DTVHINDIPCB Central Contract: The board announced the central contract for 2024-25, Babar Azam got a place in this category.
Pakistan Cricket Board has given central contracts to 25 players. PCB Logo and Babar Azam (Photo Source: PCB Central Contract 2024-25: Pakistan cricket team recently won the Test series against England by 2-1. The team has won the Test series at home since 2021 and this is also their first win under the captaincy of Shan Masood. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the Men’s Central Contract for the 2024-25 season. The board has given central contracts to 25 players and these will be effective from July 1, 2024. PCB Central Contract: Former Pakistani captain Babar Azam is in ‘A’ category Babar Azam has been struggling with poor form for some time. Babar was also rested for the last two Tests against England. He has been retained as the top player of the men’s team. Mohammad Rizwan is also present in ‘A’ category in the central contract along with Babar. Pakistan’s current Test captain Shan Masood is in the ‘B’ category, which also includes Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. Five young players were also given central contracts Taking a historic step, Pakistan Cricket Board has given central contracts to five emerging young players. These players have been placed in ‘D’ category and include Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Irfan Khan and Usman Khan. Whereas in ‘C’ category, players like Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan have been kept. Pakistan Cricket Board said in the official media release, “These contracts have been offered under the structure that was agreed between the players and the PCB last year for a period of three years.” Pakistan’s central contract players for the 2024-25 international season- category total players names of players A 2 Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan B 3 Naseem Shah, Shan Masood, Shaheen Shah Afridi C 9 Badullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan. D 11 Aamir Jamal, Hasibullah, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Usman Khan
BCCI announced the team for South Africa tour and BGT series against Australia, Gaikwad did not get a place.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy test series will start from November 22 Team India (Image Credit- Twitter X) Team India squad for South Africa & Border-Gavaskar Trophy: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has today announced the squad for the upcoming T20 against South Africa on Friday, October 25 and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test series starting in November. So BCCI has not given place to Ruturaj Gaikwad in the team for both these tours. BCCI has made Suryakumar Yadav the captain in T20 format, Rohit Sharma as the captain of Team India on Australia tour and Jasprit Bumrah as his deputy. India’s South African tour is going to start from November 8. On this tour, Team India will be seen playing a four-match T20 series, while the BGT series will start with the first match to be held in Perth on November 22. Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dubey have not been included in the T20 team due to injury. Apart from this, Riyan Parag has also not been included in the T20 team due to being in BCCI’s Center of Excellence. On the other hand, fast bowlers Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini and Khalil Ahmed have been included in the traveling reserve tour on Australia tour. Indian team for the upcoming T20 series against South Africa: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Vishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Avesh Khan. And Yash Dayal. Indian team for BGT 2024-25: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj. , Akashdeep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. 🚨 NEWS 🚨 Squads for India’s tour of South Africa & Border-Gavaskar Trophy announced 🔽#TeamIndia , #SAvIND , #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Z4eTXlH3u0 — BCCI (@BCCI) October 25, 2024 Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
PAK vs ENG: England announced its playing XI for the third test, two major changes in the team
At present the 3 match test series is tied at 1-1. England Test Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) England has announced its playing XI for the third Test match against Pakistan starting from October 24. This match will be played between these two teams at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. In the second test match played between these two teams, Pakistan had given a crushing defeat to England. On behalf of the hosts, Noman Ali and Sajid Khan bowled lethally and took all 20 wickets. At present the 3 match test series is tied at 1-1. England had won the first test. Talking about Rawalpindi Test, spinners can get a lot of help here. This is the reason why the English team has included Rehan Ahmed in place of Matthew Potts in its playing XI for the third Test. Not only this, Gus Atkinson will be seen playing in the playing XI in place of Brydon Carse. Let us tell you that Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts together took a total of 8 wickets in the second test. However, in the third test, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed can be seen bowling well. Even though the England team has failed to perform well in the second test, they would definitely like to win the series by winning the third test. Here is England’s playing XI for the third Test against Pakistan: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir. In the second Test match, Pakistan had scored 366 runs in its first innings, in response to which England was all out for 291 runs in its first innings. After this, Pakistan also failed to perform well in the second innings and was all out for 221 runs. England’s batsmen performed disappointingly in the second innings and the team could only score 144 runs and Pakistan won the match by 152 runs. It is very important for England to perform strongly in all departments. With the arrival of Rehan Ahmed, the bowling lineup of the team has also become stronger and young players can also make important contributions with the batting. 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: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: ICC announced match officials for the final match
