DTVHINDISteve Smith is a fan of Rohit Sharma’s batting, praised the Indian captain by appointing him the opener of his World Test XI.
Rohit Sharma is counted among the best batsmen in the world. Steve Smith Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Twitter) Australia’s experienced batsman Steve Smith has appointed Team India captain Rohit Sharma as the opener of his World Test XI. Steve Smith praised Rohit Sharma a lot and also said that the Indian captain can put pressure on the bowlers by batting aggressively. Let us tell you that Rohit Sharma is counted among the best batsmen in the world. Be it Test format or ODI cricket, Rohit Sharma is always seen batting aggressively. There are many records that Rohit Sharma has broken and created in his international cricketing career. While talking on Fox Cricket, Steve Smith said, ‘Rohit Sharma is a very dangerous player and he can bat explosively even against the new ball. He plays his shots very well and his defense is also very strong. The Indian captain puts pressure on the bowlers. Rohit Sharma can also be seen batting brilliantly in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Team India is currently playing a three-match Test series against New Zealand. The third and final Test match between these two teams is starting from November 1. This match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After this, Team India has to play a 5-match Test series against Australia, which is starting from November 22 in Perth. Rohit Sharma’s record against Australia has always been excellent and the Indian captain would definitely like to leave his mark in the upcoming Test series as well. Talking about Steve Smith, he will also be seen playing an important role in this upcoming Test series for Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has recently announced its team for the five-match Test series against Australia. The responsibility of captaining Team India has been entrusted to Rohit Sharma. 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-
BCCI did not consult Virat Kohli before appointing Gautam Gambhir as coach, shocking report revealed
After Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir is the next head coach of Team India. Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X/Twitter) As soon as Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, there has been a stir in Indian cricket. Meanwhile, another media report has surfaced which is related to Gautam Gambhir, hearing which the fans are absolutely surprised. Before appointing Gautam Gambhir as the head coach of the Indian cricket team, the BCCI did not consult Virat Kohli. Gautam Gambhir has become the head coach of Team India after the departure of Rahul Dravid. Let us tell you that Rahul Dravid’s tenure recently ended with the T20 World Cup 2024. Under his leadership, Team India played the finals of three ICC tournaments in the last one year, in which India won one and lost two. The kind of bonding Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir share is well known to all the fans. They hugged each other during IPL 2024, but they have been involved in heated arguments many times in the past and it was speculated that Kohli might play a big role in the selection of the new head coach, however, that was not the case when the board appointed Gautam Gambhir. BCCI appointed Gautam Gambhir as head coach without consulting Virat Kohli Virat Kohli has retired from the shortest format of cricket after the T20 World Cup, but it is believed that he will definitely play the ODI format at least till the 2027 World Cup. Keeping all these things in mind, the BCCI appointed Gambhir as the head coach without consulting Kohli. A BCCI source confirmed this to Hindustan Times. The BCCI source said, “There is enough time for talks between the two. But it is important for the BCCI to look at the bigger picture, as many young players can be seen playing for Team India in the coming years.” The report further states that Hardik Pandya was one of the few players whose opinion was taken by the BCCI before appointing Gambhir as India’s head coach. After Rohit Sharma’s retirement from T20, there are chances that Hardik Pandya can be made the captain of the team in this format.
Appointing Babar Azam as captain again was the worst decision of PCB: Ahmed Shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad criticised the decision to re-appoint Babar Azam as captain Babar Azam and Ahmed Shehzad (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Pakistan team has been knocked out of T20 World Cup 2024 as USA vs Ireland match was cancelled due to rain. Babar Azam and Co had a very disappointing start to this edition and lost both their opening matches. But they registered a win against Canada. However, for Pakistan to qualify for the Super 8s, it was necessary for USA to lose against Ireland and Pakistan to win their last group stage match, but rain dashed Pakistan’s hopes. Pakistani fans have suffered a big shock as soon as the Pak team was out and they have openly expressed their disappointment on social media. Apart from this, former Pakistani cricketers have also criticized Babar Azam’s team. At the same time, experienced cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has criticized the decision to appoint Babar Azam as the captain again. Let us tell you that after Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the ODI World Cup last year, Babar Azam left the captaincy of the team in all three formats. However, earlier this year, the PCB again appointed him as the captain of white ball cricket in place of Shaheen Afridi. Ahmed Shahzad has strongly criticized this decision of the PCB and called it the worst decision. That was the worst decision by the PCB chairman- Ahmed Shehzad “Making Babar Azam the captain again was the worst decision by the PCB chairman as he was a tried and tested captain. Wahab Riaz has handled things in a very unprofessional manner,” Shahzad told Geo News. He said, “If you look at their cricket in the last four years, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi and Fakhar Zaman have been consistent. There is also Haris Rauf. He has got more time than he should have. There is factionalism in the team and there is a lack of leadership.” Shahzad also criticized Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. He said, “They say we are learning from our mistakes; what are you learning? Against Canada, you had to improve your net run rate and Rizwan scored the slowest half-century. Babar Azam also scored 33 runs at run-a-ball. Individual milestones have destroyed our cricket and the state of our cricket is because of them.”
Three main reasons why LSG took the right decision by appointing Nicholas Pooran as vice-captain in IPL 2024
Before the Indian Premier League 2024, Lucknow Super Giants have appointed explosive West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran as the new vice-captain of their team. Nicholas Pooran (Pic Source-Twitter) Before the Indian Premier League 2024, Lucknow Super Giants have appointed explosive West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran as the new vice-captain of their team. Let us tell you, Nicholas Pooran has been given this role in place of Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya. KL Rahul will captain Lucknow Super Giants in the upcoming season also. However, last season, KL Rahul got injured after which Krunal Pandya had to captain the team. Now in the upcoming season, Nicholas Puran will be seen as the vice-captain of the Lucknow team. Today we will tell you the three main reasons why LSG took the right decision by making Nicholas Pooran the vice-captain of its team in IPL 2024. 1- KL Rahul can now focus on batting KL Rahul, LSG (Image Credit- Twitter) Talking about fitness, KL Rahul has not looked so good for some time. Currently, he has also missed some matches in the Test series being played against England. In the upcoming IPL season, Nicholas Puran can be seen keeping wickets for the Lucknow team in place of KL Rahul. This will remove a big burden from KL Rahul and he will be able to focus more on batting. Nicholas Pooran has been keeping wickets for the West Indies team and his role will also be very important in the upcoming IPL season.
