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GT20’s CEO Joy Bhattacharjya: “The time is right”

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Joy Bhattacharjya The fourth edition of Canada’s Global T20 tournament started on July 25th with six teams packing 21 group stage matches into under two weeks.   The first two tournaments took place in 2018 and...

Willow TV’s groundbreaking local broadcast partnerships – a highlight of MLC Season 2

Growing a professional sport in the US is a massive undertaking: a multi-decade, multi-front effort.  Among many other tactics, it requires exposing the sport to potential new fans, and having a product compelling enough to convert them into regular ones.  Season...

Barbados PM calls for mixed gender match on Worrell’s 100th birthday

https://youtu.be/iDw_JtZRwfc Today is the 100th birth anniversary of Frank Worrell, the Barbados-born first black captain of the West Indies, and a towering figure in cricket history.  Worrell’s legacy, beyond legendary cricket, is about breaking down barriers and overcoming prejudice.  Mia Mottley, the...

Fighting for players’ interests | Tom Moffat, CEO World Cricketers’ Association | cricexec podcast ep 3

https://youtu.be/M6PEjMmBuc0 “The Labor Movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.”  - Martin Luther King Jr. “With all their faults, trade unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever...

Perspective: Major League Cricket puts on a spectacular finale (literally)

The Cognizant Major League Cricket Season 2 final took place in Grand Prairie Texas on Sunday night with the Washington Freedom taking on the San Francisco Unicorns before an energetic sold-out crowd. Fans started pouring into the stadium early, and...

Making cricket “the most inclusive team sport” | Mark Curtin, CEO Lord’s Taverners | cricexec podcast ep 2

https://youtu.be/emirywRFjZQ Lord’s Taverners is one of the most prominent cricket charities in the world.  Membership is by invitation only and the 5,000 members include prominent sports, entertainment and society figures such as Sir Michael Parkinson, Sir Alastair Cook, Sir Andrew Strauss,...

The PCA saved my life – Simon Cusden, former player turned Wellbeing coach | cricexec podcast ep 1

https://youtu.be/hg2aA1kzZWY Cricket is a high pressure sport and environment. Fans don't see it, but many cricketers experience anxiety, depression, stress and its side effects. Until recently, they mostly suffered in silence, but on a positive note, the culture has been...

ICC Immersive App knocks it out of this world

We have seen the future, and it is brilliant https://youtu.be/-2JuQcEfEJE The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup featured 55 scheduled matches packed into less than a month. The cricket world was captivated from the launch on June 1 – when the...

India climbs T20I summit. Staying there is a different matter.

Photo Credit: Cricexec The T20 format, like most things cricket, was born in England, introduced by the ECB in 2003 for the inter-county competition. Stuart Robinson, Marketing Manager for the ECB at the time, helped conceive of the format in...

Team USA: How to keep the dream alive

“What we call the beginning is often the end.  And to make an end is to make a beginning.  The end is where we start from.” ― T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding” (from Four Quartets)   “The work starts now. Not tomorrow. The work starts...

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FanCode acquires streaming rights for the Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes

Photo Credit: Instagram Photo of @hkcricket India's leading sports streaming platform, FanCode, has secured exclusive streaming rights for the upcoming...
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