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2024 Nepal Premier League (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Just WP:ROUTINE and WP:NOTINHERITED coverage; fails WP:SIGCOV. Vestrian24Bio 04:21, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Procedural comment: When making a 2nd nomination less than 4 months after the previous closed, you are obliged to comment on the previous discussion and why it should be revisited. Geschichte (talk) 09:40, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  @Geschichte

  1. Previous AfD was a no consensus close.
  2. It was closed because the tournament was to be inaugurated and it was unclear if it would get WP:SIGCOV.
  3. But, now it concluded about 3 months ago and it did not attain WP:SIGCOV.

  Vestrian24Bio 07:53, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  The last AfD was a procedural close because the tournament had not yet happened, but was happening soon. Now it has happened, we can assess the notability appropriately. The last AfD closure even says that a new AfD after the event has happened is fine. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:56, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete still not enough significant sustained coverage of the event to pass WP:GNG. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:56, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep An event which has never occurred before cannot be labelled routine. Passes the GNG, multiple in depth reliable sources analysing its implact: Nepal Premier League becomes a watershed for Nepali cricket Kathmandu Post 23 December 2004, Beyond Nepal Premier League: The Role of Cricket in Revitalizing Nepali Economy Nepal Economic Forum 9 December 2024, First edition of NPL takes Nepali cricket a few notches up, internationally República 21 December 2024. Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 11:40, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• An event which has never occurred before cannot be labelled routine This is simply untrue- please read WP:ROUTINE. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:16, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I have. A national level sporting competition which has never occurred before cannot be called routine. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 00:50, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2024–25 Jay Trophy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails WP:SIGCOV. Vestrian24Bio 04:19, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Second Test, 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar Trophy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Just WP:ROUTINE and WP:NOTINHERITED coverage; fails WP:SIGCOV. Vestrian24Bio 03:32, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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*Delete Fails WP:SPORTSEVENT. WP:NOTINHERITED applies to people not sports events. LibStar (talk) 07:43, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - I believe it passes the WP:SPORTSEVENT definition of "games should be extraordinary and have a lasting impact on the sport; news coverage should be extensive". It is one of just four Test matches (out of 2580) in which a team has followed on and won. Australia have never rarely enforced the follow on since and most sides avoid it now which shows it's lasting impact. The match has historic significance and is still referred to years later (a, b, c, d, e) which is not typical of any Test match and goes well beyond routine coverage. JP (Talk) 13:35, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep change vote to keep based on Jpeeeling's argument above. As a side point, Australia did the rare thing and enforced follow on recently against Sri Lanka. [1] LibStar (talk) 13:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep not sure what sort of BEFORE search you did, but this game is constantly referred to in ongoing coverage of other games. Any search of combinations of Kolkata Australia India Follow on finds many examples. The-Pope (talk) 02:20, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep 2000-01 series game has long lasting substantial coverage (albeit not with this article name, but searching e.g. "India win after following on". 2007-08 series is less notable but these nominations should not be bundled together, as they're not just the same. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:00, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Article is of historical importance as well as having significant coverage under different headings. More importantly, i have watched the series and can understand it’s importance. It do have significant covera. Rahmatula786 (talk) 12:00, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Career of Virat Kohli (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Mostly WP:NPOV, WP:COMMENTARY and WP:NOTSTATS - remaining can be merged into the parent article Virat Kohli. Vestrian24Bio 16:15, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep: The article had flags of being too long. I had created it after seeking inspiration from the article Career of Lionel Messi.Pharaoh496 (talk) 03:34, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

International Masters League (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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WP:NOTINHERITED; Fails WP:SIGCOV and WP:GNG. Vestrian24Bio 16:07, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Oppose: I see no reason why this page shouldn't exist. It has notable sources to back it up and notable players are playing in it. With each new season, it will get more established. OCDD (talk) 10:23, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NOTINHERITED. Vestrian24Bio 11:14, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

