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{{Short description|Sports news website for cricket}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Cricbuzz
| logo = [[File:Cricbuzz Logo.png|150px]]
| logo_size =
| screenshot = [[File:Cricbuzz Android app.jpg|250px|]]
| collapsible = Yes
| collapsetext = Screenshot
| url = {{official URL}}
| commercial = Yes (Non-subscription Ad revenue)
| type = Sports website exclusively for Cricket
| registration = Optional
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| num_users = 50 million (January 2018)<ref name="Number of users">{{cite news|title=Number of users|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 August 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/india-in-sri-lanka/top-stories/World-Cup-Cricbuzz-targets-75-million-users/articleshow/46227699.cms?}}</ref>
| owner = [[The Times Group]]
| parent = [[Times Internet]]
| headquarters = [[Bangalore]], India<ref>{{cite web |title=Cricbuzz – Contact Us |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/info/contact |website=Cricbuzz |access-date=13 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
| author = {{ubl|Pankaj Chhaparwal|Piyush Agrawal|Pravin Hegde}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2004|11|01|df=y}}
| revenue =
| current_status = Active
}}

'''Cricbuzz''' is an Indian [[cricket]] [[news website]] owned by [[Times Internet]]. It features, news, articles and live coverage of cricket matches including videos, text commentary, player stats and team rankings. Their website also offers a [[mobile apps|mobile app]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cricbuzz.android |title=Cricbuzz |work=Google Play |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>

Cricbuzz is one of the most popular mobile apps for cricket news and scores.<ref name="Cricbuzz targets 82 million users">{{cite news|title=Cricbuzz targets 82 million users|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 August 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/india-in-sri-lanka/top-stories/World-Cup-Cricbuzz-targets-75-million-users/articleshow/46227699.cms?}}</ref> The site was the seventh most searched for site in India in 2014.<ref name="Google India's top 10 searches of 2014">{{cite news|title=Google India's top 10 searches of 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 August 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Times-of-India-and-Cricbuzz-in-Google-Indias-top-10-searches-of-2014/articleshow/45560633.cms}}</ref> The mobile app has over 100 million downloads as of February 2022 and the website is used by more than 50 million users worldwide, generating 2.6 billion page views in Jan 2015.<ref name="Cricbuzz targets 75 million users">{{cite news|title=Cricbuzz targets 75 million users|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 August 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/india-in-sri-lanka/top-stories/World-Cup-Cricbuzz-targets-75-million-users/articleshow/46227699.cms?}}</ref>

==History==

Cricbuzz was created by Pankaj Chhaparwal, Piyush Agrawal, and Pravin Hegde in 2004.<ref name="Times Internet acquires Cricbuzz">{{cite news|title=Times Internet acquires Cricbuzz|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 August 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Times-Internet-acquires-Cricbuzz-com/articleshow/45096951.cms}}</ref> In 2010, Cricbuzz started developing a [[mobile app]] for live [[cricket]] news and scores.

In November 2014, [[Times Internet]], a subsidiary of [[Times of India]] acquired a majority stake in Cricbuzz for an undisclosed sum. The website continues to be managed by the original founders.<ref name="Times Internet acquires Cricbuzz" /><ref name="GoCricket mergers into Cricbuzz">{{cite news|title=GoCricket mergers into Cricbuzz|publisher=medianama|access-date=15 August 2015|url=http://www.medianama.com/2015/01/223-times-internet-gocricket-Cricbuzz/}}</ref>

In January 2015, Times Internet-owned GoCricket was merged into Cricbuzz. GoCricket's website was redirected to Cricbuzz and the GoCricket mobile app was also merged with that of Cricbuzz.<ref name="GoCricket mergers into Cricbuzz"/> Cricbuzz hired [[Harsha Bhogle]] as ‘Voice of Cricket’ in September 2016 and has produced over 150 videos with the esteemed commentator and cricket expert ever since.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETBrandEquity.com|title=Harsha Bhogle's partnership with Cricbuzz hits the 100 million milestone - ET BrandEquity|url=http://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/marketing/harsha-bhogles-partnership-with-Cricbuzz-hits-the-100-million-milestone/58277209|access-date=2020-12-09|website=ETBrandEquity.com|language=en}}</ref>

In August 2015, Cricbuzz was named the title sponsor of the [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015|India-Sri Lanka]] test series.<ref name="Cricbuzz named title sponsor">{{cite news|title=Cricbuzz named title sponsor
|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=15 August 2015|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/indias-tour-of-sri-lanka-Cricbuzz-named-title-sponsor-of-indiasri-lanka-test-series/article7495260.ece}}</ref><ref name="Cricbuzz is title sponsor for India-Sri Lanka Test Series">{{cite news|title=Cricbuzz is title sponsor for India-Sri Lanka Test Series|publisher=bestmediainfo|access-date=15 August 2015|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2015/08/Cricbuzz-is-title-sponsor-for-india-sri-lanka-test-series/|archive-date=8 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808164320/http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2015/08/cricbuzz-is-title-sponsor-for-india-sri-lanka-test-series/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cricbuzz was reported to be the second most downloaded news app in the world for the second quarter of 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Entrackr |first1=Team |title=Cricbuzz emerges as second most downloaded news app in world |url=https://entrackr.com/2019/07/cricbuzz-second-most-downloaded-news-app/ |access-date=13 March 2023 |work=Entrackr |date=19 July 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[ESPNcricinfo]]
* [[CricketArchive]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.cricbuzz.com}} ([https://m.Cricbuzz.com/ Mobile])
{{The Times Group}}

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[[Category:Indian sport websites]]
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[[Category:Publications of The Times Group]]

ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 – Points distribution
Points available per match Percentage of points*
Win 12 100
Tie 6 100
Draw 4 33.33
Loss 0 0

* Teams will be ranked on percentage of points won
* For slow over-rates teams will lose one championship point for each over short.
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Ajay Kumar at 13:46, 17 September 2023