The digital home of Indian cricket history
CRICKETPEDIA is designed as an editorial archive, museum, and discovery platform for Indian cricket terms, players, defining matches, and emotionally resonant moments.
Featured women’s cricket
Equal visibility by design
Women’s cricket sits in the main discovery flow, not off to the side.
Collections
Navigate by era, theme, and rivalry
World Cups, captains, debuts, and iconic finals are all built into the structure.
Search
One search surface across all content types
Glossary terms, matches, players, moments, and videos all live in the same archive index.
CMS-ready
Editorial schema first
Reusable models and related content patterns make the build easy to extend.
Discovery modules
Browse the archive from multiple entry points
The homepage is built as a set of editorial ramps into the four core content pillars.
Archive lane
Glossary
Beginner-friendly terms, tactics, and format explainers.
Archive lane
Historic Moments
Emotion-led stories with galleries, references, and context.
Archive lane
Historical Matches
Structured match pages with score summaries and turning points.
Archive lane
Players
Narrative profiles spanning legends, pioneers, and modern stars.
Archive lane
Women’s Cricket Highlights
A dedicated editorial path through the rise of the women’s game.
Archive lane
Video Vault
Responsive YouTube embeds tied into players, matches, and moments.
Timeline teaser
Indian cricket through its defining eras
A homepage strip that can later expand into an interactive, full-history timeline.
Early Test era
World Cup 1983
2002 NatWest era
2007 T20 World Cup
2011 ODI World Cup
Rise of women's cricket
Recent ICC achievements
Featured stories
Iconic moments, landmark matches, and legendary players
Editorial cards below are powered by reusable content models, so featured modules can be manually curated later.
Dhoni finishes off in style
The final six that sealed India's 2011 World Cup triumph in Mumbai.
The Lord's balcony, 1983
India lifting its first World Cup at Lord's after defeating the dominant West Indies.
India vs Sri Lanka, 2011 ODI World Cup Final
India won by 6 wickets
India
277/4
Sri Lanka
274/6
India vs West Indies, 1983 ODI World Cup Final
India won by 43 runs
India
183
West Indies
140
Featured women’s cricket block
Rise of women’s cricket
This section exists on the homepage as a permanent editorial statement. It surfaces landmark players, knockout victories, and archive-ready storytelling from the women’s game.
Video highlight block
Three ways into the vault
Historic moments
2011 World Cup Final: Dhoni's six that ended the 28-year wait
On April 2, 2011, MS Dhoni walked in at No. 5 and hit Nuwan Kulasekara over long-on to seal India's second World Cup title. The moment — six, stumps flying, Dhoni running — became the defining image of a generation. India won by 6 wickets, chasing 275 at the Wankhede in front of a nation that had waited since 1983.
Documentary clips
Kapil Dev's 175* vs Zimbabwe: the innings nobody filmed
With India reeling at 17 for 5 chasing 236, Kapil Dev walked in and launched one of the most extraordinary rescues in World Cup history. He finished unbeaten on 175 off 138 balls — boundaries, sixes, improvisation. The BBC was on strike; no live footage exists. What remains is the score, the legend, and the knowledge that India would not have won the 1983 World Cup without this innings.
Match highlights
Desert Storm: Sachin's 143 that turned Sharjah into a shrine
April 22, 1998. A sandstorm stopped play. When it resumed, Sachin Tendulkar didn't. He carved 143 off 131 balls against Australia in the Coca-Cola Cup, hitting Shane Warne to parts of the ground that had never been reached. India qualified for the final on the back of this innings alone — and two days later, he did it again with 134. Sharjah became Sachin's stage.
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These tags can later drive collection pages, homepage rails, or search shortcuts.