyone can break this record in this world cup.

Sourav Ganguly’s partnership records

The “God on the off side” and also the “Dada”, the form Indian team skipper, Sourav Ganguly was the warhorse. Ganguly was synonymous to aggression, was a fighter and he took the Indian cricket team to new heights under his captaincy. He has been regarded as one of the greatest captains of the Indian cricket team.

Ganguly has participated in 3 world cup tournaments for India from 1999 to 2007. He was the captain for team India in world cup 2003. He was one of the most elegant left-handed stroke makers India has produced. In his ODI career of 311 matches, Ganguly has an average of 41 with 22 centuries in his record.

Ganguly has a unique record of partnering in three 200+ partnerships in World cup history. His first and highest partnership of 318 runs came with Rahul Dravid in World Cup 1999. The second one of 244 runs in world cup against Namibia with Sachin Tendulkar. The third partnership of 202 runs withVirenderSehwagwas against Bermuda in world cup 2007.

Centuries of Sachin Tendulkar at a young age

The master blaster from India is famously holding nearly 50% of the world cup records under his name. One of the most gifted cricketers of the Indian team, Sachin Tendulkar did wonders for India from a young age.

He participated in six world cups and shares this record with Javed Miandad of Pakistan.  His batting campaign in world cup 2003 was extremely successful and fans cheer those memories till today. Tendulkar has given cricket a new dimension in India. Playing for India from a very young age also put him into the World Cup squad of India during world cup 1992.

Tendulkar is the only cricketer to have won two “Man of the Match” awards prior to age of 20 in World cups.

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ODI Fantasy World Cup – 11 CWC Hosting Nations

The Cricket World Cup has really remained as the main attraction worldwide. The world cup fantasy cricket crowd of the best fantasy cricket platform 11Wickets.com is usually willing to give their best when it is about cheering for their preferred team.

It is an esteemed, and a dream occasion for a cricketing nation to host the Cricket World Cup. But, not all cricket playing nations have got to host the world cup fantasy game all this time. Until now, only 11 major cricketing nations have hosted this famous event of cricket.

The most notable cricketing nations worldwide such as England and India have hosted it more than 2 times. Let us take a look at the 11 nations which have hosted the ODI fantasy world cup:

Bangladesh – 2011

The 10th season of the World Cup had hosted in three nations – India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. For the first time World Cup had hosted in Bangladesh. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Cricket Stadium and Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium were two main grounds where matches played Bangladesh.

Kenya – 2003

ICC selected Kenya as the co-host along with South Africa and Zimbabwe during Cricket World Cup 2003. The teams played very few matches there. The Nairobi Gymkhana Club picked as the venue to host the games due to its seating capacity of 8,000 spectators.

Zimbabwe – 2003

The standard of international cricket in Zimbabwe has elevated hugely in the last few years. The credibility for it goes to a few high-class cricketers of the nation who took their gameplay to a new extent. This was the reason that this nation had allotted to host a few matches of World Cup 2003. 6 matches of the World Cup 2003 had played in Harare and Bulawayo of Zimbabwe.

West Indies – 2007

West Indies acquired the chance to host the World Cup 2007 in their nation. 8 stadiums used to host 51 matches of the tournament. Kensington Oval hosted the final match of that World Cup.

Sri Lanka – 1996 and 2011

Sri Lanka has hosted 2 World Cups till now. They hosted the World Cup for the first time in 1996 with India and Pakistan as the co-host. They hosted 4 matches of that tournament, 3 in Colombo and 1 in Kandy. Sri Lanka hosted 2ndWorld Cup in 2011 with India and Bangladesh as their hosting partners.

Pakistan – 1987 and 1996

Pakistan hosted the World Cup with India in 1987 for the first time. 10 matches of that World Cup had played in Pakistan and the rest in India. For the 2nd time, Pakistan co-hosted the tournament in 1996 with India and Sri Lanka.

South Africa – 2003

South Africa was selected as the main host for World Cup 2003. However, few matches were also played in Zimbabwe and Kenya. Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted 6 and 2 matches, respectively. So the major part of the tournament was played in South Africa.12 venues were used in the tournament in which Durban and Johannes burg had been chosen as major grounds.

