DTVHINDIIPL 2025: KKR CEO Venky Mysore made a surprising revelation about his retained players.
Kolkata Knight Riders first included Rinku Singh in the retention list for Rs 13 crore. Venky Mysore. (Photo Source: Twitter) On 31 October, Kolkata Knight Riders revealed their retained players for the upcoming season. Kolkata Knight Riders first included Rinku Singh in the retention list for Rs 13 crore. After this, Varun Chakraborty, Andre Russell and Sunil Narayan were retained for Rs 12 crore each. Among the uncapped players, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh were signed for Rs 4 crore. Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore shared a video on KKR’s official YouTube channel in which he said that the franchise had to retain 10 to 11 players and it was not easy for anyone to select 6 players. Apart from this, he praised all the retained players. Venky Mysore said, ‘We wanted to retain 10 or 11 players because everyone’s performance has been excellent. It was very difficult for everyone to choose 6 of these because the players have won the hearts of all the fans by performing tremendously for the Kolkata team. Sunil Narayan has been with us for 12 years and Andre Russell has also been with the team for 10 years. Varun Chakraborty has also performed well for Kolkata Knight Riders for a long time and everyone knows about Rinku Singh very well. Harshit Rana has also bowled brilliantly for the team for 3 years and Ramandeep Singh has left his mark after joining the team last year. I think this is the best combination. Here’s the video: Kolkata Knight Riders have Rs 51 crore left in their purse for IPL 2025 mega auction. Let us tell you that Kolkata Knight Riders now have Rs 51 crore left in their purse for the upcoming mega auction. Many fans were hopeful that the Kolkata franchise would definitely retain Shreyas Iyer, under whose captaincy the franchise had won the trophy for the 2024 season. However this has not happened. Mitchell Starc has also not been retained. It will be very exciting to see which players Kolkata Knight Riders include in their team in the upcoming auction? The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
IPL 2025: Know about 5 capped and one uncapped players of KKR whom the team would like to retain.
In the Indian Premier League 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders performed brilliantly and won the tournament trophy. KKR (Pic Source-X) In the Indian Premier League 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders performed brilliantly and won the tournament trophy. All the players performed brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders and played an important role in the victory of their team. Now Kolkata team would definitely like to win IPL 2025. However, there are some players whom they will have to retain before the upcoming season. It is going to be very difficult for the Kolkata team to take this decision. This is because in the 2024 season, there were very few players in the team who failed to leave their mark. Today we tell you about five capped and one uncapped players whom Kolkata Knight Riders can retain before the upcoming auction. 6- Fill Salt Phil Salt (Pic Source-X) Kolkata Knight Riders can retain England’s explosive opener Phil Salt in the upcoming season. Phil Salt’s performance in the IPL 2024 season was strong. However, due to the matches in England, he had to leave the team midway through the tournament. In the 2024 season, this dashing opening batsman had scored 432 runs in 12 matches at an average of above 39.
Andre Russell: “Why should I retire, I want to play the next T20 World Cup in 2026: Andre Russell
West Indies international cricketer Andre Russell recently expressed his desire to participate in the T20 World Cup in 2026. Andre Russell. (Photo by TONY ASHBY/AFP via Getty Images) Andre Russell wants to play T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies international cricketer Andre Russell recently expressed his desire to participate in the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026. This tournament will be jointly organized by India and Sri Lanka. The 36-year-old Russell was considering retiring from international cricket after the 2024 T20 World Cup but revealed that he changed his decision after a conversation with West Indies head coach Darren Sammy and will now prepare his body for the next mega tournament. Russell is one of the biggest names in T20 cricket. He has scored 1033 runs at a strike rate of 163.70 and taken 60 wickets in 82 T20 Internationals for the West Indies. Talking about continuing his international career for the West Indies, Russell said that the Caribbean team has a lot of talent, but he wants to inspire the young players so that they can become even better and fight for their place in the team. Why should I retire: Andre Russell Speaking to Jamaica Gleaner, Russell said, “I spoke to Sammy and he told me that he wants me to play international cricket for a few more years. Seeing the talent in the Caribbean team, I think I will push my body more and play international cricket for the next two years.” Russell further said, “I definitely want to play in the 2026 World Cup because I have a lot of talent that can come out. I could have retired from international cricket, but I want to see how the young all-rounders perform. I can still hit the ball anywhere, bowl at a good pace, am still fit and can run in the field. I don’t think I should stop now.” Andre Russell’s current status Currently, Andre Russell is playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). His team has won five out of eight matches so far and has qualified for the playoffs, which will start on October 1. The Kieron Pollard-led side will next play against Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors and if they win both the matches, they will secure their place in the top two, giving them two chances to qualify for the final.