World Championship of Legends Cricket (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails WP:SIGCOV and WP:GNG. Vestrian24Bio 07:57, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  It's the same one deleted by Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World Championship of Legends (Cricket) under a new name. Vestrian24Bio 08:01, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2011 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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There's alrady a 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage; No need for separate articles for semi-finals as they fail individual notability - WP:NOTINHERITED and WP:NSPORT. Vestrian24Bio 11:28, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete per nom; already sufficiently covered in 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage. PunjabiEditor69 (talk) 18:21, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Andhra Cricket Association (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Arunachal Cricket Association (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Assam Cricket Association (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Bihar Cricket Association (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Domestic regional governing body, fails WP:SIGCOV; fails WP:NSPORT; fails WP:GNG. Also, note that WP:NSPORT explicitly states that WP:NOTINHERITED applies here. Vestrian24Bio 08:19, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Strong Keep. Is notable as is every other state's cricket association, which is why they have articles. There are an abundance of sources on the internet such as: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. DareshMohan (talk) 10:22, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Remember WP:NOTINHERITED. Vestrian24Bio 12:08, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep, from a quick read clear that ACA is notable on its own with plenty of coverage. It could be noted that Andhra Pradesh has 49 million inhabitants. That's 10 million more than California. As the article outlines, it is not just a governing body, but also the organizer of a state-level team for national competion and has its own Andhra Premier League (apparently having 2.5-3 million viewers, https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/andhra-premier-league-season-3-set-to-kick-off-894310). --Soman (talk) 20:09, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Again, WP:NOTINHERITED. Vestrian24Bio 04:25, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 ICC Champions Trophy semi-final 2 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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2025 ICC Champions Trophy semi-final 1 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

There's alrady a 2025 ICC Champions Trophy knockout stage; No need for separate articles for semi-finals as they fail individual notability - WP:NOTINHERITED and WP:NSPORT; also discussed here. Vestrian24Bio 08:06, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Agreed MNWiki845 (talk) 08:40, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete: Nothing extra compared to 2025_ICC_Champions_Trophy_knockout_stage#Semi-final_2, so no need of merging. ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 12:20, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Unnecessary. PEditorS10 (talk) 12:27, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: per nom. Unnecessary ☮️Counter-Strike:Mention 269🕉️^{(🗨️ ● ✉️ ● 📔)} 15:30, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to 2025 ICC Champions Trophy knockout stage: Doesn't belong as a standalone article, per nom. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:05, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete pointless article, and not a particularly useful redirect term either. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:08, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Also delete 2025 ICC Champions Trophy semi-final 1. Kumarpramit (talk) 17:02, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom; already sufficiently covered in 2025 ICC Champions Trophy knockout stage. Also delete 2011 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final for similar reasons. PunjabiEditor69 (talk) 18:18, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pyla Avinash (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Non-notable cricket player, fails both WP:GNG and WP:NSPORTS on a WP:Before. DWF91 (talk) 19:51, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete. Fails to meet WP:NSPORT. No significant coverage about the subject and career in multiple published non-trivial secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent, and independent of the subject. RangersRus (talk) 15:58, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment The best I found was this [7] and this [8] Also a few sentences here [9] in New Indian Express. These more or less are all written from the single event of him being signed to play for Punjab Kings at the Indian Premier League auction. [10] He may have the potential to get significant coverage soon as the 2025 Indian Premier League starts in just a few weeks, so draftify might be an option here if significant coverage and BLP1E concerns can't be addressed at the moment?Canary757 (talk) 14:37, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Those sources are not enough to pass notability as they are not significant coverage and we cannot keep an article based on assumption that the subject might get significant coverage by participating in an event in the future. Better to delete and in future if the subject gets significant coverage to pass WP:GNG, and WP:NSPORT, then page can be recreated. RangersRus (talk) 21:28, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Consensus looks clear-ish, but the nominator is now blocked so giving it more eyes
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Suchithra Alexander (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails WP:NCRIC. WP:BEFORE search gives no secondary sources. brachy08 _{(chat here lol)} 01:09, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  Comment: A Google Search came up with him being involved in a scandal in 2014 here, on the page of a newspaper, the Sri Lanka Guardian, with a Wikipedia article. This doesn't connect to his playing career, of course; we'll, perhaps unfortunately, have to use ESPNcricinfo and CricketArchive for those, like is the case with a lot of Sri Lankan cricketers of that vintage. One source is still better than none...and if someone at WP:CRIC knows Tamil, maybe other sources can show themselves. I don't have a vote either way (he has enough matches for me not to support but not enough matches for me to oppose), but I wanted to point out I had found something about him. JustJamie820 (talk) 22:37, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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