Ben Stokes got very angry on the journalist’s accusation, tweeted this on social media

Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka due to injury. Ben Stokes (Photo Source: X/Twitter) England Test captain Ben Stokes suffered a hamstring injury while batting during the match between Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers in The Hundred. Due to this injury, Stokes has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, recently a sports journalist has accused Ben Stokes of prioritizing The Hundred over county cricket through social media. Stokes has become very angry with the behavior of the journalist and has reprimanded him by tweeting. I have played 3 Championship games for Durham this year- Ben Stokes Sports journalist Scott Wilson wrote about Ben Stokes on social media, So Ben Stokes isn’t allowed to play any county cricket for Durham during the summer, but he could still mess around in the circus that is The Hundred, where he injured his hamstring and is now out of action for the entire summer season. Ben Stokes gave a strong reply to Wilson and reminded him that he had played three championship games for Durham. Stokes tweeted, Chief Sports Writer???I played in 3 championship games for Durham this year. Chief Sports Writer???I played 3 Championship games for Durham this year — Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) August 14, 2024 Stokes played matches against Lancashire, Somerset and Worcestershire in May and June this year. While bowling, he took 18 wickets in these three matches, including one five-wicket haul and two four-wicket hauls. At the same time, Ben played innings of 2.18, 0, 56, and 26 runs with the bat. Ollie Pope will captain the Test series against Sri Lanka Ollie Pope has been appointed captain of England for the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, following Ben Stokes’ injury. England Squad- Ollie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood The first match of the Test series between England and Sri Lanka will be played in Manchester from August 21. After this, the second Test will be played at Lord’s from August 29 and then the third match will be played at the Oval from September 6.

Amazing inswing by Tim Southee and Ben Stokes was left staring – you must not have seen such a ball

On the 21st ball of the Northern Superchargers innings, Ben Stokes could not play Tim Southee’s inswing ball and lost his wicket. Ben Stokes (Source X) The 19th match of The Hundred was played on 7 August between Birmingham Phoenix and Northern Superchargers. In this match, Northern Superchargers won the toss and decided to bat first. Tim Southee surprised Ben Stokes with his inswing in the first innings Birmingham Phoenix fast bowler Tim Southee dismissed Northern Superchargers batsman Ben Stokes with a beautiful inswing delivery. The game was played at Edgbaston, Birmingham. On the 21st ball of the Northern Superchargers innings, Ben Stokes could not play an inswing ball and lost his wicket. New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee bowled a brilliant length ball, which went in fast and hit the inside edge and hit the off stump. Stokes himself was surprised to see this and all the spectators were also surprised with him. You can also watch the video Instant impact from Tim Southee This is a HUGE moment in the match for Birmingham Phoenix!#TheHundred , #RoadToTheEliminator pic.twitter.com/9WV2T2eAT6 — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 6, 2024 This was Ben Stokes’ first match in The Hundred in three years. The England Test captain had a very poor outing as he got out on a golden duck. Talking about the match, Northern Superchargers won the toss and decided to bat first. However, they did not have a good start and opener Matthew Short was dismissed by Tim Southee on the sixth ball of the match. Nicholas Pooran came in to bat at number three; he hit a four and a six, but Adam Milne ended his innings soon. Saurabh again took the ball and put the Northern Superchargers on the backfoot by dismissing Ben Stokes. Captain Harry Brook also had a disappointing performance, as Chris Wood dismissed him for 15 runs. In the hope of setting a big target, the team of Northern Superchargers was all out after scoring 83 runs in 96 balls and dashed their own hopes. In reply, the team of Birmingham Phoenix scored 86 runs in 39 balls without losing any wicket and won the match.

England squad announced for Test series against Sri Lanka, Zak Crawley and Dillion Pennington out