West Indies announced their team for the T20 series against South Africa, Andre Russell and Jason Holder were rested
Cricket West Indies has announced its 15-member squad for the three-match T20 series against South Africa. West Indies Team (Pic Source-X) Recently a two match test series was played between West Indies and South Africa. South Africa won this two match test series 1-0. Now after the test series, a three match T20 series is to be played between these two teams. West Indies has announced its team for the upcoming T20 series. Andre Russell and Jason Holder have been rested in the West Indies team. Let us tell you, Andre Russell was included in the West Indies team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, although the host could not make it to the semi-finals of this important tournament. After the end of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Andre Russell was seen playing in The Hundred Men 2024 tournament. In this important tournament, the experienced all-rounder was seen performing brilliantly for London Spirit. Cricket West Indies has announced its 15-member squad for the three-match T20 series against South Africa. Apart from Andre Russell, Jason Holder has also been rested for the upcoming series. Jason Holder has played five consecutive Test matches for his country. Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe said, ‘Andre Russell has asked us for some time to rest and we would also like to give rest to Jason Holder who has played five consecutive Tests against England and South Africa. During this period, both of them will be monitored by the CWI science and medical team.’ Alzari Joseph was also given rest West Indies’ brilliant fast bowler Alzari Joseph has also been rested for the upcoming T20 series. West Indies captaincy has been handed over to Rovman Powell while Roston Chase has been appointed vice-captain. The team’s head coach Darren Sammy said, ‘It is always a big deal to perform against a strong team like South Africa. We would definitely like to win the upcoming T20 series. West Indies’ performance in white ball cricket has always been very good and all the players have a hunger for victory. There is a lot of confidence in this team and their eyes are on the T20 World Cup 2026.’ Here is the West Indies squad for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa: Rovman Powell (captain), Roston Chase (vice-captain), Alick Athanaze, Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Matthew Ford, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Akeel Hossain, Shamar Joseph, Obed McCoy, Gudakesh Moti, Nicholas Pooran, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd. This captain has won the most matches for his country in Test cricket Pat Cummins is very desperate to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 In the history of IPL auction, no bid was ever made on Virat Kohli, know the reason Virat Kohli made his debut 16 years ago, today he is a star in every format When Hardik was being abused in IPL, the atmosphere in the dressing room was like this Players who won the Player of the Match in the final of Champions Trophy- Sachin was about to punch Rahul Dravid in the dressing room…! Know the whole story…
MLC 2024: Travis Head’s bat broke due to Andre Russell’s lethal bowling, video goes viral
This incident was seen in the 11th match of Major League Cricket MLC (Image Credit- Twitter/X) A strange incident has been seen in match number 11 of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024. Let us tell you that in this match, Australian opener Travis Head’s bat broke on the bowling of Caribbean all-rounder Andre Russell, the video of which went viral on social media in no time. This 11th match of the tournament was played between Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) and Washington Freedom (WSF) at Church Street Park Stadium in Mooresville. During Washington’s innings in this match, Russell bowled a short length ball, on which Head’s bat broke while playing a pull shot and fell in the mid-on region. Also, as soon as Head’s bat broke, his reaction was also worth watching. Watch this viral video of Travis Head’s bat breaking Washington Freedom (WSF) won the match by 8 wickets On the other hand, if we tell you the status of the match, Washington Freedom has won by 8 wickets against Los Angeles Knight Riders. Losing the toss and batting first, Los Angeles was all out on a total score of 129 runs in 18.4 overs. Saif Badar was the only one who could play the best innings of 35 runs for the team, while Andre Russell contributed 20 runs. Apart from this, no other player could score more runs. Talking about Washington’s bowling, Saurabh Netravalkar got the maximum 4 wickets, Glenn Maxwell got 3, Lockie Ferguson got 2 and Rachin Ravindra got 1 wicket. After this, Washington Freedom came out to chase the target of 130 runs given by Los Angeles, and achieved it in just 16 overs on the basis of Travis Head’s brilliant innings of 54 runs. Apart from Head, captain Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 42 and Andries Goos remained unbeaten on 15*. From Los Angeles’ side, only Spencer Johnson and Shadley van Schalkwyk got 1-1 wickets.
