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ESPNcricinfo

<p><b>ESPN cricinfo</b> (formerly known as <b>Cricinfo</b> or <b>CricInfo</b>)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span> is a <a href="/en/Sports_journalism" title="Sports journalism" class="wl">sports news</a> website exclusively for the game of cricket.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="#cite_note-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including <a href="/en/Liveblogging" title="Liveblogging" class="wl">liveblogs</a> and scorecards), and <i>StatsGuru</i>, a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. <span>As of March</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>2023</span><sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a rel="mw:ExtLink" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ESPNcricinfo&amp;action=edit" class="external text" target="_blank">[update]</a></sup>, <a href="/en/Sambit_Bal" title="Sambit Bal" class="wl">Sambit Bal</a> was the editor.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="#cite_note-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span></p>

<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt1">Sports news website for cricket</div>
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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Type of site, Available&nbsp;in, Headquarters...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">ESPNcricinfo</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:ESPNCricinfo.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:ESPNCricinfo.png"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/ESPNCricinfo.png/220px-ESPNCricinfo.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="1296" data-file-height="729" data-file-type="bitmap" height="124" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/ESPNCricinfo.png/330px-ESPNCricinfo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/ESPNCricinfo.png/440px-ESPNCricinfo.png 2x" alt="ESPNCricinfo.png"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1127642053" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible  mw-collapsed " style="   "><div class="hidden-title notheme" style="  background:gainsboro;text-align:center">Screenshot</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="  text-align:center">
<span class="mw-image-border"><a href="/en/File:Screen_shot_of_ESPNcricinfo.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Screen_shot_of_ESPNcricinfo.png"><img loading="lazy"alt="Main page of ESPNcricinfo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Screen_shot_of_ESPNcricinfo.png/300px-Screen_shot_of_ESPNcricinfo.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="423" data-file-height="236" data-file-type="bitmap" height="167" width="300" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Screen_shot_of_ESPNcricinfo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Screen_shot_of_ESPNcricinfo.png 2x"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Screenshot of the ESPNcricinfo main page</div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Type of site</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Sports website</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available<span>&nbsp;</span>in</th><td class="infobox-data">English, Hindi</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/en/Bangalore" title="Bangalore" class="wl">Bangalore</a>, <a href="/en/Karnataka" title="Karnataka" class="wl">Karnataka</a>, India<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc." class="wl">ESPN</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://www.espncricinfo.com" class="external text" target="_blank">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top"><a href="/en/Q2118845#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata" class="image wl"><img loading="lazy"alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" data-file-type="drawing" height="10" width="10" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commercial</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data">Optional</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">15<span>&nbsp;</span>March<span>&nbsp;</span>1993<span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1993-03-15</span>)</span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current<span>&nbsp;</span>status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Active</td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>The site, originally conceived in a pre-World Wide Web form in 1993 by Simon King, was acquired in 2002 by the <a href="/en/Wisden_Group" title="Wisden Group" class="wl">Wisden Group</a><span>—</span>publishers of several notable cricket magazines and the <a href="/en/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack" title="Wisden Cricketers' Almanack" class="wl">Wisden Cricketers' Almanack</a>. As part of an eventual breakup of the Wisden Group, it was sold to <a href="/en/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc." class="wl">ESPN</a>, jointly owned by <a href="/en/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company" class="wl">The Walt Disney Company</a> and <a href="/en/Hearst_Corporation" title="Hearst Corporation" class="mw-redirect wl">Hearst Corporation</a>, in 2007.</p>



ESPN cricinfo  The site, originally conceived in a pre-World Wide Web form in 1993 by Simon King, was acquired in 2002 by the Wisden Group—publishers of several notable cricket magazines and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As part of an eventual breakup of the Wisden Group, it was sold to ESPN, jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, in 2007. 