DTVHINDIWhen Rohit Sharma comes as captain, two things suddenly change – statement of the former opener
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has praised Rohit Sharma’s captaincy for including bowling options in the top six and using them effectively in the first T20I between India and Afghanistan. Team India restricted Afghanistan to 158/5 after being invited to bat first in Mohali on Thursday, January 11. The hosts chased a small target with six wickets and 15 balls remaining and started the three-match T20 series with a win. Aakash Chopra admired Rohit Sharma’s captaincy In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra expressed his surprise at India’s decision to field three spinners in the playing XI. However, he also praised Rohit for bringing a different approach to captaincy. They said that, “India kept three spinners in the team. I was a bit surprised because there were only two fast bowlers and Shivam Dubey was with them. However, when Rohit Sharma comes as captain, suddenly two things change.” The former India opener said that the experienced captain included Shivam Dubey as an all-rounder in the lineup and also used him effectively. Chopra said that, “First of all, the Indian team plays with an XI which has a bowler in the top six and that bowler also gets a chance to bowl. That was fantastic. As soon as one wicket fell, he gave the next over to Shivam Dubey.” Chopra said that this move ensured that Rohit has plenty of bowling options available for the death overs. He further said that, “Shivam Dubey dismissed Ibrahim Zadran in that over. He was then stopped and later brought in from the other end so that he could get another over. When they did that, it made sure there were a lot of options available at the end.” Also read: Suresh Raina does not want to see Virat opening in T20
“No one knows why he is not in the team, it is a different story”- Aakash Chopra said about Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan had withdrawn his name from the Test series against South Africa. Ishan Kishan Aakash Chopra (Photo Source: Twitter) Former Team India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma have been selected ahead of Ishan Kishan in the Indian team for the T20 series against Afghanistan because they can play wicketkeeper-batsman in the middle order. Can play in. Mohali will host the first match of the three-match T20 series between the Men in Blue and Afghanistan on Thursday (January 11), while the other matches will be played in Indore and Bengaluru. The selectors on Sunday named a 16-man squad for the series, with Samson and Jitesh selected as wicketkeeping options. No one knows why Ishaan Kishan is not there – Aakash Chopra In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said that there was no explanation for why Samson was selected in place of Kishan as the wicketkeeper-batsman option. He elaborated, “Jitesh Sharma and Sanju Samson are the two wicketkeepers, although Samson was not kept as the keeper in the last two series. Ishan Kishan was going as the keeper but now he is no more. No one knows why Ishan Kishan is not there. This is a different story.” The former India opener said that the lack of vacancies in the top order might have forced the selectors to pick Samson and Jitesh. He said, “You have suddenly filled the opening slot. Virat Kohli plays at number 3, he does not play at number 4. Therefore the keeper will have to bat lower in the order. You have only two keeping options who can bat lower down the order, one is Jitesh Sharma and the other is Sanju Samson.” It is noteworthy that Ishan Kishan was out of the recent Test series against South Africa due to personal reasons. There is no clarity whether he has been ignored for the Afghanistan T20I series or he is still not available for selection. Also read: What problem has BCCI faced with KL Rahul now?
When the pitch is bad, somehow the Indian team performs best there – Aakash Chopra
The Cape Town Test match was over in less than two days. Aakash Chopra (Photo Source: Twitter) Team India recently registered a historic win by defeating South Africa by 7 wickets in Cape Town. This was the shortest match in the history of Test cricket. (depending on the balls). After this match, there is discussion everywhere about the pitch of Cape Town. In this match played in Cape Town, the fast bowlers got a lot of help from the pitch and the batsmen had to struggle to a great extent to score runs. In this series, now former Team India cricketer Akash Chopra has given his opinion. He believes that whenever the pitch is bad, Team India performs its best in that difficult situation. While hosting JioCinema’s daily sports show ‘#AAKASHVANI’, Aakash Chopra gave his opinion about the Cape Town pitch. Indian team never complains about the pitch – Aakash Chopra Chopra said, “When a Test match lasts for one and a half days, some results also come. There are some talks regarding the pitch. Some questions have been asked. India have never complained about the quality of the pitches offered. Last time the Wanderers pitch was really bad. To be honest, some players could have got hurt due to this. This pitch of Cape Town was also bad. India still focused on the match and did not complain. I also remember that pitch in Perth (Australia). And it was really bad. You can’t justify a pitch where the ball comes off good length and goes over the keeper’s head. There also India did not say anything. He just competed and showed fighting spirit. In fact, when the pitch is bad, somehow the Indian team performs best there. I think neither such pitches nor dusty pitches are good for the game in India. This is simply not good for the game of cricket.” Also read: Brett Lee seen talking in Hindi in Big Bash League, watch video
January 4- Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.
