Cricket highlights of 21st September 2024:

Today’s Top News: Today’s top cricket news

• AFG vs SA: “I tried to stay on the field till the end…”, Rashid Khan played the match despite injury
• Rishabh Pant is the ‘Boss’ of Test cricket, has scored 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries in the last 11 innings
• “He should use his feet”- Ravi Shastri advises Virat after his flop in Chennai Test
• IND vs BAN: On the third day of the match, Team India declared the second innings at 287 runs and Bangladesh has got a target of 515 runs to win. By the end of the day, the visiting team has scored 158 runs at the loss of 4 wickets.
• My availability was becoming a problem for Delhi Capitals: Ricky Ponting made a big revelation
• Shubman Gill surpassed Kohli to score the most centuries in the World Test Championship for India. Gill now has five centuries in WTC history.
• Like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli also feels like home away from home: Sanjay Manjrekar
• IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant will be the first choice in Delhi Capitals’ retention policy

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

#INDvsBAN #ShubmanGill #RishabhPant #YashasviJaiswal

Both young batsmen Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant scored centuries in the second innings of the first Test against Bangladesh, due to which both are trending on social media.

Meanwhile, in the second innings of the game, Yashasvi Jaiswal took a stunning catch to dismiss Zakir Hasan off Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling, due to which he is making headlines.

#ENGvsAUS #SteveSmith

In the second ODI match between England and Australia, Steve Smith was out after scoring just 4 runs. Smith has been able to score only two half-centuries in the last 10 ODI innings, due to which he is being trolled.

Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and figures to be made today on 21 September 2024

1. Most sixes in WTC

81 – Ben Stokes (88 innings)

52 – Rohit Sharma (56 innings)

42 – Rishabh Pant (43 innings)

32 – Jonny Bairstow (67 innings)

29 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 innings)

2. Most centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper in Test matches

6 – Rishabh Pant (58 innings)

6 – MS Dhoni (144 innings)

3 – Wriddhiman Saha (54 innings)

2. Farokh Engineer (87 innings)

2 – Syed Kirmani (124 innings)

2 – Buddhi Kundran (28 innings)

3. Most centuries in Tests in 2024

4 – Kamindu Mendis (11 innings)

4 – Joe Root (20 innings)

3 – Kane Williamson (9 innings)

3 – Ollie Pope (20 innings)

3 – Shubman Gill (13 innings)

4. Most centuries in international cricket since August 2022

12 – Shubman Gill (89 innings)

10 – Virat Kohli (76 innings)

8 – Kane Williamson (54 innings)

7 – Travis Head (76 innings)

7. Rohit Sharma (87 innings)

5. Most international centuries among active wicket-keepers

28 – Quinton de Kock (331 innings)

16 – Shai Hope (132 innings)

13 – Jos Buttler (315 innings)

13 – Mushfiqur Rahim (419 innings)

7 – Dinesh Chandimal (125 innings)

7 – Mohammad Rizwan (174 innings)

7 – Mohammad Shahzad (155 innings)

7 – Rishabh Pant (133 innings)

Cricket Highlights, On This Day: What happened in the history of cricket on 21 September?

West Indies legend Chris Gayle was born

West Indies’ legendary batsman Chris Gayle was born on 21 September 1979.