This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today.
1) “As an athlete, I know very well that…”, Pant’s special message for the athletes participating in the Paris Olympics
Team India’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has shared a special post on social media for all the Indian athletes participating in the Paris Olympic Games 2024. He congratulated the players who won medals in the Olympics as well as the participants who returned empty-handed. Pant says that it is a matter of great pride to represent the country at the highest level.
2) When Amitabh Bachchan asked this question related to IPL in KBC 16, the contestant’s needle got stuck, do you know?
On Monday, August 12, the opening episode of the 16th season of the popular Indian reality TV quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) included a question related to the Indian Premier League (IPL). Quiz show host Amitabh Bachchan asked contestant Utkarsh Bakshi a cricket-related question for Rs 80,000. The question was, who was the most valuable player of IPL 2024? The answer to which was Sunil Narine.
3) “Virat Kohli for the next 5 years, while Rohit…” – Harbhajan Singh made a big statement on the future of star players
Team India’s former veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has made a big statement about the future of star batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He told how long these two players can play cricket. Bhajji believes that, with his excellent fitness, Virat Kohli can play international cricket for the next five years. While Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma can also comfortably play international cricket for the next two years.
4) This 14 year old tweet of Virat Kohli suddenly went viral, it has a special connection with Duleep Trophy
A 14-year-old tweet of Virat Kohli is going viral on social media. This tweet has a connection with the Duleep Trophy. Let us tell you that after the Sri Lanka tour ended, Indian players are on a long break of 43 days. India now has to play the next series against Bangladesh, which will start on 19 September. India and Bangladesh will face each other in three T20 matches apart from two Tests. Kohli had written, “Wish me luck for the Duleep Trophy.” When there was talk of Kohli playing in the Duleep Trophy after 14 years, this post is again attracting people’s attention.
5) James Anderson wants to take a U-turn from retirement, now expresses his desire to play in this league
England fast bowler James Anderson, who recently retired from Test cricket, is now planning to take a U-turn from his retirement. He is thinking of returning to white ball cricket after seeing the movement of the new ball in The Hundred 2024. Anderson last played in the T20 tournament 2014 T20 Blast Final. After that he completely focused on red ball cricket.
6) BGT 2024: Australia, which has lost 2 series to India, is going to make a deadly counterattack, Pat Cummins took a big decision
A 5-match Test series will be played between India and Australia in November-December. Australia has faced defeat in the last 2 home series, so this time it does not want to leave any stone unturned. Meanwhile, to improve his preparation before the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Pat Cummins can be seen playing in Australia’s major red ball tournament Sheffield Shield.
7) Keshav Maharaj loves his bowling a lot, he can trouble the batsmen of the opposing team for hours
As per ESPNcricinfo, Keshav Maharaj said, ‘Spin bowling has been my passion and I like it a lot. I can get up at 2 in the morning and if you ask me to bowl, I will definitely do it. I get motivated by this. I always want to perform well for my team and take my team on a different path. I am capable of bowling all day.’
8) “If there was an event for making excuses, we would have won the gold medal every time”, Sunil Gavaskar’s surprising statement
Former legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has supported Prakash Padukone. He said, ‘People of this country are experts in making excuses, if there was an event for this, we would have won gold every time. Prakash Padukone has always stayed away from the news. His whole life has been like this. Some people are taking his statement in the wrong way. In fact, these people know him, yet they are saying such things.
9) Football legend Sunil Chhetri’s big statement on Virat Kohli’s batting, said- “I will only recommend Kohli when…”
In a recent interview, Chhetri expressed his love for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team, especially when his friend Kohli is on the field. He admitted that he mainly watches matches when Kohli is on the field. He said, “I love watching Virat Kohli. I love the RCB team, I watch matches only when Virat bats.”
10) Wriddhiman Saha will be seen playing for Bengal in the upcoming domestic season, said a big thing about retirement
While talking to the media at Eden Gardens, Wriddhiman Saha made it clear that he does not want to talk about the past. Now his focus is on playing for Bengal in the rest of his career. Saha said that at present he wants to play for Bengal as a player and in the future he is ready to coach this team. Saha said that he is ready to play in all three formats and the rest will depend on what happens next.