IPL 2025: KL Rahul’s fans may get a big shock, LSG can use the Right to Match card for this strong all-rounder.
Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, the performance of Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2024 was very poor. KL Rahul (Photo Source: Getty Images) All Indian fans are eagerly waiting for the Indian Premier League 2025 tournament. Many great players will be auctioned in the mega auction of this important tournament. All franchises will also have to announce the list of their retained and released players as soon as possible. All the fans will also have their eyes on the retained players of Lucknow Super Giants. For quite some time now, reports have been coming out that Lucknow Super Giants franchise may release KL Rahul before the upcoming season. In fact, under the captaincy of KL Rahul, the performance of Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2024 was very poor. The team could not secure its place in the playoffs of the 2024 season. However, Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjeev Goenka has confirmed that Rahul will be retained. According to the report of NDTV Sports, Lucknow Super Giants is looking to use the Right to Match card in the auction but Rahul’s name is not in this list. The report believes that the Right to Match card can be used for Australia’s lethal all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. KL Rahul expressed his desire to play in the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the IPL 2025 season. Let us tell you that, KL Rahul is with Lucknow Super Giants since the 2022 season. Under his captaincy, the team had secured its place in the playoffs for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. However, due to the disappointing performance in 2024, Sanjeev Goenka and Rahul were seen having a serious conversation about something. Many fans also believed that Royal Challengers Bangalore can include Rahul in their team in the 2025 season. Let us tell you, KL Rahul has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore team in 2013 and 2016 seasons. According to the report, if KL Rahul’s name is also included in the IPL 2025 auction, then the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise can make a big bid on him and include him in their team. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
BAN vs SA: Kyle Verreynne’s century gives South Africa a strong lead
The first test match between Bangladesh and South Africa is being played in Dhaka. Kyle Verreynne (Image Credit- Twitter X) Currently a two-match Test series is being played between Bangladesh and South Africa (BAN vs SA). So the first match of this series is being played at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. In this match, Kyle Verreynne’s century innings has given South Africa a strong lead against the host team. Let us tell you that in the match against Bangladesh, he scored 114 runs in 144 balls in the first innings. During this innings the player hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from Kayal, Viaan Mulder also played a half-century of 54 runs. See Kyle Verreynne’s reaction after scoring a century Take a bow, Verreynne! Kyle Verreynne joins an exclusive club, becoming only the 3rd designated South African wicketkeeper to score a Test century in Asia!#BANvSAonFanCode pic.twitter.com/9wYQ2a6Qro — FanCode (@FanCode) October 22, 2024 On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, in front of the excellent bowling of South Africa, the first innings of host Bangladesh was reduced to just 106 runs in 40.1 overs. So after this, South Africa lost all its wickets for 308 runs in 88.4 overs in the first innings. South Africa has taken a lead of 202 runs on the basis of first innings. So if we tell you the status of this match, till the time of writing the news, host Bangladesh has scored 90 runs at the loss of three wickets after 25 overs in the second innings. At the crease, Issyam Mahmood Hasan Joy is batting with 35* and Mushfiqur Rahim with 23*. On the other hand, South Africa bowlers have performed amazingly in the match so far. The Proteas bowler, who bowled out Bangladesh for 106 runs in the first innings, has so far taken three wickets for Bangladesh. Shadman Islam 1, Mominul Haq 0 and captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto are out after scoring 23 runs. For South Africa, fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has got 1 success and spinner Keshav Maharaj has got 1 success. It will be worth watching whether host Bangladesh is able to make a comeback in this match or not?
