Cricket News: Know the key stats of today’s match, social trends and latest news. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is today.
Cricket highlights of 16 September 2024:
Today’s Top News: Today’s top cricket news
- Before the Test series against Bangladesh, King Kohli practiced hard in the nets against Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin
- Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Travis Head calls Shubman Gill the future of India, says “he is a superstar”
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Sri Lankan players Dunith Velalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama as the ICC Players of the Month for August 2024
- Indian cricket team’s star batsman Virat Kohli gifted his bat to young fast bowler Akash Deep
- Big news for Team India, Shardul Thakur is fit before the important tour of Australia
- “No team will take them lightly”- Gavaskar warns Rohit & Co ahead of Bangladesh series
Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today?
#jadeja #INDvsBAN #Ashwin
In the first Test match against Bangladesh, Team India can field with the spin attack of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav, due to which Jadeja and Ashwin are trending.
Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and figures to be made today on 16 September 2024
No records were made today as it was a non-cricketing day.
Cricket Highlights, On This Day: What happened in the history of cricket on September 16?
Dave Richardson was born
On this day in 1959, Dave Richardson, one of South Africa’s best Test wicketkeepers, was born. Richardson took 152 catches in 42 Test matches. In January 2002, he became the first General Manager of the ICC and in 2012 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer.
Javed Miandad scored his fifth double century
On September 16, 1988, Javed Miandad scored 211 against Australia in Karachi, his fifth double century in Test cricket.
India and Pakistan played the first ODI match
On September 16, 1996, India and Pakistan played the first ODI match in Canada. Despite Toronto having a significant South Asian population, according to Wisden Almanack, only 750 people came to watch the match. Sachin Tendulkar delighted the fans by scoring 89 runs per ball. Pakistan lost the match by 8 wickets.
Rahul Dravid played the last ODI match
Former Indian veteran player Rahul Dravid played his last ODI match for India on September 16, 2011. This match was played between India and England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. In this match, Dravid scored 69 runs in 79 balls.
Virat Kohli scored his first century in England
On 16 September 2011, in the ODI match played against England, Virat Kohli scored 107 runs in 93 balls and scored his first century on English soil.