Australia and New Zealand – 1992 and 2015

New Zealand has hosted cricket World Cup for 2 times till now. They had hosted it in 1992 along with their neighbouring nation, Australia for the first time. In the year 2015, they again co-hosted the tournament with Australia for the second time.

India –1987, 1996 and 2011

India has hosted 3 out of the 11 World Cups until now. For the first time, India co-hosted the tournament in 1987 with Pakistan. The next 2 world cups hosted by India had been played in 1996 and 2011, respectively.

England – 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999

The first ever Cricket World Cup in the year 1975 had been hosted in England. They were the nation to host the most prestigious event in the history of cricket. They also have the record for hosting 4 World Cup tournaments so far. The first 3 World Cups were consecutively hosted by the England side in the year 1975, 1979 and 1983. They hosted their 4thcup in the year 1999. In all these 4 world cups, final matches were played in London.

England is going to host the world cup 2019 from this 30th May for the 5th time.

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CWC Fantasy – Most Individual Runs in a Series

Playing in world cup fantasy league is a lot of pressure for the cricketers. Many talented cricketers sometimes cannot cope up with a sort of pressure.

One bad inning of a batsman can prove disastrous for his team. This pressure even gets a boost if one team reaches the world cup cricket game final.

However, there are many batsmen who are comfortable in playing under pressure. Pressure brings out the best of these players, particularly in world cup fantasy game.

Let us take a look at those batsmen who have scored most runs in a single world cup tournament. Read on and start playing CWC fantasy cricket at 11Wickets.com, the most trusted fantasy sports platform of India.

Sachin Tendulkar – India

He is the most complete batsman and the most worshipped cricketer in the world. Sachin Tendulkar holds just about every batting record worth owning in the game, including most runs in a world cup series. During world cup 2003 in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe, he scored 673 runs in 11 matches. His highest in series was 152 runs with an average of 61.18 and a strike rate of 89.25. So far, no one has surpassed his record.

Matthew Hayden – Australia

The left-handed Aussie batsman, Matthew Hayden believed in strength, both in mental and physical. His strength enabled him to touch the heights of batsmanship. During world cup 2007in West Indies, Hayden scored 659 runs in 11 matches. His highest in series was 158 runs with an average of 73.22 and a strike rate of 101.07.

Mahela Jayawardene – Sri Lanka

The former Sri Lankan skipper and right-handed batsman, Mahela Jayawardene had a huge appetite for runs and he proved this in the world cup. During world cup 2007 in West Indies, Jayawardene scored 548 runs in 11 matches. His highest in series was 115* runs with an average of 60.88 and a strike rate of 85.09.

Martin Guptill – New Zealand

Few players in world cricket play the short-arm pull on one leg with elegance like Martin Guptill plays. The right-handed opening Kiwi batsman, Guptill scored 547 runs in 9 matches during world cup 2015 in Australia/New Zealand. His highest in series was 237* runs with an average of 68.37 and a strike rate of 104.58.

Kumar Sangakkara – Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, Kumar Sangakkara was another from the island nation with huge run appetite. During world cup 2015in Australia/New Zealand, Sangakkara scored 541 runs in 7 matches. His highest in series was 124 runs with an average of 108.20 and a strike rate of 105.87.

Ricky Ponting – Australia

The former Aussie skipper and top order right-handed batsman, Ricky Ponting was the most uncompromising player of his generation. He had led his nation to two world cup wins in 2003 and 2007. During world cup 2007in West Indies, Ponting scored 539 runs in 11 matches. His highest in series was 113 runs with an average of 67.37 and a strike rate of 95.39.

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Fantasy World Cup – The Proteas’ Journey in ODI CWC

South Africa began its world cup journey in 1992. For many fans of 11wickets.com, the trusted fantasy cricket platform, SA is the best cricket team never winning a cricket world cup fantasy league trophy. For others, this is the team which fails to perform well in big matches.

This post takes a look at South Africa’s journey in the Fantasy World Cup cricket game. Big match underperformers or just plain unlucky, our readers will decide at the end.

World Cup 1992

This had the first time South Africa partaken in a world cup fantasy cricket match, after being returned as a Test playing nation in 1991. South Africans had been banned from international cricket from 1970 due to apartheid. The cricketers began playing ODI in 1991 and no one expected much from the team. However, they surprised all by qualifying for Semi-Finals, by winning 5 of their 8 matches in Round Robin WC stage.