IND vs NZ: ‘Worked very hard’: David Warner praised Sarfaraz Khan’s strong innings
Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly in the first Test match being played against New Zealand and played a brilliant inning of 150 runs with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. Sarfaraz Khan (Pic Source-X) Indian team’s young player Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly in the first test match being played against New Zealand and played a brilliant inning of 150 runs with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. During this innings, Sarfaraz Khan did not spare any New Zealand bowler and played excellent shots continuously against everyone. Let us tell you that at one time Team India was in a very bad situation in this match. The hosts were all out for 46 runs in their first innings, in response to which New Zealand scored 402 runs losing all the wickets in their first innings. However, after this, in the second innings, Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly for Team India and played valuable innings for his team. Former Australian team opener David Warner has praised the young Indian player through his official social media account. David Warner shared a story on his official Instagram account which has pictures of Sarfaraz Khan and he wrote, ‘Well done Sarfaraz Khan. You have worked hard and it feels really great to see this. Here is David Warner’s Instagram story: David Warner Insta Story Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant also batted brilliantly and scored 99 runs. Rishabh Pant missed his century by one run in this match. Apart from Rishabh Pant, captain Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs while Virat Kohli was out on the score of 70 runs. Team India has scored 462 runs after losing all the wickets in its second innings. New Zealand needs 107 runs to win the first test. It will not be so difficult for the team to score this score because all their players are in great form. However, on the fourth day of the game, it was also seen that the fast bowlers are getting a lot of help and the hosts have deadly bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Siraj who are capable of destroying the batting lineup of the New Zealand team. List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I-
Irani Cup 2024, Day 4 Review: After the fourth day’s play, Mumbai is in a strong position, took a lead of so many runs over Rest of India
After the fourth day’s play, Mumbai has taken a lead of 274 runs over Rest of India. Mumbai vs Rest of India, Irani Cup (Image Credit- Twitter Iranian Cup 2024: The 61st season of the Irani Cup is being played between Mumbai and Rest of India at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. So today, Friday, October 4, the fourth day of the game ended. After the fourth day’s play, Mumbai has taken a lead of 274 runs with a strong hold on Rest of India. At the time of stumps, Tanush Kotian is batting on 20* and Sarfaraz Khan on 9* for Mumbai. Mumbai vs Rest of India, status of the fourth day’s play If we tell you about the play of the fourth day of the game, then Rest of India started playing ahead by 289 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. A partnership of 165 runs was seen for the 5th wicket between Abhimanyu Easwaran and Dhruv Jurel, after which Rest of India maintained itself in the match. Easwaran played a brilliant inning of 191 runs and Jurel played a brilliant inning of 93 runs for the team. However, no other batsman was able to score much runs after this, and Rest of India was all out after 110 overs for a total score of 416 runs, falling behind by 121 runs in reply to Mumbai’s first innings. Talking about Mumbai’s bowling, Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian got 3 wickets each. Apart from this, Mohit Awasthi took 2 wickets and Mohammad Junaid Khan took 1 wicket. So at the end of the day, Mumbai has scored 153 runs at the loss of 6 wickets after 40 overs in the second innings. Apart from opener Prithvi Shaw (76), no one else could score more runs for the team. Ajinkya Rahane, who batted brilliantly in the first innings, got out cheaply after scoring 9 runs and Shreyas Iyer after scoring 8 runs. The team’s lead has increased to 274 runs. On the other hand, looking at the current situation of the match, it seems that the match is heading towards a draw. If Rest of India performs brilliantly in bowling on the 5th day of the game, then perhaps they can try to achieve the target quickly by dismissing Mumbai early. Stumps on Day 4! A thrilling day’s play! Saransh Jain led Rest of India’s fightback with 4 wickets. Mumbai are 153/6 in their 2nd innings, leading by 274. We are in for an exciting final day’s play!#IranianCup , @IDFCFIRSTBank Follow the match ▶️ pic.twitter.com/Ms3d1rgpZc — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) October 4, 2024
Smriti Mandhana is ready to give a strong performance against Pakistan in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, gave a surprising statement before the match.
