This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today.
1. IND vs NZ: The first day’s play of the Bengaluru Test was affected by rain, both the teams will have to wait for the second day for the toss as well.
The first test between Team India and New Zealand has started at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. However, the first day’s play could not be played due to rain. Due to continuous rain, not a single ball could be bowled on the first day of the first Test. Talking about the second day’s play, the morning session will start at 9:15 while the day session will start at 12:10.
2. Schedule of Ashes Series 2025-26 revealed, this will happen for the first time in 43 years
The Ashes series between Australia and England to be held in 2025-26 has been announced. Cricket Australia is hosting the upcoming Ashes series. The Australian Board has announced the schedule and venue of this series. The Ashes series 2025-26 will start from Perth. The first Test match will be played at Perth Stadium, from 21 November to 25 November 2025, hosting the opening match of an Ashes series for the first time in 43 years. Second Test in Brisbane (Day/Night Test) from 4 to 8 December, Third Test in Adelaide (Christmas Test) from 17 to 21 December, Fourth Test in Melbourne (Boxing Day Test) from 26 to 30 December, Fifth Test in Sydney ( New Year Test) from 4 to 8 January
3. “This debate should be ended forever” – R Ashwin said on the comparison of Babar and Virat
Ashwin has said that there is no need to write the names of Babar Azam and Virat Kohli in one line. Ashwin believes that it is time to end the debate between the two batsmen as there is no comparison between Babar and Kohli. Babar Azam was struggling with poor form for quite some time. Babar could not score even a single half-century in the last 18 Test innings.
4. “We want to build bench strength in bowling”- Captain Rohit Sharma told the future plan of Team India.
Along with Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna, Nitish Reddy has also been selected as reserve for the ongoing three-match Test series against New Zealand and they will travel with the team and will also be seen practicing with the players. Now captain Rohit Sharma has given a long term plan regarding this and said that the team has a strong group of batsmen and he wants to create a similar group in fast bowling also.
5. “The captain and the coach asked me to play red ball cricket…”- Sanju Samson’s big revelation
Sanju Samson revealed that Team India’s leadership group has asked him to play more Ranji Trophy matches as they are looking to try him in the Test format. Samson, who made his white-ball debut for India in 2015, has not played a single Test yet. Samson scored 3819 runs in 64 first class matches at an average of 38.96, which included 11 centuries.
6. Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy is in danger, BCCI may take a big decision soon
BCCI has decided to consider a change in the captaincy after the early exit of the Indian team in the Women’s T20 World Cup. According to reports, the BCCI will hold a meeting with the selection committee and head coach Amol Majumdar to discuss Harman’s future as captain.
7. PAK vs ENG: Babar Azam became a fan of Kamran Ghulam’s century, said on social media ‘Very good…’
The second match of the ongoing Test series between Pakistan and England (PAK vs ENG) is being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Let us tell you that in this match, Pakistani batsman Kamran Ghulam, playing in place of Babar Azam, has played a century inning of 118 runs in the debut test match.
On the other hand, now former captain and veteran batsman Babar Azam has also become a fan of this innings of Kamran Ghulam. Babar is seen praising Kamran’s century in his debut match against a strong team like England. Babar has posted the photo of Kamran scoring a century on his Instagram story. While posting the story, Babar wrote in the caption – Very well played Kamran.
8. LLC 2024: Konark Suryas Odisha eyes winning Legends League Cricket final, captain Irfan says ‘within the team…’
Before the final match against Southern Super Stars, Irfan said – The energy within the team is fantastic. We’ve worked hard to get to this level, and tonight we’re ready to give it our all. Every player in the team has shown incredible courage, and our aim is clear to win the trophy and make our supporters in Odisha proud. Southern Super Stars is a strong team, but we are up for the challenge and we are going to play with passion, confidence and unity in this final.
10. BGT 2024: Shubman Gill should not open in Australia in the absence of Rohit Sharma: Anil Kumble
According to Anil Kumble, Shubman Gill has a lot of experience of playing in Australia and he can be seen batting tremendously at number three. He has appealed to Team India that if Rohit Sharma is unavailable in the Test match, then Shubman Gill should not be made to open.
11. Shikhar Dhawan shared a post related to Legends League Cricket, told further plans in the caption.
After retiring from international cricket, Shikhar Dhawan started a new innings, where he was seen playing in Legends League Cricket for the first time. But the performance of his team under the captaincy of Dhawan in this league was not special, after which this batsman has shared a special post on social media. He wrote in the caption – Signing off from LLC, time to chase the next thrill!