New Delhi, June 14: ESPNCricinfo, the home of cricket in the digital sphere, is celebrating 20 years of its existence, mapping a fascinating journey of a volunteer driven effort to world’s largest single sports website.
In a special feature on the website named ‘Cricinfo at 20’, the section offers interesting reads on how ball-by-ball text commentary, which forms the nucleus of the website, was born out in addition to a cricketer’s relationship with the encyclopedia of his occupation.
Cricinfo has pulled out some of the masterpieces from its archives including a write-up from renowned cricket writer late Peter Roebuck on the Mecca of Cricket – The Lords.
Transcripts of an interview with England’s Fred Trueman, the first bowler to take 300 wickets in history of Test cricket, also adorns the segment.
Besides taking the cricket followers on a trip down the memory lane, Cricinfo is planning to host cricket Round Tables where in greatest cricketing personalities would debate about coverage of sport in the digital times.
“We have lots in store for our fans in our 20th year. There will be cricket Round Tables where celebrated cricketers would be invited to discuss the cricket coverage in the present time,” said Rakesh Kumar, Head of ESPNCricinfo. (PTI)
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