July–09 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the world of cricket till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. Cricket World (Image Credit- Twitter/X) 1. Tim Paine criticises England after Ben Stokes’ ‘You are an average team’ comment on Ashes 2023 Tippaine said on SEN Tassie Breakfast- I think it was taken a bit out of context because he was talking in the changing room and so I would say it was a big speech. You are coming last in the World Test Championship every time. You are not going to be a team that everyone will remember. You are not doing anything new, we have seen this before. They (England) are an average team. 2. Ravi Shastri recommends two-tier system for promotion and demotion in Test cricket World champion and former Indian cricket team player and well-known cricket commentator Ravi Shastri has made a big statement regarding changes in Test cricket. The 62-year-old former player has recommended a two-tier system for promotion and demotion in Test cricket. Shastri made this statement during the first event of World Cricket Connects held at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday, July 5. 3. Virat and Rohit are not going to be seen on the field for a long time, have asked for a long break from BCCI A big news is coming out related to Indian captain Rohit Sharma and champion batsman Virat Kohli. According to some media reports, Virat and Rohit may be given rest from the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in August. In such a situation, KL Rahul or Hardik Pandya can captain in this format. At the same time, Indian fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah can also be given a break from the ODI series. 4. “They should have won more white ball trophies”- Michael Vaughan on Rohit and Virat’s retirement Regarding Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who recently retired from T20 cricket, former England captain Michael Vaughan said that there is enough talent to replace these legends. He believes that these players could have won more white ball trophies. Because it took Rohit 17 years to win the second trophy. 5. Gautam Gambhir is going to get a free hand as Head Coach in this matter! These people will face problems Team India’s next head coach is going to be announced in a few days. If Express Sports is to be believed, BCCI will give Gautam Gambhir the freedom to choose the coaching staff. It is not clear whether there will be a batting coach or not because Gambhir himself was a successful opener. If this news is true, then let us tell you that big changes are going to happen in the Indian cricket team. Gambhir himself will choose the coaching staff for Team India, in such a situation no lobbying will work. 6. I hope James Anderson takes all 20 wickets in his farewell Test match: Ben Stokes Ahead of the first Test between England and West Indies starting at Lord’s on July 10, Ben Stokes was quoted as saying by The Telegraph – If I’m honest,…
MLC 2024: Andre Russell hits a 107-meter long six against Haris Rauf, watch viral video
Russell’s team had to face defeat in the match. San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders (Image Credit- Twitter/X) MLC 2024, San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders: There is no match for the power hitting of West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell in T20 cricket. And Russell’s power hitting was seen in the second season of the ongoing Major League Cricket. Let us tell you that the fourth match of the ongoing tournament was played on 8th July between San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders. In this match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Andre Russell played a great shot against Haris Rauf, which went straight out of the stadium towards the leg side. As soon as Russell played this shot, the video of his shot started going viral on social media very fast. In the match, Russell remained unbeaten by scoring 40* runs in 25 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes, but his team had to face defeat in the match. Watch the video of this amazing shot by Andre Russell Andre Russell Vs Haris Rauf: 2023 – 108M six.2024 – 107M six. pic.twitter.com/p5t9PIbX3t — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 8, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about the match, then Los Angeles Knight Riders had to face defeat by 6 wickets. Batting first, the Riders scored 165 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Russell was the top scorer for the team by scoring 40 runs, while Shakib Al Hasan scored 35 runs and Jason Roy scored 26 runs. Talking about the bowling of Unicorns, Brady Couch and Haris Rauf got 2-2 wickets, Abrar Ahmed and Liam Plunkett took 1-1 wickets. After this, when San Francisco Unicorns came out to chase the target of 166 runs given by Los Angeles Knight Riders, they achieved this target in 15.2 overs at the loss of 4 wickets. Finn Allen played a brilliant innings of 63 runs in 37 balls for Unicorns, for which he was given the Player of the Match award.
T20 World Cup 2024: Super-8, Match-42, ENG vs WI Match Prediction: Who will win the match between England vs West Indies?