The three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka will be played from August 21. Zak Crawley & Dillion Pennington (Photo Source: The England cricket team has announced the squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Ben Stokes will be seen leading the team. Opening batsman Jack Crowley and fast bowler Dillon Pennington are out of the series due to injuries. Jordan Cox replaced Jack Crowley Jack Crowley suffered an injury to the little finger of his right hand during the third match of the last Test series against the West Indies. Crowley has not recovered from the injury, and has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. Young batsman Jordan Cox has been included in the team in place of Jack Crowley. Dillon Pennington ruled out with hamstring injury Fast bowler Dillon Pennington was part of the Test series against West Indies, but he did not get a chance to play. The team management backed fast bowlers like Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson and Mark Wood in the last two matches. After the series ended, captain Ben Stokes had said that if Dillon Pennington is selected for the Sri Lanka series, he will get a chance in the playing 11. But the young bowler has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury. Pennington got injured while playing during the Hundred League. Playing for Northern Superchargers against Oval Invincibles, he bowled just 5 balls and got injured. Ollie Stone has got a place in the team in place of Dillon Pennington. Let us tell you that Stone has been included in the team for the first time since June 2021. He has played three Test matches so far. England squad for Test series against Sri Lanka- Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Matthew Potts, Ollie Stone England vs Sri Lanka Test Series Schedule- 1st Test, 21-25 August, Old Trafford Cricket Ground Second Test – 29 August-2 September, Lord’s Cricket Ground Third Test- September 6-10, The Oval

July-29 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. (Image Credit- Twitter X) 1. Ben Stokes Test Records: Ben Stokes’s great feat, created history by breaking a 43-year-old record Ben Stokes opened for England on the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston. As soon as he came to the crease, he entertained cricket lovers with his explosive batting. Ben Stokes hit 9 fours and 2 sixes in 28 balls and scored an unbeaten 57 runs at a strike rate of 203.57. He completed his half-century in just 24 balls. With this, he made a big record in his name. Stokes has become the fastest player to score a half-century in the history of England Test cricket. 2. Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first batsman to do this in the year 2024, equaled Virat Kohli’s record The year 2024 has been very good so far for Indian young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. He has become the first batsman in the world to score a thousand runs in 2024. Yashasvi Jaiswal has completed 1000 runs in a calendar year at the age of just 22, with this he has equaled Virat Kohli in terms of scoring 1000 runs in a calendar year at the youngest age for India. 3. VIDEO: Ashwin gets a taste of his own medicine, narrowly escapes being mankaded in TNPL A match was played between Dindigul Dragons and Nellali Royal Kings on Sunday in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL 2024). In this match, Ravichandran Ashwin got a taste of his own medicine. Ashwin is known for running out batsmen at the non-striker end. Ashwin has done this from the Indian Premier League to international cricket. However, in the TNPL, he himself narrowly escaped getting caught in this matter. 4. “I have already heard people talking in the dressing room”- Rahul Dravid on cricket being included in the Olympics Former Team India legend and coach Rahul Dravid expressed his full support for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games during his visit to Paris on Sunday. The former player revealed that there is a lot of excitement about this among the current cricketers. He called it a big moment for India and cricket. 5. “This is the template we want to play with” – Suryakumar explains India’s approach in the T20 format Suryakumar Yadav said after Sri Lanka vs India 2nd T20 match, “We talked about what kind of cricket we want to play before the start of the tournament. This is the ‘template’ we want to move forward with.” He further said, “A score of less than 160 would have been good in bad weather. Rain helped us. The way the boys batted was fantastic. 6. ENG vs WI: Captain Ben Stokes made a big statement praising Mark Wood’s performance in the Edgbaston Test match During the post-match after the end of the third Test match against West Indies at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Ben Stokes said about Mark Wood – I think he (Mark Wood) really deserves the awards he…

ENG vs WI: Captain Ben Stokes made a big statement praising Mark Wood’s performance in the Edgbaston Test match

Mark Wood has been the player of the series in the three-match Test series against West Indies Mark Wood (Image Credit- Twitter X) The England cricket team has recently defeated the Caribbean team 3-0 in the three-match Test series against the West Indies. The third and last match of this series was played at Edgbaston ground in Birmingham, in which the host team won in a one-sided manner by 10 wickets. So, not only in this match but during the entire series, fast bowler Mark Wood has bowled brilliantly. Wood took 7 wickets in the third Test match played at Edgbaston, which included a 5-wicket haul in the second innings. For this brilliant performance, he was awarded the Player of the Match award. On the other hand, now England Test cricket team captain Ben Stokes has been seen praising Wood’s brilliant performance. Ben Stokes praised Mark Wood a lot Let us tell you that after the end of the third Test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham, during the post-match, Ben Stokes said about Mark Wood – I think he (Mark Wood) really deserves the awards he has received. Whenever he wears the England shirt, he always tries to be amazing in the game. He is a lion hearted player, as a captain you can see him bowling for 45 minutes or more. Stokes further said- Wood is a really fast and skillful bowler. He opened the match for us. It seemed like he was looking to take a wicket on every ball. Obviously, when the ball comes at a speed of 150 kilometers and it reverse swings, it will be very difficult to bat. Wood is very important and the skill he has is the X factor.