In the Semi-Final against England, they needed 22 runs from 13 balls to win and expected to win as well. However, rain and 10-minute delay to the game ruined their chances. They got a revised target of scoring 21 runs from 1 ball. England won the match easily, thus ending the South African journey.

World Cup 1996

Team Proteas started strong during World Cup1996. They won all 5 matches and topped the group which had South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, UAE, England & Netherlands. Their dominant performance in the ODI fantasy world cup led many to believe that the year was of South Africa. But unfortunately, they had been eliminated in Quarter Finals by West Indies.

World Cup 1999

In 1999, the Proteas started as a strong team and topped its Group. They won 4 of their 5 matches and qualified for the semi-finals. In the semi-final match against Australia, the fans saw a tie between both the teams as they scored 213. However, Australia had defeated South Africa in the Super Six Stage and hence qualified for the Finals. The match is remembered for the last over miscommunication between Allan Donald and Lance Klusener. Donald remained at his crease while Klusenertried a run. If that run was taken South Africa would have reached the finals for the first time.

World Cup 2003

During this fantasy cricket world cup match, team South Africa performed the worst. They had been eliminated in the Group stage itself as they won just 3 out of their 6 matches.

World Cup 2007

South Africa qualified for the Super Eight Stage and came second in the Group Stage. They narrowly made it to the Semi-Finals by coming fourth in the Super Eight Stage. The Semi-Final saw them lose to Australia and thus not reaching the final again.

World Cup 2011

2011 saw the Proteastopping the Group Stage. South Africa was the only team to defeat the eventual winners of the tournament, India. In the Quarter-Finals, they restricted New Zealand to 221 runs from 50 Overs. This time it looked like that South Africa would reach the next round. But again the Curse of Big Matches struck as they were bundled off for 172 runs.

World Cup 2015

South African team again had a good start, coming second in the Group stage by winning 4 of their 6 matches. They defeated Sri Lanka in the Quarter Finals, chasing down their total of 133 in 18 overs. South Africa failed to clear the Semi-Final hurdle for the fourth time when they lost to New Zealand.

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Fantasy Cricket World Cup History – Lowest Team Totals

Scoring low is embarrassing scenario for any cricket playing nation and its loyal cricket world cup fantasy league fans. The world cup tournament is lavish and intriguing affair for the cricket loving fans from around the world.

Every participating team in the world cup fantasy cricket tournament makes and breaks some records. Some of these records are encouraging and some are very dissatisfying.

The cricketer at the world cup cricket game believes in power hitting performances. However, there comes many days when a cricketer or a team as a whole fails to perform on the ground.

Fantasy cricket world cup match gives its fans countless memories to cherish. But today we will take a look at an unenthusiastic record of a team. Read on below the list of team with their lowest innings total in world cup so far.

Canada against Sri Lanka and England

Canadian cricket team is ruling this list for the first and second spot. They are the associate member of ICC. They first recorded their lowest in their match against England on 13 June 1979. The teams played the match in Manchester and the team scored 45 runs all out in 40.3 overs at a run rate of 1.11.

Canadian cricketers broke their own record at Paarl on 19 February 2003. They scored 36 all out in 18.4 overs at a run rate of 1.92. This record of Canadian team took the first place and the former record shifted to second spot.

Namibia against Australia

Associate member of ICC with ODI status, Namibia is holding the third spot in this list. They scored low runs in their match against Australia on 27 February 2003. The teams played the match in Potchefstroom and the team scored 45 runs all out in 14.0 overs at a run rate of 3.21.

Bangladesh against West Indies

Bangladeshi team is the fourth in this list. They scored low runs in their match against West Indies on 4 March 2011. The teams played the match in Dhaka and the team scored 58 runs all out in 18.5 overs at a run rate of 3.07.

Scotland against West Indies

Another associate member of ICC with ODI status, Scotland is holding the fifth spot in this list. They scored low runs in their match against West Indies on 27 May 1999. The teams played the match in Leicester and the team scored 68 runs all out in 31.3 overs at a run rate of 2.15.

