This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today.
1. “I am trying to come back as soon as possible”- Mohammed Shami said about returning to the team
Team India’s experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami has given a big update regarding his return to the Indian team. Some time ago, many reports came out, which said that Mohammed Shami could make a comeback in the Test series against New Zealand next month. However, Shami said that he is not thinking of making a comeback until he is fully fit.
2. UPT20 Final: Rinku Singh’s team won the UP T20 League title, Sameer Rizvi’s stormy innings went in vain
The final of the UPT20 league was played yesterday (14 September) at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow between Meerut Mavericks and Kanpur Superstars. Batting first, the Kanpur team scored 190 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Meerut achieved this target by losing 5 wickets in 19.4 overs. Although Rinku Singh was not playing in this match, despite this his team (Meerut) became the champion.
3. “Virat Kohli has played under my captaincy”- Tejashwi Yadav’s statement goes viral
Recently, Tejashwi Yadav was asked about his studies and other things. In response to this, Tejashwi recalled his days as a cricketer. He said that Indian team’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli has played under his captaincy. Tejashwi Yadav said that many players of the Indian team have played with him.
4. Duleep Trophy 2024: India-D suffered second defeat under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, India-A won by 186 runs
The third match of the second round of Duleep Trophy 2024 was being played between India-A and India-D in Anantapur from 12 September. In the match, India-D team was all out for 301 runs while chasing the target of 488 runs and India-A won by a huge margin of 186 runs.
5. A commentator earns up to 10 lakhs from a day of commentary: Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra revealed that, while junior commentators can earn anywhere between ₹35,000 to ₹40,000 per day, a senior commentator can earn ₹6-10 crores in a year. They get paid 10 lakhs for a day of commentary.
6. “India is not my favourite opponent”- Travis Head on making India cry in ICC events
Travis Head recently told Star Sports, “I don’t think they are my favourites. I think we play them a lot, play them a lot and I think I have been in good form for the last few years. So yes, it always feels good to play well.
7. “Dhoni didn’t bat much in the nets, he liked bowling” – Aakash Chopra narrated a funny anecdote about Mahi
Indian player Aakash Chopra also shared a funny anecdote related to Dhoni. He said that while playing for India A, Dhoni played a shot which he did not practice in the nets. It was in 2004, when Aakash Chopra and MS Dhoni were in Bangalore for India A’s camp.
8. Champions One Day Cup: Mohammad Hasnain took 5 wickets, Panthers beat Dolphins by 50 runs
The third match of the Pakistan Champions One Day Cup was played between Panthers and Dolphins on 14 September. After winning the toss and batting first, the Panthers team was all out for 328 runs in 49.4 overs. In response, while chasing the target, the Dolphins were all out for 278 runs in 47 overs and the Panthers won by 50 runs.
9. ‘To be honest, he was not a friend’, Aakash Chopra opens up about his relationship with Gautam Gambhir
Aakash Chopra said on the Figuring Out podcast hosted by Raj Shamani, “In the beginning we were competitors. To be honest, he (Gautam Gambhir) was not a friend. But he was a very passionate, very hardworking and very serious person about his skill. He scored a lot of runs. He always listened to his heart. He was very emotional and very short-tempered.
10. Salima Imtiaz becomes first Pakistani woman to be named in ICC International Development Panel Umpire
Salima Imtiaz has become the first woman from Pakistan to be named in the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires. She can now umpire in bilateral international matches of women’s cricket and ICC women’s events. Let us tell you, Salima Imtiaz is the mother of Pakistani women cricketer Kainat Imtiaz.