July-21 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. (Image Credit- Twitter/X) 1. This person will make Team India practice for IND vs SL series, reached Sri Lanka Gautam Gambhir is going to take over as the new head coach of Team India from India’s tour of Sri Lanka. Along with this, Ryan ten Doeschate was selected to assist Gautam Gambhir. Ryan ten Doeschate joined the team on 25 July. Let us tell you that Ryan ten Doeschate was selected only after Gambhir’s recommendation because Gambhir has worked with him and he wanted to make him his assistant coach. 2. Ben Stokes expressed concern over England’s international cricket schedule, know what he said? Regarding the busy cricket schedule of the England cricket team, Ben Stokes said to ESPNcricinfo – I don’t expect this. This is something that needs to be looked at. Who knows what international cricket will look like, with everyone’s franchises running as well? This needs to be looked at, the landscape of the game is constantly changing. I don’t think anyone can put their hand on their heart and say they know what cricket is going to look like in two years. I think some advice could be quite good, obviously for Jos Buttler and me. 3. Bumrah has now broken his silence on the bad behaviour of fans with Hardik Pandya Jasprit Bumrah told The Indian Express, “Sometimes we understand, we live in a country where emotions are the topic of discussion. We understand that fans get emotional. Players get emotional. You can’t take it seriously. Now when people are singing songs of praise, it’s not all. Things can change again when we lose a match. Because we play a game that is so popular, every player has to go through all this. 4. Rahul Dravid’s son Samit Dravid’s luck shines, he got this much money in yesterday’s auction Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, bagged his maiden Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 contract with last season’s runners-up Mysuru Warriors at the auction in Bengaluru on Thursday. 18-year-old all-rounder Dravid was bought for a price of Rs 50,000. A medium pacer and middle-order batsman, he was part of the Karnataka Under-19 team that won the 2023-24 Cooch Behar Trophy. 5. “I trust you…I am grateful” – Jasprit Bumrah said about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy Jasprit Bumrah is counted among the fastest bowlers not only in India but in the world. He has praised his captain Rohit Sharma a lot. Bumrah told how Rohit helped him become a better bowler under his captaincy in IPL. At the beginning of his career, Bumrah did not know how to field. He told that Rohit Sharma used to help him in setting the field as well. 6. Neither Dhoni, nor Rohit, nor Kohli, who is Bumrah’s favorite captain? Know here Let us tell you that recently while talking to Indian Express, when Jaspreet Bumrah was asked about his favorite captain, he said- My favorite captain has always…

ENG vs WI: ‘He showed what he can do’: Ben Stokes on Shoaib Bashir’s match-winning spell in Nottingham Test

Bashir took 7 wickets in the second Test match against West Indies. Shoaib Bashir (Image Credit- Twitter X) When Shoaib Bashir made his debut in Test cricket on Indian soil, he impressed a lot with his performance. And now he has been seen giving a similar performance in the ongoing three-match Test series against West Indies. Let us tell you that in the Nottingham Test match against West Indies, Bashir bowled brilliantly, took a fifer in the second innings, and by taking a total of 7 wickets, played a vital role in his team’s victory by 241 runs. On the other hand, impressed by Bashir’s performance in the match, England captain Ben Stokes has made a big statement. Stokes says that he has shown what he can do. Ben Stokes made a big statement about Shoaib Bashir Let us tell you that after winning the Nottingham Test match against West Indies, Ben Stokes said about Shoaib Bashir during the post-match – I think what Bash (Shoaib Bashir) has done today is to show the world what he can do. The wicket prepared for the match hardly helped any spin bowler during the entire Test match, but he showed what he is capable of today. Stokes further said about the match- After this victory, we should not forget the kind of partnership Harry Brook and Joe Root made when the ball was moving a lot. Today we played well, and honestly, we could have taken the lead in the first innings, because chasing a target like 380 runs in the fourth innings is not easy. On the other hand, by winning the second Test match in Nottingham, England has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series. Now the last and third Test match of the series between the two teams will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 26.

