Cricket Highlights of 21 October 2024:

Today’s Top News: Today’s Top Cricket News

1. Jos Buttler out of ODI series against West Indies, Liam Livingstone will captain
2. Taijul Islam became the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to take 200 Test wickets, leaving behind Shakib Al Hasan, he achieved this feat in only 48 Tests.
3. Mohammed Shami said that he is completely fit and ready to play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be played in Australia from November 22. Before this, he can take part in one or two matches for Bengal in Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
4. Cheteshwar Pujara scored his 18th double century, becoming the fourth batsman in the world to score most double centuries in first-class cricket.
5. South Africa’s star fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has joined the list of bowlers who have taken 300 Test wickets in the fewest balls. He took 300 wickets in just 11817 balls and created history.
6. The CEO of Chennai Super Kings says that the franchise wants MS Dhoni to play, but they have not taken any final decision yet.
7. IPL 2025 mega auction expected to take place on November 24 and 25 in Saudi Arabia
8. Rishabh Pant may miss the second test against NZ, team management may take a big decision soon

Today’s Societyl Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today?

#BANvsSA #KagisoRabada #300TestWickets

#RanjiTrophy #CheteshwarPujara #ShreyasIyer

#Shami #BGT

Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and statistics to be made today, October 21, 2024

1. Most wickets in Test (active players)

• 530 – Nathan Lyon (61.8 SR)
  528 – R Ashwin (50.4 SR)
  369 – Tim Southee (59.1 SR)
  358 – Mitchell Starc (48.6 SR)
  317 – Trent Boult (54.9 SR)
  306 – Ravindra Jadeja (57.6 SR)
  302 – Kagiso Rabada (39.2 SR)

2. Fastest to 300 Test wickets (in terms of balls)

• 11817 – Kagiso Rabada
  12602 – Waqar Younis
  12605 – Dale Steyn
  13672 – Alan Donald
  13728 – Malcolm Marshall

3. Most double centuries in first-class cricket

• 37 – Don Bradman
  36 – Wally Hammond
  22 – Patsy Hendren
  18 – Cheteshwar Pujara
  17 – Herbert Sutcliffe
  17 – Mark Ramprakash

4. Most double centuries in first-class cricket (Indian)

• 18 – Cheteshwar Pujara
  11 – Vijay Merchant
  10 – Vijay Hazare
  10 – Sunil Gavaskar
  10 – Rahul Dravid
  9 – Wasim Jaffer
  9 – Paras Dogra

5. Most test wickets for Bangladesh

• 246 – Shakib Al Hasan (121 innings)
• 200* – Taijul Islam (85 innings)
• 183* – Mehdi Hasan Miraj (83 innings)
• 100 – Mohammad Rafiq (48 innings)
• 78 – Mashrafe Mortaza (51 innings)
• 72 – Shahadat Hussain (60 innings)

6. Fastest to 200 Test wickets (by matches, left-arm spinner)

• 44 – Ravindra Jadeja
  47 – Rangana Herath
  48 – Taijul Islam
  51 – Bishan Singh Bedi
  54 – Shakib Al Hasan

7. Players who have taken the most five wickets for Bangladesh in Test matches

• 9 – Shakib Al Hasan (121 innings)
  13 – Taijul Islam (85 innings)
  10 – Mehdi Hasan Miraj (83 innings)
  7 – Mohammad Rafiq (48 innings)
  4 – Shahadat Hussain (60 innings)

7. Most five wickets by left arm spinners in Test cricket

• 34 – Rangana Herath
  20 – Daniel Vettori
  19 – Shakib Al Hasan
  17 – Derek Underwood
  14 – Bishan Singh Bedi
  13 – Taijul Islam
  13 – Ravindra Jadeja
  12 – Monty Panesar