This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today.
1) SL vs IND: Riyan Parag made his debut for India in ODI format, got Debut Cap from Idol Virat Kohli
The last match of the three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India is being played in Colombo on 7 August. The host team has won the toss and has once again decided to bat. Sri Lanka is leading the series 1-0, Team India needs to win today’s match to end the series on a draw. Young player Riyan Parag has made his debut for India in the third ODI. Parag had earlier made his debut in the shortest format of the game during the T20 series of the Zimbabwe tour.
2) “PM Sheikh Hasina has harmed the country…”- Big statement of former cricketer on the bad situation of Bangladesh
The protests of students over reservation in Bangladesh have taken the form of violence. Let us tell you, this protest is being done by those students who have demanded a fair process in government jobs. Seeing the serious condition of the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, and she is currently in India. Former Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Ashraful has strongly condemned the current situation of his country.
3) Match fixing case surfaced again in cricket, this Afghanistan player got banned for five years
Ihsanullah Janat banned for match-fixing: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has banned top-order batsman Ihsanullah Janat from all forms of cricketing activity for five years with immediate effect. Janat was found guilty of violating the ACB and ICC Anti-Corruption Codes over match-fixing during the second edition of the Kabul Premier League (KPL) and has accepted the charge.
4) When BCCI changed this rule, Under-19 players had a great time, they will be able to play cricket for 1 year more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently changed one of its rules. After this change in the BCCI rule, there is a wave of happiness among the players playing Under-19 cricket. Let us tell you that this rule of BCCI is related to the TW3 test. This test is nothing more than a Tanner Whitehouse 3 clinical procedure to find out the skeletal age / bone age to confirm the actual age of a person.
5) Pakistan announced the squad for the Test series against Bangladesh, this bowler returned after 13 months
Bangladesh team is to tour Pakistan this month for a two-match Test series. Given the current situation in Bangladesh, it is not clear whether this tour will be possible or not, but still Pakistan has announced its team for this Test series. The Pak team will play the Test series against Bangladesh under the captaincy of Shan Masood. Saud Shakeel will be his deputy.
6) Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be seen in blue jersey for the last time today! Would like to end with a win
The Indian team is now going to play about half a dozen T20 International matches in 2024, but no ODI series is scheduled this year. Apart from the T20 series, the Indian team will play only Test series this year. Since Virat and Rohit have retired from T20 International cricket, they will not play in blue jersey. Both the legends will be seen only in white jersey. India has to play 9 Test matches in the next few months.
7) Pant will give Rs 100089 to fans if Neeraj Chopra wins gold medal, star wicketkeeper made a surprising tweet
Indian team’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has made a big announcement. He told that if Neeraj Chopra wins the gold medal for India in the final, he will give the fans an amount of Rs 100089 as a reward. Pant wrote on X on Wednesday, “If Neeraj Chopra wins the gold medal tomorrow. I will give Rs 100089 to the lucky winner who will like and comment on the tweet the most. And the rest of the top 10 people who will try to attract attention will get plane tickets. Let’s support my brother.”
8) Priya Punia’s crucial half-century innings did not come in handy, Australia ‘A’ team won the first T20
The first match of the three-match T20 series was played between Australia ‘A’ women’s team and India ‘A’ team today i.e. on 7 August at Alan Border Field in Brisbane. In this match, India ‘A’ won the toss and decided to bowl first. Tahlia Wilson and Katie Mack started very slowly from the host side but they kept the net run rate above 6. Tahlia Wilson played a brilliant innings of 50 runs in 34 balls in this match.
9) Perth wants to host a friendly match of IPL to attract tourists, know what is the whole matter
A new cricket stadium has recently been built in South Australia. The name of this stadium is Optus Stadium. Also, to attract tourists and fans to this stadium, South Australia’s Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti has offered to host a friendly IPL match. After this decision, an attempt has been made to attract not only domestic fans but also Indian fans living outside the country to the stadium. This initiative of the Tourism Minister is being seen as part of a comprehensive strategy to attract more fans especially from India.