The final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between South Africa and New Zealand. Nimali Perera and Claire Polosak (Photo Source: The final match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played on October 20 between South Africa Women and New Zealand Women in Dubai. ICC has announced the match officials for the final. Nimali Perera and Claire Polosak will officiate in the Women’s T20 World Cup final for the first time. Anna Harris will play the role of third umpire and Jacqueline Williams will play the role of fourth umpire. Meanwhile, GS Lakshmi has been selected as the match referee. Nimali Perera and Claire Polosak are very experienced. Nimali Perera had earlier umpired in the semi-final between Australia and South Africa in the tournament, she had also umpired in the semi-final between Australia and India last year. At the same time, Claire Polosak is a very experienced umpire. The final match between South Africa and New Zealand will be the 64th T20 International match of her career, in which she will officiate. Polosak was one of the onfield umpires during the semi-finals of the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa. He also umpired in the semi-finals of West Indies and New Zealand this year. Match Officials for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final Onfield Umpires- Nimali Perera, Claire Polosak Third Umpire- Anna Harris Fourth Umpire- Jacqueline Williams Match Referee- GS Lakshmi ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Know all the information related to the final match between South Africa and New Zealand- When and where will the match between South Africa and New Zealand be played? The final match between South Africa and New Zealand will be played on 20 October at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. What time will the match between South Africa and New Zealand start? The final match between South Africa and New Zealand will start at 7:30 pm. On which TV channel will the match between South Africa and New Zealand be telecast? Final match fans between South Africa and New Zealand star sports network You can watch it for free on all channels. How and where can you watch the live stream of the match between South Africa and New Zealand on mobile and desktop? Final match fans between South Africa and New Zealand Disney+ Hotstar But you can see. Probable playing 11 for the final match between South Africa and New Zealand- South African women- Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tajmin Brits, Marijne Kapp, Anneke Bosh, Sune Luus, Chloe Tyrone, Nadine de Klerk, Annery Dirksen, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba. New Zealand Women- Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gage (wk), Rosemary Mair, Fran Jonas, Lee Tahuhu, Eden Carson.
PAK vs ENG: PCB announced the team for the second and third test against England, these players including Babar were excluded
PCB has taken big decisions at the time of team selection. Pakistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: England tour of Pakistan, 2024:A three-match Test series is currently being played between Pakistan and England (PAK vs ENG). So today, on October 13, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the team for the second and third test matches against England. PCB has taken some big and bold decisions while selecting this team. Let us tell you that former captain and veteran batsman Babar Azam has been dropped from the team for the remaining matches of the Test series. Pakistani team for the second and third test matches Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Hasibullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Noman Ali, Sam Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga and Zahid Mehmood.
Team India announced for Hong Kong Sixes tournament, this player made captain
Hong Kong Sixes (Photo Source: Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has been named the captain of Team India for the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament. On 12 October, it was announced that Uthappa would lead a team of former Indian star players including Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary and Stuart Binny in the six-a-side tournament to be held from 1 to 3 November. Returning for the first time since 2017, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes will feature renowned cricketers from 12 countries competing in the event. Each team will play matches with 6 players, showcasing an exciting brand of cricket with shorter innings and more aggressive game-play. India has announced its team for the tournament and fans have high expectations from the team full of experienced players. Apart from India and Pakistan, the teams participating in this tournament are Australia, Bangladesh, England, Hong Kong, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, South