Kenya against New Zealand

The Kenyan cricket team is the associated member of ICC and holds the sixth spot in this list. They scored low runs in their match against New Zealand on 20 February 2011. The teams played the match in Chennai and the team scored 69 runs all out in 23.5 overs at a run rate of 2.89.

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Cricket World Cup Fantasy History – Highest Team Totals

The biggest tournament of cricket, World Cup 2019 has been hosting in England and Wales this year. The first cricket world cup fantasy game held in 1975, or the Prudential ’75, had also been held in England. The very first match had been held between England and Australia and the Kangaroos won that match.

Every 11Wickets fantasy cricket platform fans may know about the final battle between Australia and the West Indies. However, these fans may also know that England scored the highest in an innings during the tournament. They scored the then giant 334 runs against India and won the match by 102 runs.

While we talk about how scores have fast increased in cricket world cup fantasy game, distinctive pitches of England and Wales have apparently changed too. The surfaces are now calm, supporting batsmen to allow teams to make runs. Also, the grounds have now a better drainage system, holding less moisture letting more space for high scores by teams.

Discussed below is the list of the six highest totals in the World Cup history. Take a look at it and prepare for your world cup fantasy league to play:

Australia at Perth

The Australian team won the world cup 2015 for the fifth time and became the team winning most WC trophies. That year Australia also broke Indian record of highest team totals in WC innings. The team scored the highest runs of 417/6 at a run rate of 8.34 against Afghanistan on 4 March 2015. Player of the match, David Warner single-handedly destroyed the Afghani bowling line-up.

India at Port of Spain

Indian team ruled the top spot in this list from 2007 to 2015 world cup. The team scored 413/5 at a run rate of 8.26 against Bermuda on 19 March 2007. The match held in Port of Spain.

South Africa at Canberra and Sydney

South African team has captured the third and fourth spot in this list. They have scored 411/4 at a run rate of 8.22 against Ireland on 3 March 2015. They have also scored 408/5 runs at a run rate of 8.16 against West Indies runs on 27 February2015. The team played in Canberra and Sydney respectively.

Sri Lanka at Kandy

Sri Lankan team hold the fifth spot in this list. They have scored 398/5 at a run rate of 7.96 against Kenya on 6 March 1996. They won that World Cup tournament in 1996. Sri Lanka scored their highest world cup totals in Kandy.

New Zealand at Wellington

New Zealand team hold the sixth spot in this list. They have scored 393/6 at a run rate of 7.86 against West Indies on 21 March 2015.

*Records have been compiled as on May 17, 2019

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Cricket World Cup Fantasy – Amazing Facts

As cricket world cup fantasy game 2019 started, let’s know about some fascinating facts about previous world cups. Who can forget the seamless six of the 2011 World Cup final by MS. Dhoni?

Unquestionably, none of the Indians can. After all, we had waited for 28 years to hold the trophy again. No other cricket tournament holds as much importance to us as the world cup fantasy league.

Cricket in India became a religion when the legendary KapilDev held the precious world cup fantasy game trophy at the iconic Lord’s ground. Since then, our madness for the game became our second nature.

With cricket world cup game 2019 around the corner, all eyes are on the great Kohli and his fierce blue men. Also, Dhoni’s presence will be most valuable as he is all set to play his final world cup.

The World cup is a special event, and over the years, not only the format but the game has evolved, too. Many records broken and made. Though most of us are well-verse with World Cup facts, here are some of them you just may not know.

60 overs World Cup

At the time of first cricket world cup in 1975, the match was of 60 overs. It was only after three World Cups the tournament was reduced to 50 overs per side.

First hat-trick

Chetan Sharma was the first person to take a hat-trick in a World Cup match. On 31st October 1987, Chetan Sharma bowled New Zealand’s Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield with the last three balls of his sixth over.

Double toss in WC 2011 final

Did you know that the toss of the 2011 World Cup final happened twice? The coin had to be tossed twice after the match referee Jeff Crowe said he had not heard Sri Lanka captain Kumara Sangakkara’s call the first time. Well, he cannot be blamed for this. In the background, the roar of the Wankhede Stadium was at its peak.

Highest run-maker

The little master has scored a total of 2278 runs in his world cup matches, the highest by any batsman. Glenn McGrath had taken most wickets in the world cup tournament – 71 wickets.