So here is all the latest cricket news till this evening Cricket World (Image Credit- Twitter) 1. Once again the Pataudi family will rule the cricket field; Kareena Kapoor Khan-Saif Ali Khan associated with this cricket league Bollywood power couple Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan have announced the purchase of a Kolkata team in the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL). Taking ownership of the Kolkata team in the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) means that Saif Ali Khan’s family’s connection with cricket, with which they are traditionally associated, has become stronger. (Read full news) 2. ICC Awards 2023: Will these two Indian cricketers be able to defeat these stars and achieve big awards? The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the shortlisted players for the ICC Awards 2023 in the T20 format on 3 January 2024. Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav has been nominated for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023 award, while Yashasvi Jaiswal is in the race for the ICC Men’s Emerging T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023 award. (Read full news) 3. “India is an overrated team in Test and T-20” – Srikanth created a sensation with his statement. After having a forgettable time on the cricket pitch in 2023, Team India will be looking to make a fresh start in the new year. They face South Africa in the second Test today on Wednesday, January 03 at Newlands, Cape Town. The Rohit Sharma-led side suffered a defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the opening game in Centurion and are now looking for a win to level the series. (Read full news) 4. ICC changed this rule, now Caught Behind will not be investigated on the stumping appeal of the fielding team. The International Cricket Council (ICC), the supreme body of cricket, has made a major change in the rules of stumping appeal by the fielding team on the occasion of New Year. It is noteworthy that for some time, the ICC’s Suggestion Committee had been demanding changes in many rules related to cricket from the Apex Cricket Board. (Read full news) 5. SA vs IND 2023-24: Fans showered abuses on Shreyas Iyer as soon as he flopped in the Cape Town Test. SA vs IND: South Africa and Team India (Team India) are currently facing each other in the second and final match of the two-match Test series. This South Africa vs India Test match is being played at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town from January 3. (Read full news) 6. Sri Lanka cricket team made this 32 year old player the new test captain Sri Lanka cricket team has made a big change in the test team. Let us tell you that the team has handed over the command of its Test team to 32-year-old Dhananjaya de Silva. Let us tell you that this information has been given by Sri Lanka Cricket Chief Selector Upul Tharanga, who will be the 18th player to lead Sri Lanka in Test cricket. Apart from this, let us tell you that…
“Test cricket is currently in ICU and has been put on ventilator”- Aakash Chopra said about the red ball format.
Many former and current cricketers have criticized Cricket South Africa for preferring SA20 over Test cricket. Regarding this, Chopra has said that the Test cricketer is now in ICU and has been kept on ventilator. He also criticized Pakistan for leaving out Shaheen Afridi from the third Test against Australia to manage his workload ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) starting in early June and the T20 World Cup. Aakash Chopra gave a surprising statement regarding test format In a video on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said, “Test cricket is currently in the ICU and has been put on a ventilator. First of all, there are a handful of teams playing Test cricket and even among them there are only three teams left that can afford to play Test cricket. South Africa announced its B team against New Zealand. The reason is that SA20 is about to start, it is their domestic T20 tournament.” Aakash Chopra further said, “Two Test matches of the WTC cycle have come this time. He said let’s leave the Test match and they will play in SA20, from (Aiden) Markram to (Kagiso) Rabada, everyone should be available there (SA20) and the rest of the kids can play Test cricket.” Aakash Chopra was surprised to see that Pakistan decided to give Shaheen Afridi a break after losing the first two matches of the series. The former Delhi batsman said that it had never happened that any Asian country had dropped its leading bowler from the team in Australia. I am seeing this for the first time. Also read: David Warner did something like this before batting in the last test
“If he gets out early”- Aakash Chopra told Team India’s plan to win the second test match.
In the first Test match played at Centurion, Elgar scored 185 runs and the African team defeated the visitors by an innings and 32 runs. Rohit Sharma and Co. will hope to better their performance in the second and final Test starting in Cape Town on Wednesday, January 3. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said that if India get rid of Elgar early then they can take advantage of South Africa’s ‘weak’ batting. Aakash Chopra said that, “The news from South Africa is that Temba Bavuma is not there. This is Dean Elgar’s last test match and he is going to play as a captain. He also said that forget about runs, his eyes are on the trophy. So he will be very excited about it.” The former opening batsman further said, “I still feel that the South African batting is weak. If you remove Dean Elgar, it seems that batting is very normal, but it is very difficult to remove Dean Elgar, he does not get out that easily.” Aakash Chopra believes that if India has to win the second Test match, the batsmen will have to perform well here. He said, “I still think that if India has to do well, they need to bat well. He will have to play five seasons. The truth is that South Africa batted a little more in one innings, while India batted completely in two innings.”