Africa, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates. The Hong Kong Sixes 2024 will be the 20th edition of the tournament and is returning after a gap of seven years. This tournament was first played in 1992, while the last edition took place in 2017 when South Africa became the champion. The matches will be played from 8:30 am to 6 pm on all three days. Tickets for the tournament have also been released, priced at $150 on the first day, $250 on the second day and $350 on the third day. Tickets for all three days cost $580 each. hong kong Sixes:Complete squad of Team India: Robin Uthappa (captain), Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Manoj Tiwari, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bharat Chipli, Shreevats Goswami (wicketkeeper), What is Hong Kong Success? The Hong Kong Sixes is an international tournament recognized by the ICC. 8 to 12 teams participate in this tournament. In this, every bowler except the wicket-keeper has to bowl one over. Because of which this tournament is considered more important for the all-rounder. England has won this tournament maximum 5 times. Whereas India became champion in 2005. Matches are played between two teams of six players each, with an innings consisting of 5 overs. However, in the final match an over is of 8 balls. If 5 wickets fall before the end of 5 overs, the last batsman will bat and the fifth batsman will play the role of runner. The batsman who is not out will have to remain on strike at all times and the innings will end as soon as he is out.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Vidarbha announced the team for the upcoming tournament, Akshay Wadkar will take command
Vidarbha is going to face Andhra in its first match. Vidarbha Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) has announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy. Let us tell you that the much awaited season of the tournament is starting from October 11. So this season, the command of the team has been handed over to wicketkeeper batsman Akshay Wadkar, while left handed opening batsman Atharva Tayde has been made his deputy. Apart from this, experienced Karun Nair, who scored a triple century in Test cricket for India, has also been included in the team. It is noteworthy that he has started playing for Vidarbha since last season, and he was the highest run-scorer for the team in the last season. Also, Faiz Fazal, who announced his retirement from domestic cricket last season, is now going to be replaced by young Yash Rathore in the team. Apart from this, experienced Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav will be the leader of Vidarbha’s fast bowling in the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy. Whereas Vidarbha will start its title campaign in Ranji Trophy with the first match against Andhra to be held in Nagpur. Vidarbha’s 16-member squad for the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season Akshay Wadkar (captain and wicketkeeper), Atharva Tayde (vice captain), Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Yash Kadam, Harsh Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Aditya Thackeray, Shubham Kapse, Nachiket Bhute, Siddhesh Vath (wicketkeeper), Prafulla Hinge, Danish Malewar. , Umesh Yadav, Mandar Mahale and Karun Nair. coaching staff, Usman Ghani (Head Coach), Atul Ranade (Assistant Coach), Yuvraj Singh Dasundhi (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Nitin Khurana (Physio), Anirudh Deshpande (Video Analyst), Rajsingh Chandel (Masseur), Yash Thorat (Side-Arm Ball) Thrower), Jeetendra Dharbhe (Manager). Vidarbha matches to be played during Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season round versus date venue 1 Andhra October 11-14 Nagpur 2 Puducherry October 18-21 Puducherry 3 Uttarakhand October 26-29 Dehradun 4 Himachal Pradesh November 06-09 Nagpur 5 Gujarat November 13-16 Nagpur 6 Rajasthan January 23-26 Jaipur 7 Hyderabad January 30-February 02 Nagpur
Hong Kong 6s announced its schedule, opening match will be played between India and Pakistan
The Hong Kong tournament will start from November 1 and will be played between a total of 12 teams. Hong Kong 6s (Pic Source-X) The Hong Kong 6s tournament is going to start once again. Let us tell you that the last edition of this fantastic tournament was played in 2017. This tournament has always been highly praised and has seen many countries perform tremendously against each other. Now after almost 7 years this tournament is going to start once again. The first match of the upcoming season of Hong Kong 6s will be played between India and Pakistan. The Hong Kong 6s tournament will start from November 1 and will be played between a total of 12 teams. The best thing is that the International Cricket Council has decided to start this wonderful tournament once again. This tournament was first played in 1992. Talking about India, they have won this tournament only once in 2005. Legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni have participated in the Hong Kong 6s tournament. The England team has won this important tournament five times. Now in the upcoming season also all the 12 teams will be seen performing tremendously. The upcoming season of the Hong Kong 6s will also see the Associate nations participating. The teams playing in the upcoming season are India, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, England, South Africa, Oman, New Zealand, Hong Kong and UAE. The rules of this tournament say that six players from a team can participate in it. Here is the schedule of the upcoming season of Hong Kong Sixers 🚨FIXTURES ANNOUNCED🚨 Plan