Cricket is one of those games that every single Indian is involved in, regardless of where they might hail from. Since colonial times, Cricket has impregnated the minds and hearts of every individual in the world and never left our system.

The pandemic shut down all Cricket games and left everyone in a state of arrest at home. So this became the perfect time for games like fantasy Cricket to draw in players and bring them the flavor of a new digital Cricket. The T20 World cup fantasy league is a helluva cool fantasy Cricket league where you can participate online. It is a format under fantasy Cricket and works in tandem with the main T20 series, so your in-app fantasy Cricket fixtures are in sync with the month-long ICC T20 World Cup matches. Here, you can compete, build teams and win awards as the real tournament plays on and rewards you bonuses on your fantasy player choices.

Putting aside online games, let’s move into the live competitions that will sizzle up the rest of the year for fans waiting to experience the real game after such a long hiatus.

New Zealand Tour of Australia, 2022

For fans of New Zealand, this news is very exciting as the black caps will be playing the top team in the world on their tour to Australia. In September of 2022, the team will set sail for the island continent and face the national team for One Day International matches competing for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. The game was recently confirmed in May by Cricket Australia this year and is an official part of the inaugural segment for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup. Both teams are in their top forms and internationally come under the list of top 5 best Cricket teams. Therefore, this tournament would serve as a good appetizer for world Cricket fans hungry for the oncoming World Cup.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022

The most coveted of all the tournaments in the second half of the year is the World Cup, and rightly so as the teams are coming out of a long sabbatical due to the Covid lockdown, and most of them are actually in terrific form, as seen in the recent matches when compared to their earlier performances before the pandemic. The super 12s schedule starts in October, and tickets for these matches are on sale right now, so it’s wise for you to grab them instantly and get yourself the best seats. The first match to start the season is between Sri Lanka and Namibia, and both are ready to put on their best show. This year looks good for Namibia as the team has shown a stellar performance by coming as runners-up in the 2019 WCL Division 2 tournament. This made the team qualify for the World Cup as well. Other than that, Australia, India, and South Africa are in the top spots with amazing players in their arsenal so that fans can hope for the best experience of Cricket in the latter part of the year.

South Africa Tour of Australia, 2022-23

This is one of the last Cricket tournaments for the year and comes as a closure to the World Cup. The present top Australian Cricket team is scheduled to visit South Africa and face them in three twenty20 international matches plus five more One Day Internationals. To the more keener fans of Cricket, this tour was supposed to be a part of the inauguration of World Cup 2019-2021 and originally decided to be held in February 2021. However, like most sports tournaments, this had to be put off on hold, and since many tournaments have already crammed up since, this slot had to be pushed to the end of 2022, spilling into the first part of 2023. The final decision came from Cricket Australia regarding the scheduling of the matches. The arrangement is a roller coaster ride for any Cricketing fan and stands as one of the best long-awaited clashes between the giants.

Central Europe Cup, 2022

This Cricket tournament is held in Europe and is one of the best tournaments played annually in Prague, where all teams across central Europe participate. The teams that participate in this tournament do not comprise the best players in the world, but there are some hidden talents across the board in the underdog teams of the tournament. Fans interested in Cricket would certainly enjoy watching players from Belgium, Malta, and Luxembourg play games that otherwise do not make the big screen too often. This tournament had seven seasons in total The last edition in 2021 was won by Austria, whereas Malta could not take part due to forced Covid 19 restrictions. Therefore, it stands to be a surprise as to who will win this year when the tournament starts in July.

England Tour of Australia, 2022

The English Cricket team is all set to go and raid Australia in another of those year-end fixtures between the two prominent Cricket giants. The teams will face off against each other to play five tests, which is the glorified Ashes tournament. Last year was tough for the English side as they suffered three consecutive losses against the Australian team, followed by a draw in the fourth and finally managing to win the last. This year is a matter of prestige for the English side, and they must pull the win on this one. It will be a tough call as 2022 Australia looks and breathes like a dragon, so fingers crossed, it will be an exciting show.

Final Thoughts

The dry spell left by Cricket in the past couple of years is surely getting filled to the brim by the tournaments organized in the second part of 2022. Fans will certainly have a gala time at the stadiums and home, while cricketers will have to sweat it out in the back-to-back series. The competitions listed here are the major ones to watch and mark your dates for, but more are getting announced right now, so be on the lookout!