According to Smriti Mandhana, this match will be very important and Team India would definitely like to win it. Smriti Mandhana (Pic Source-X) The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is going to start from October 3. In this important tournament, Team India will play its first match against New Zealand on 4 October. All the cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the important match between Team India and Pakistan. Let us tell you that this great match will be played between these two teams on 6th October at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. However, Team India’s experienced opening batsman Smriti Mandhana has given her stand regarding the fierce clash between Team India and Pakistan. According to Smriti Mandhana, this match will be very important and Team India would definitely like to win it. During a conversation with Star Sports, Smriti Mandhana also said that it is going to be very difficult to play in the heat of Dubai. Smriti Mandhana said, ‘It has not been easy. We have come from India but initially it was very difficult for us to bear this heat. I pray that by the time we play our first match, we will understand this situation very well. Preparations are going well. Before coming to Dubai, we had a great camp in Bengaluru and we worked on all the important aspects. Now we are eagerly waiting for the coming challenge. It will be very difficult for us to play during the day because it is going to be very hot here. But we are playing for Team India and no excuse will suffice. By the time we face Pakistan the team will be ready. We have to keep ourselves mentally strong and perform well. India-Pakistan clash is more than emotion for fans: Smriti Mandhana Regarding the clash between these two teams, the experienced opening batsman said, ‘The India-Pakistan clash is more about the emotions of the fans. It is not that we do not talk to each other. All the players know each other very well but it is the emotion of both the countries that makes this match important. For me, every match of the World Cup is special and we would like to perform well in all of them. But everyone’s emotions will be very high in the India-Pakistan match. All matches are very important for us and we would like to give our 100 percent. New Zealand and Sri Lanka are strong teams but there is no margin for error against Australia. It has always been exciting to face Australia because they are a tremendous team and defeating them has always been challenging. Smriti Mandhana also praised Shefali Verma a lot Regarding Shefali Verma, Smriti Mandhana said, ‘It has been really fun to open the team with her. Our conversations have always been funny and I hope our conversations never end up on the mic. We have been opening for Team India for the last two to three years and know each other’s game very well. Many times it happens that…
“Everyone wants to be like Hardik but they can’t do it” – Mohit Sharma’s strong statement on Hardik Pandya
Mohit Sharma told that Hardik Pandya used to give his best on the field despite his back problem. Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter X) Veteran Indian pacer Mohit Sharma recently spoke about his experience of playing under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy with Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League. He suggested that the all-rounder is extremely expressive, a trait that many aspire to possess but fail to master. Sharma said that if someone wants to be humble, it does not mean that every person would want the same. He said that Hardik is often misunderstood because it is not easy to accept a strong personality. Speaking on the YouTube channel 2Sloggers, Sharma said: “The concept of being misunderstood is different for every person. If I choose to be humble, it doesn’t mean everyone would want to be humble. There are some people who express too much. In our community, we find it hard to accept when someone comes across like that.” “Let me give you a perfect example – if you live in a high-rise building and see someone enjoying the rain, we also feel like doing the same, but our hesitation stops us from doing so. So, everyone wants to be like Hardik, but they can’t be like him, which results in these things happening.” Hardik Pandya captained Gujarat before rejoining his former franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of IPL 2024 and he led GT to the title in its debut edition in 2022 and finished runners-up the following season. “He is a lovely guy and very easy going” Mohit Sharma about Hardik Pandya Speaking in the video, Mohit Sharma said that Hardik Pandya is a very easy-going person. He said that the best quality of the 30-year-old Pandya as a captain is to infuse positive energy in the team and motivate everyone. He also told that Hardik Pandya used to give his best on the field despite his back problem. “As a person, Hardik is a very nice guy. He is a lovely person and very easy-going. He makes the atmosphere very entertaining. No matter what the world thinks. As a leader, there is always scope for improvement. The biggest quality of Hardik is that he motivates his players because he himself likes to be motivated.” “When he does that, it is inspiring for the people around him. He somehow gets his back fixed, but he still has some cramps and back pain. It is easy for people to say that, but you have to be in that situation to understand. When you have a back injury you can’t even move, but in that condition, he fields and tries to bowl two overs.”
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Gayle reaches Jodhpur to play in LLC 2024, makes a strong entry; will open with Shikhar Dhawan!
Chris Gayle reached Jodhpur on Wednesday (September 25) and was welcomed by playing the Champion song. Chris Gayle (Source X) Chris Gayle Entry at Jodhpur Ahead of Legends League Cricket 2024 Upcoming Matches: The Legends League cricket tournament has been organized in Jodhpur and Surat. Like last year, this year too the hype of Legends League Season 3 is very high and fans are very excited. Talking about the big name of the tournament, West Indies legend and Universe Boss Chris Gayle, after missing in the initial matches, is now going to rain fours and sixes in Match 6 of LLC 2024. Chris Gayle will be seen opening with Shikhar Dhawan The sixth match of LLC 2024 will be played on 26 September between Southern Super Stars vs Gujarat Greats. Chris Gayle is a part of Gujarat Greats and this team is captained by Shikhar Dhawan. Chris Gayle reached Jodhpur on Wednesday (September 25) for this match and he was welcomed by playing the Champion song. The video of this entry was captured by CricTracker (which is the media partner of LLC 2024) on its camera and shared with Gayle’s fans. Video: Chris Gayle Entry at Jodhpur Ahead of Legends League Cricket 2024 Upcoming Matches: Chris Gayle arrived in Jodhpur for the match against Southern Superstars in the Legends League Cricket Season 3. @henrygayle Video Credit: CricTracker Editor Hitesh Jha pic.twitter.com/WuxqEqbyaP — Sandeep Kumar (@Sandeep80645076) September 25, 2024