early for the weekend of 1st to 3rd November 2024 as the fixtures for the HK Sixes are announced. No need to spend a fortune and travel miles to watch India, Pakistan, Australia, England, Nepal or other International Cricket Stars. Galaxy of talents… pic.twitter.com/DSzVObXJt8 — Cricket Hong Kong, China (@CricketHK) October 9, 2024 🚨POOLS ANNOUNCED🚨 People travel miles to venues to watch India vs Pakistan or England vs Australia. Both games can be seen back to back at one venue only at the Hong Kong Sixes. Prepare for explosive power hitting and a storm of sixes that will electrify the crowd! … pic.twitter.com/txS8Cpg2Gl — Cricket Hong Kong, China (@CricketHK) October 9, 2024 Learn about the rules of the Hong Kong 6s tournament here Instead of 8, 12 teams should be seen participating in the upcoming season. This is not a franchise league tournament. The team can take the field with only 6 players Apart from the wicketkeeper, each player of the team can bowl only one over. The final match of this tournament will be of 8 balls instead of six balls in an over. A team can bowl only 5 overs. A batsman can retire after scoring 31 runs. He can come to bat if the rest of the team’s players are out or retire. If 5 batsmen are out before the given five overs, then the fifth batsman will be seen playing only as a runner and will not be…
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Saurashtra announced its squad, this veteran fast bowler got the command of captaincy
Veteran fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat has got the captaincy of Saurashtra in the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy. Saurashtra Team (Photo Source: Twitter) Saurashtra Cricket Association has announced its 15-member squad for the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. Veteran fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat has got the captaincy of Saurashtra in the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy. Jaydev Unadkat’s performance has always been very good in Indian domestic cricket and he has a lot of experience of playing in Ranji Trophy as well. Apart from Jaydev Unadkat, Cheteshwar Pujara has also been included in the team. This is Cheteshwar Pujara’s 20th season in Ranji Trophy. Let us tell you that Cheteshwar Pujara has not been included in the Indian Test team for a long time. However, Cheteshwar Pujara’s performance in England county cricket was excellent and now he will be seen batting brilliantly in the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy also. Not only this, Team India now has to play the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia and Cheteshwar Pujara will also have his eyes on this important series. He himself will look to make a comeback in Team India. Harvik Desai, Sheldon Jackson and Tarang Gohal have been included in the team as wicketkeeper batsmen. Chirag Jani and Prerak Mankad will be seen playing as all-rounders. In the last season of Ranji Trophy, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja took 41 wickets and this season he will lead the spin bowling attack. Apart from this, some young players will also be seen performing tremendously in the upcoming season. Saurashtra would definitely like to win the trophy of the upcoming season. In the upcoming season, young players as well as experienced players will be seen performing brilliantly from Saurashtra. This is Saurashtra’s full squad for Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. Jaydev Unadkat (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Harvik Desai (wicketkeeper), Sheldon Jackson (wicketkeeper), Tarang Gohel (wicketkeeper), Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad, Yuvraj Singh Dodiya, D Jadeja, Parth Bhoot, Vishwaraj Jadeja, Hiten Kambi, Navneet Vora, Parswaraj Rana. Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup-
IND vs NZ: New Zealand announced the team for the test series against India, Kane Williamson left out
According to the report, Williamson will be out of the first Test against India in Bengaluru. New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test (Image Credit- Twitter After the ongoing T-20 series between India and Bangladesh, Team India has to immediately play a three-match Test series against New Zealand. This test series will be played from October 16, for which New Zealand has announced its team. However, it is a big blow for the visiting team. According to the report, Williamson will be out of the first Test against India in Bengaluru. It has been reported that Kane had a back problem in the Galle Test against Sri Lanka. For this reason he has been advised to rest at home before leaving for India. Mark Chapman was included Meanwhile, uncapped batsman Mark Chapman has been included in the team in place of Williamson. Tim Southee has resigned from the captaincy after the defeat in the Test series against Sri Lanka. Because of this, Tom Latham will now take charge of the team in the Test series against India. New Zealand selector Sam Wells is hopeful that Williamson will be available in the last leg of the tour. “We have been advised that it would be best for Kane not to take any risks with the injury and to rest,” Wells said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo. We are hopeful that if the rehabilitation routine goes as per schedule, Kane will be available for the final leg of the tour. He further said, although it is a bit disappointing not to have Kane from the start of the tour, it gives someone else a chance to play a role in the important series. New Zealand squad for the series: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
