Cricket Highlights of 02 September 2024:

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

• Former chief selector of Pakistan cricket team Mohammad Wasim said that as a captain, Babar was very stubborn and he used to get upset whenever the selection committee made changes in the team.
• Gautam Gambhir selected All Time India XI, did not give place to Rohit who has scored three double centuries
• CPL 2024: Storm came on the field after 24/4… St Lucia Kings chased 200+ target within 17.2 overs
• According to Harbhajan Singh, there is a big difference in the captaincy styles of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
• Despite hitting 6 sixes in an over and hitting a century in DPL, Priyansh Arya is not thinking about IPL at all

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

#PAKvsBAN #BabarAzam

Babar Azam was out on 11 runs in the second innings of the second Test against Bangladesh, due to which he is again being trolled on social media.

#YuvrajSingh #MSDhoni

Yograj Singh has accused Mahendra Singh Dhoni of ruining Yuvraj Singh’s career. Due to which MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh are trending on social media.

Cricket Records, on This Day: Records to be made today on 02 September 2024

1. Most wickets by an English bowler in the first five Tests

34 – Nicholas Cooke
33 – Fred Truman
33 – Thomas Richardson
33 – Gus Atkinson
32 – Frank Foster

2. This is the first time Bangladesh fast bowlers have taken all ten wickets in an innings of a Test match

10 wickets (Hasan Mahmood 5, Nahid Rana 4 and Taskin Ahmed 1) – vs Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2024

3. Best bowling performance by Pakistan fast bowlers against Bangladesh in Tests

6/50 – Shoaib Akhtar, Peshawar, 2003

6/55 – Waqar Younis, Dhaka, 2002

6/90 – Khurram Shehzad, Rawalpindi, 2024

4. Highest score for Bangladesh while batting at 7 (or) above position in Test cricket

150*(278) – Mahmudullah vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 2021
141(246) – Liton Das vs Sri Lanka, Mirpur, 2022
138(228) – Liton Das vs Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2024
136(242) – Mahmudullah vs West Indies, Mirpur, 2018
115(177) – Mahmudullah v New Zealand, Hamilton, 2010

Cricket Highlights, On This Day: What happened in the history of cricket on 02 September?

Ishant Sharma was born

Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma was born on 2 September 1988 in Delhi.

Kim Hughes became the third player in the world to bat on all five days of a Test match

On September 2, 1980, Australian cricket batsman Kim Hughes became the third player to bat on all five days of a Test match. He achieved this feat during the rain-affected Centenary Test, which eventually ended in a draw at Lord’s.