This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today.
1. Shamar Joseph Six Video: The roof tiles broke due to the West Indies batsman’s six and fell directly on the heads of the fans
In the ongoing England vs West Indies second Test match at Trent Bridge, West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph hit such a massive six that some tiles in the stadium broke. Not only this, the tiles also fell on the fans sitting in the stands below.
2. “There will not be a hybrid model, India will be called for the Champions Trophy… BCCI is in tension due to this statement of PCB head
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has reportedly said that the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will not be played on a hybrid model. The mega tournament is to be hosted exclusively by Pakistan but India’s participation is still hanging in the balance. According to reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reluctant to send its team to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy. Some reports have also suggested that they are keen to play their matches in Sri Lanka or Dubai.
3. KL Rahul may leave LSG before IPL 2025, may get captaincy offer from old franchise
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul is reportedly planning to leave his current franchise Lucknow Super Giants before the start of the 2025 Indian Premier League season (IPL). According to the report, there was a three-year contract between KL Rahul and the franchise, which is now over. It is believed that KL Rahul can join his old team Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rahul started his IPL career with this team.
4. Team India suffered a major setback in Women’s Asia Cup 2024, star all-rounder Shreyanka Patil out of the tournament
The Indian women’s team has suffered a major setback ahead of the match against UAE in the Asia Cup 2024. The team’s star all-rounder Shreyanka Patil has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Shreyanka suffered a finger injury during India’s first match against Pakistan at the Dambulla Stadium on Friday. Defending champions India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets on Saturday.
5. BCCI will hold a meeting with franchise owners for IPL 2025 mega auction, these two issues will be discussed
A mega auction will be organized before IPL 2025. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already started preparing for that auction. The BCCI is going to hold an important meeting with the IPL team owners soon. This meeting can be held at the end of July. Before the mega auction, the BCCI has to discuss two major issues like the number of retained players and the salary cap, which are likely to be discussed in the meeting.
6. Former cricketer got angry after Rituraj was ignored, gave a controversial statement
Indian team batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has not got a place in Team India for the Sri Lanka tour. On which former Indian cricketer S Badrinath said, “When Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad and other players like them are not selected for the Indian team, sometimes it seems that you need a bad man image. It seems that you need to be in a relationship with a Bollywood actress, have a good media manager and have body tattoos. Only then will you get a place in the team.
7. After being removed from captaincy, this statement of Hardik Pandya is in the news
Hardik Pandya has been in the news ever since Team India was announced for the Sri Lanka tour. He was seen in public for the first time on Saturday at the launch of his sports apparel brand. This was his first public appearance after divorce from wife Natasha and removal from the post of T20 captain. This time he avoided talking about Natasha and captaincy. He was seen talking only about his fitness.
8. Dinesh Karthik’s big statement on Gautam Gambhir’s appointment in Team India
On Gautam Gambhir becoming the new coach of the Indian cricket team, Dinesh Karthik said to Cricbuzz – He is a very good leader and I think he will bring two things to the Indian team. One thing is that he is a complete man of his players. He backs his players, and this is important in international cricket because when the performance is not up to you, you can feel lonely and demotivated, so Gambhir will not let this happen.
9. Ajinkya Rahane loves his bats very much, the batsman has shared this special post
Ajinkya Rahane is now rarely seen on the field, this player did make a comeback in Team India once. But then Rahane was shown the way out of the team in order to give a chance to young players, even after that the batsman has not given up and he is still hopeful of making a comeback.
10. Hardik Pandya will have to work hard to bowl in ODIs, BCCI will monitor his fitness
With only six ODIs left before the ICC Champions Trophy in February next year, doubts remain over Hardik Pandya’s bowling fitness in the 50-over format. The all-rounder Hardik had sought a break from the three ODIs to be held in Sri Lanka next month, citing personal reasons. Meanwhile, some reports have now revealed that his fitness will be closely monitored in domestic cricket in the next few months.