Angry Indian fans and an abandoned match

The India – Sri Lanka match of 1996 was the first WC match to be abandoned. A group of angry Indian fans in Calcutta began throwing bottles onto the field as India was losing.

Fastest bowling

Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest bowl at 100 mph to England’s Nick Knight during the 2003 WC.

Zimbabwe left out in WC 2019

Since 1983, it will be the first time that Zimbabwe will not participate in a World Cup tournament.

World Cup trophy weight

The weight of the trophy is 11 kg (24.25 pounds) and the height of the trophy is 650mm.

Windies WC entry in 2019

West Indies had to win ICC qualifiers to fix their berth. The top seven nations in ICC rankings get automatically selected for the world cup. Since West Windies team was not among them, they had to battle for their spot.

No quarter-finals for WC 2019

In World Cup 2019, no quarter-finals will occur. With a total of 10 teams, each team will play nine matches. The top four teams from the group will progress to the semi-finals.

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Fantasy World Cup 2019 – 10 Participating Team Captains

Many nations have come to the stage of the cricket world cup! But just a few have conquered it! Once more with fantasy world cup 2019, the stage will be set and we will witness an arena of terrific players.

Cricket is a team game. And, like in case of all team sports, a cricket team, too, is held together by the captain. As the leader of the ODI fantasy world cup team, a captain has to ensure balance in the team, be it in terms of focus or temperament.

A team skipper has to know when to stay calm in the face of stress and keep his head clear to strategies the match. The world cup fantasy game captain is the pillar of success in a team.

Let’s meet the top 10 cricket world cup fantasy league participating captains for this world cup, starting on 30th May.

Aaron Finch – Australia

After Australian ball-tampering episode, which saw Steve Smith suspended for a year, opening batsman Aaron Finch had been handed the responsibility of leading the team. Now, Smith is back, however, Finch will lead the Australian team at the World Cup.

Gulbadin Naib – Afghanistan

Afghanistan Cricket Board shocked everyone by choosing bowling all-rounder as captain for cricket world cup 2019. Naib replaces Asghar Afghan, one of the successful skippers, as the team’s leader.

Mashrafe Mortaza – Bangladesh

The fast bowler will be leading the Bangladesh team for the second time in the World Cup. In 2015, under Mortaza’s captaincy, Bangladesh reached the quarter-final stage for the first time.

Eoin Morgan – England

Just like Mortaza, Eoin Morgan will lead the English team for the second time in the World Cup. Though under his leadership, England faced an early exit in the 2015 World Cup. However, since then the English team has become a strong unit in the 50-over format and are one of the favourites going into the tournament.

Virat Kohli – India

Arguably the best ODI batsman, Virat Kohli will lead his side for the first time in 50-over World Cup. Interestingly, this will be Kohli’s third World Cup as a player.

Kane Williamson – New Zealand

Kane Williamson will play his first World Cup as a skipper. In 2015 edition, Brendon McCullum-led New Zealand finished as runners-up. Under Williamson, the Kiwis are looking for their maiden World Cup title win.

Sarfaraz Ahmed – Pakistan

Months before the World Cup, there were some questions over Sarfaraz Ahmed place in the team. His captaincy skill was under scrutiny as well. However, the nation’s cricket board went ahead and named him as the captain for the World Cup. It was under Sarfaraz’s leadership that Pakistan lifted its maiden Champions Trophy in 2017. He has won the World Cup at U-19 level too.

Faf du Plessis – South Africa

Middle-order batsman Faf du Plessis has been in charge of the South African team for a while now. In 2017 he was named as ODI captain and since then South Africa has done fairly well under him.

Dimuth Karunaratne – Sri Lanka

The opening batsman DimuthKarunaratne was surprisingly named as team’s ODI skipper. He is yet to lead Sri Lanka in an ODI and will begin his duty at the World Cup. He will replace Lasith Malinga, under whom Sri Lanka lost ODI series against South Africa, as captain.

Jason Holder – West Indies

Having led the team in the 2015 World Cup, Jason Holder has some experience of leading the Windies World Cup. He has been leading from the front as West Indies look to add 3rdWorld Cup to their bag.

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