October 16, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening


This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today.

Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Harmanpreet Kaur, IND vs NZ, Irfan Pathan (Photo Source:

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!

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RCB bought this player for Rs 2.6 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Jacob Bethell (Image Credit- Twitter The fortunes of young English cricketer Jacob Bethell, who was recently bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2025 mega auction, have brightened. It has only been a few days since he made his Test cricket debut for England that the 21-year-old player has received a two-year central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). With this contract, Batal was now seen playing cricket in the English team with established players like Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook. Also, let us tell you that in the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last month, RCB had bought the young player for Rs 2.6 crore. He can be seen opening with Virat Kohli in the upcoming season. This 21 year old young cricketer recently made his debut in Test cricket against New Zealand. So before this, he has also made ODI and T20 debut in the domestic white ball series against a strong team like Australia. According to Cricbuzz reports, apart from Jacob Batlle, the ECB has also extended the contracts of England’s bowling trio Joffra Archer, Matthew Potts and Brayden Curse till 2026. Cricketers who got central contract of ECB 2024-25 for two years: Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Matthew Potts (Durham), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Mark Wood (Durham). for one year: Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jack Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ollie Stone (Nottinghamshire), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

‘Jasprit Bumrah is a joke’ – shocking statement of former English bowler after Perth Test

Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: Getty Images) In the first Test played in Perth, India recovered from a bad start and defeated Australia by 295 runs. Bumrah took 8 wickets in both the innings of that Test match and for this he was chosen Player of the Match. In the match, India achieved a spectacular victory within four days and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. After seeing the brilliant bowling in that match, former England cricket team fast bowler Steven Finn has praised Jasprit Bumrah’s performance in the first Test match against Australia. Finn praised him a lot and even said that he is the best player in the world. Speaking with former England captain Alastair Cook on TNT Sports, Steven Finn said, “Jaiswal scored a brilliant 161, but he is the player I like to watch. That is Jasprit Bumrah. I think he really is the best player in the world. Honestly, sometimes I think bowling like him is a joke! You see him bowling and you just think, I’m glad I don’t have to come out to bat.” He further said, “I was surprised that India went there (Australia) and defeated Australia, where usually it is very difficult to go and play cricket. Perth, I know it’s not the WACA; I know it’s a new stadium, but still, historically, Australia hasn’t lost many matches there. I thought India performed very bravely there.” Let us tell you that, Bumrah now has 118 wickets in 27 Test matches in SENA countries at an impressive average of 22.55, which also includes his career best performance (6/33). During this period, he has taken five wicket hauls 7 times, which is equal to Kapil Dev. They are followed by BS Chandrashekhar and Zaheer Khan (six each), and Bishan Singh Bedi and Anil Kumble (five each).

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