The second match of the T20 World Cup 2024 Super-8 round will be played between England and West Indies. ENG vs WI (Photo Source: X/Twitter) ENG vs WI Match Preview: 42nd match of T20 World Cup 2024 England And West Indies The match will be played between the two teams at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground on 20 June. Both the teams are part of Group-2 along with USA and South Africa. In the group stage round, England has made it to the Super-8 by finishing second in the Group-B points table with two wins in 4 matches and 5 points, while West Indies has made it to the first position in Group-C with four wins in 4 matches and 8 points. In the last match, England won against Namibia by 41 runs (DLS rule). Whereas West Indies defeated Afghanistan by 104 runs. ENG vs WI Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: Pitch Report: The pitch of Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium is considered good for batting. A lot of runs are scored on this ground. However, fast bowlers are expected to get good movement at the beginning of the innings. At the same time, the captain who wins the toss can choose to bowl first. Probable Playing XIs: England Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood West Indies Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Akeel Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Andre Russell, Alzari Joseph, Gudakesh Moti Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Nicholas Pooran played an innings of 98 runs in 53 balls with the help of 6 fours and 8 sixes in the last match. Pooran can be seen batting brilliantly against England as well. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Jofra Archer took one wicket for 15 runs in 2 overs against Namibia in the last match. He has been seen bowling well in the tournament so far. Archer can show a great game against West Indies. ENG vs WI Today’s Match Prediction: West Indies will win today’s match Scenario 1 England won the toss and chose to bowl Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 170-180 West Indies won Scenario 2 West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 35-45 First innings score- 160-170 West Indies won
T20 World Cup 2024: Andre Russell selected the top 4 to reach the semi-finals, see which teams got a place
20 teams are participating in T20 World Cup T20 World Cup 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 9th season of the T20 World Cup is being played under the hosting of West Indies and USA. A total of 55 matches will be played between 20 teams for the title battle. So far, cricket fans have got to see some exciting matches in the tournament. Also, smaller teams have upset the bigger teams. In such a situation, no one can predict which teams will make it to the next round of the tournament. However, amidst all this, West Indies’ two-time T20 World Cup champion all-rounder Andre Russell has selected the top 4 teams that will reach the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup. Let’s know which teams are going to reach the semi-finals according to Russell? Andre Russell selected the semi-finalists of T20 World Cup Let us tell you that a video of Andre Russell has been shared by his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on its official X account. In this video, Russell says- I think West Indies will reach the semi-finals, India and Australia also have good chances of reaching the semi-finals. Apart from this, the fourth team can be England as they have performed well on Caribbean soil in the recent past. Watch this video of Andre Russell Dre Russ shares his Top 4 teams for the #T20WorldCup – let us know yours too! pic.twitter.com/31GvMg7Hw4 — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) June 9, 2024 On the other hand, if we talk about Andre Russell’s team and West Indies, which is hosting the ongoing T20 World Cup, they have played only two matches so far, in which they have won. West Indies won the first match against Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets. After this, they won a big victory by 134 runs in the second match against Uganda. After this, West Indies will face New Zealand in their next match on 12 June. This match between the two teams will be played at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. By winning this match, West Indies will secure their place in Super 8.
Top 5 longest six in T20 World Cup history: Players who hit the 5 longest sixes in T20 World Cup history
The T20 format is known as a batsman’s game and players can be seen hitting sixes and fours from the very first ball. Longest Six in T20I (Pic Source X) Top 5 longest six in T20 World Cup history: The T20 World Cup started in the year 2007 and since then this tournament has brought a revolution in cricket. The tournament has received a lot of support for this format since its first edition. The T20 format is called the game of batsmen, and players will be seen hitting sixes and fours from the very first ball. In this article, we will talk about the top five biggest and longest sixes in the history of T20 World Cup. Top 5 longest six in T20 World Cup history 5. Junaid Siddiqui (109m – 2022) Junaid Siddique (Pic Source X) UAE’s Junaid Siddiqui hit a six of 109 meters and the fifth longest six in the history of the tournament against Sri Lanka during the 2022 T20 World Cup. Chasing a target of 153 runs to win, UAE lost 9 bowlers at a score of 56. Junaid Siddiqui hit a huge six on the second ball of the 17th over which fell 109 meters away. Everyone was surprised to see this six. After this, Junaid also flexed his biceps in style.
