ESPNcricinfo (previously called Cricinfo or CricInfo)[4] is a sports activities news website dedicated to the sport of cricket. The website includes information, articles, live scores of cricket games (along with scorecards), and StatsGuru, a database of historic games from the 18th century to the latest. The website, at the start conceived in a prior-World Wide Web(www) shape in 1993 by Simon King.[5] In 2002 Wisden Group bought it and then in 2007 it was sold to ESPN, together owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation. [6]
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Type of site | Sports website |
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Available in | English Hindi Tamil Kannada |
Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India[1] |
Owner | Disney India |
URL | Official website ![]() |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 15 March 1993[2][3] |
Current status | Active |
References
change- ↑ "The A to Z of ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ Shetty, Rachna. "Timeline | Cricinfo at 20 years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "ESPNcricinfo at 20 years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "ESPN acquires Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ↑ "The first two decades. Here's a look at the milestones in the site's history so far". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ↑ "Cricket: Cricinfo website makes plans for the future". the Guardian. 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-07.