Aakash Chopra chose his Test XI for 2023, gave place to 4 Indian players
Names of four Indian players are included in Aakash Chopra’s best Test XI. Aakash Chopra And Team India (Photo Source: Twitter) Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has selected his Test XI for 2023. Chopra has included four Indians, two Australians, three Englishmen and one player each from New Zealand and Bangladesh in the best Test team of the year 2023. Australia played 13 Tests in 2023, winning six and losing four. They also won the World Test Championship (WTC) final by defeating India by 209 runs at the Oval. Talking about India, they played eight matches, out of which they won three and lost three, while two matches ended in a draw. England won four and lost three of their eight Test matches in 2023, while one match ended in a draw. In a video on his YouTube channel, Chopra chose his Test team for the year 2023. He chose Australia’s Usman Khawaja and India’s Rohit Sharma as opening batsmen. Khawaja was the leading run-scorer in Tests in 2023, scoring 1210 runs in 13 matches at an average of 52.60 with three centuries and six fifties. Indian captain Rohit scored 545 runs in eight matches at an average of 41.92 with two centuries and two half-centuries. Chopra selected Joe Root, Virat Kohli and Harry Brook as middle-order batsmen while Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim got a place in the team as a keeper-batsman. Root scored 787 runs in eight matches at an average of 65.58 with two centuries and five half-centuries. Kohli scored a total of 671 runs in eight matches at an average of 55.91 with two centuries and as many fifties. Talking about Brook, he scored 701 runs in eight Test matches at an average of 53.92 with the help of one hundred and six half-centuries. Bangladesh’s veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Rahim played only four Tests in 2023 but scored 355 runs at an average of 50.71 with one hundred and two fifties. Jadeja and Ashwin get place in Aakash Chopra’s 2023 Test XI Chopra also picked Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as well as off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in his Test XI for 2023. While Jadeja has taken 33 wickets in seven matches at an average of 19.3 with two five-wicket hauls, he has also scored 281 runs at an average of 35.1. Experienced spinner Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker for India in Tests in 2023. He took 41 wickets in seven matches at an average of 17.02 with four five-wicket hauls. Australia’s Mitchell Starc, New Zealand’s Tim Southee and England’s Stuart Broad are the three fast bowlers in Chopra’s 2023 Test XI. Starc played nine Test matches at an average of 29.63, taking one five-wicket haul and three four-wicket hauls. Took 38 wickets with. Southee ended 2023 with 24 wickets at an average of 27.4 in seven Test matches, while the retired Broad took 38 wickets at an average of 26.28 in eight Test matches. Aakash Chopra’s Test XI of 2023: Usman Khawaja, Rohit Sharma, Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Harry Brook, Mushfiqur Rahim, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mitchell Starc, Tim Southee…
SA v IND: African bowlers got more help than Indian bowlers – former cricketer told the main reason for the defeat
In the Centurion Test, India lost by an innings and 32 runs. RSA v IND (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Team India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that the South African fast bowlers got more help from the Centurion pitch than the Indian bowlers. Explaining the reason behind this, he said that African bowlers are taller than Indian bowlers due to which they got more help and bounce from the pitch. The African team defeated the visiting team by an innings and 32 runs on the third day of the first Test in Centurion on Thursday, 28 December. They bowled out Rohit Sharma and company for 245 and 131 runs in their two innings. On the other hand, Indian bowlers were seen struggling against the African batsmen and due to this South Africa scored a huge score of 408 runs. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement after losing the test match against South Africa Reviewing the match in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra claimed that the relatively short Indian bowlers could not take advantage of the conditions. He said, “There was a lot of help (for the bowlers) on this Centurion pitch. Some balls went up, the way Dean Elgar got out on the ball of Shardul Thakur or the way Yashasvi Jaiswal got out on the ball of Nandre Berger.” The former Indian opener further said, “Since their fast bowlers are tall, they take full advantage of the conditions, which our bowlers are not able to do. Our bowlers are a little weak. He is not as tall and does not get as much help from the pitch. Which benefits the opposing team.” Let us tell you that, Jasprit Bumrah (4/69) and Mohammed Siraj (2/91), these were the two bowlers who put pressure on the African batsmen to some extent. Whereas Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna together took only two wickets and gave a total of 194 runs in 39 overs. Also read: ACB announces 18-man squad for T20I series against UAE
IPL 2024: “On paper they look very strong”- Aakash Chopra said about SRH
The former India opener is hopeful that the IPL 2016 champions will try to win the title in the upcoming edition of the prestigious league. They said that, “When the team was good last year, did not release too many players, and have strengthened the team further, they should finish in the top four. “I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they look close to winning the title.” Apart from Cummins and Head, SRH bought Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh and J Subramanian in the auction. They also bought Shahbaz Ahmed from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) before the auction and gave Mayank Dagar to RCB in return. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) full squad for IPL 2024: retained players– Abdul Samad, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed (trade), Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanveer Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqui. bought new players– Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathaveda Subramanian. Also read: Read all the latest cricket news till today evening from the cricket world.