“Only if there is a strong bowling line-up…”, Gautam Gambhir said a big thing while praising Virat Kohli’s captaincy
The great thing you did was that you (Kohli) created a very strong bowling unit – Gautam Gambhir Virat Kohli & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Getty/X) A new era of Indian Test cricket began under Virat Kohli’s captaincy. India won 40 out of 68 Test matches, which is the most Test matches won by any Indian captain in history. Kohli changed the nature of the team and focused on the growth of fast bowlers. During Virat Kohli’s tenure, bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav dominated in overseas conditions. Meanwhile, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir has praised Virat Kohli for building a strong bowling line-up during his tenure. Virat has created a strong bowling unit – Gautam Gambhir During a conversation with BCCI, Gautam Gambhir told Virat Kohli, The great thing you did was that you built a very strong bowling unit. Test matches are won by taking 20 wickets. Unless you have a strong bowling line-up (one cannot win) and that is what makes you the most successful Test captain of the country. Credit goes to you. As a batsman, it is easy to have a strong six, seven batsmen, but the way you identified and more importantly, your attitude on the field with the fast bowlers. Winning overseas with bowlers like Shami, Bumrah, Ishant, Umesh. Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, India has won Test matches in England, South Africa and Australia, where the team used to struggle earlier. Let us tell you, Team India was number-1 in the ICC Test rankings from 2017-2021. Bumrah is the most complete bowler across all formats: Virat Kohli Talking about the bowling culture of Team India, Virat Kohli emphasized that Ishant Sharma has played more than 100 Test matches for India. While Zaheer Khan is one of the legendary players. He described Bumrah as an all-format bowler and Mohammed Shami as the most important player in the Test team. When you talk about Ishant Sharma, the first thing that comes to my mind is the match he played against Ricky Ponting (during the 2007-08 tour) in Perth. If you talk about his cricket career, Ishant Sharma has played more than 100 Test matches for India. Zaheer Khan has taken a lot of wickets for India in Test cricket and was brilliant in the 50-over World Cup. Mohammed Shami is not a world famous bowler because he is a great T20 bowler. He is one of the best Test bowlers in the world and what he did in the 50-over World Cup has increased his importance even more. Bumrah is the most complete bowler in all formats.
Duleep Trophy 2024: Here India B made a strong hold on the match, while there India C won the match by 4 wickets, read the highlights of the third day
In the second match of the ongoing tournament, India C won by 4 wickets. Duleep Trophy 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter X) Duleep Trophy 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter X) Duleep Trophy 2024 Day 3 Highlights: The current season’s Duleep Trophy tournament has started on 5th September. The first match is being played between India A and India B at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, while the second match is being played between India C and India D at Gramin Vikas Trust Stadium, Anantapur. If we give you information about the second match, then India C has won by 4 wickets against India D on the third day of the game. Talking about the main points of the second day’s game, Manav Suthar has taken 7 wickets in the second innings for India C, while Pant has scored a blazing half-century for India B. Highlights from Day 3 of India A vs India B match India A started the innings today at 134 runs, but KL Rahul, who remained unbeaten on the first day, could only add 14 runs to his innings and was out at 37 against Washington Sundar. No player from India A could score a half-century in the first innings. The team lost all wickets at a total score of 231 runs after 72.4 overs. India A lagged behind India B by 90 runs on the basis of the first innings. By the end of the day’s play, India B has scored 150 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 31.3 overs in the second innings. Washington Sundar is currently present at the crease with 6 runs. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant’s quick innings of 61 runs in 47 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes was the center of attraction for India B in the game today. Pant scored a half-century in just 34 balls. Apart from this, Sarfaraz Khan scored 46 runs. WELCOME BACK TO RED BALL CRICKET AFTER 21 LONG MONTHS, RISHABH PANT…!!! – A swashbuckling 34 ball fifty by Pant. pic.twitter.com/CQs7p0HwFz — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 7, 2024 Highlights from Day 3 of India C vs India D match In the match today, India D resumed at 206/8 and after scoring 30 runs, the entire team was all out for a total of 236 runs in 58.1 overs, and set a target of 233 runs for India C to win in the second innings. After this, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (46) and Sai Sudarshan (22), who came to open for the team, gave the team a strong start by adding 64 runs for the first wicket. While in the middle order, Aryan Juyal (47) and Rajat Patidar (44) played brilliant innings. In the end, wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel remained unbeaten on 35* and Manav Suthar on 19* and returned to lead the team to victory. In the second innings, Saransh Jain proved to be effective for India D by taking 4 wickets.