Match tied, super over tied, ICC changed the rule, on this day in 2019 World Cup, England became champion by defeating New Zealand

England defeated New Zealand in the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. ODI World Cup 2019 (Photo Source: Getty Images) Hardly anyone would have forgotten the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. Although there have been many controversial matches in the history of cricket till date, but the final match of the ODI World Cup 2023 was the only match that forced the ICC to change its rules. The final of the 2023 World Cup was played between England and New Zealand, where hosts England defeated the Kiwis by 0 runs. Now the first question that must have come to your mind is how can a team win or lose by 0 runs? So for your information, all this happened because of the controversial rule of ICC. After this tournament, ICC had to change this rule. Let us tell you what happened in that match. This was the situation of 2019 ODI World Cup In fact, in that match, New Zealand batted first and scored 241 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Henry Nicholls was the only Kiwi batsman who managed to cross the 50-run mark, he scored 55 runs in 77 balls. England, who came out to chase this score, at one point lost 4 wickets for 86 runs in the form of Jason Roy, Joe Root, Johnny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan. After this, Ben Stokes and Jos Butler made a 110-run partnership for the 5th wicket and brought England back into the match. In the 45th over, Lockie Ferguson brought New Zealand back into the match by dismissing Butler on a personal score of 59. In the last over, England needed 15 runs to win and had two wickets in hand. Trent Bolt did not give any runs on the first two balls of the last over, so the pressure was increasing on England. Stokes kept his team alive in the match by hitting a six towards mid-wicket on the third ball. On the fourth ball, something happened which no one could believe. Stokes tried to take two runs by playing a shot towards deep mid-wicket, Martin Guptill who was present there tried to make a direct throw which hit Stokes’ bat and went straight across the boundary. The umpire gave a total of 6 runs on this ball (2 runs by running and 4 boundaries). There again the match seemed to be going in England’s favour. However, New Zealand still did not give up. Bolt bowled a wide yorker on the fifth ball on which Stokes wanted to take two runs, but Adil Rashid standing at the non-striker’s end got out. The situation on the last ball was such that England needed 2 runs to win and New Zealand was one wicket away from victory. A similar scene was seen on the last ball as well. Stokes wanted to take two runs by playing lightly, but Mark Wood, who came at the non-striker’s end, could not reach the crease in time and the match was tied and went into the over. England became champion…

Ben Stokes made a big revelation, James Anderson can be seen playing an important role in Ashes 2025

James Anderson took a total of 704 wickets in 188 Tests in his international cricketing career. James Anderson (Pic Source-X) On 12 July, James Anderson played his last international match against West Indies at Lord’s. England won this match by an innings and 114 runs. All the players from England performed very well against West Indies and played an important role in their team’s victory. Talking about James Anderson, he took a total of 4 wickets in this match. Apart from James Anderson, Gus Atkinson bowled brilliantly against West Indies and took 12 wickets. James Anderson may have retired from international cricket, but the legendary fast bowler will travel with the team as a mentor for the remaining two Test matches against West Indies. England Test captain Ben Stokes made a big revelation about James Anderson’s role in Ashes 2025. According to Daily Mail, Ben Stokes said, ‘Yes, why not, that is why we are telling him to stay with us. If James Anderson wants to help us in any way, he can. I don’t think anyone will understand fast bowlers better than him. I am eager to see how these things progress.’ James Anderson said, ‘I will not tell anyone how to bowl. If the team needs me, I am fully prepared to help them in every way. I would like to see them bowling.’ James Anderson’s illustrious international career comes to an end Let us tell you, James Anderson took a total of 704 wickets in 188 Tests in his international cricketing career. He is the first fast bowler to take more than 700 wickets in the Test format. James Anderson is at third place in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets, behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne. Many people from the cricket world wished James Anderson for his wonderful cricketing career. Many English fans will definitely miss James Anderson in Test cricket. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024

ENG vs WI: Gus Atkinson apologised to Jimmy Anderson after taking the last wicket in the first Test: Ben Stokes

Gus Atkinson took 12 wickets in the first Test match against West Indies. Ben Stokes (Image Credit- Twitter X) England’s great fast bowler James Anderson has retired from the game after scoring 114 runs and leading England to an innings victory over the West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s. The legendary fast bowler took 3 wickets in West Indies’ second innings, and he could have taken the last wicket as well, but couldn’t. After this, Gus Atkinson, who was making his debut in the second innings of the West Indies match, ended the innings by dismissing Jayden Seals. Atkinson took a total of 12 wickets in the match and won the Player of the Match award. On the other hand, after taking this wicket, Ben Stokes has made a big statement about Gus Atkinson. Stokes said after the match that Atkinson had apologized to Anderson after taking the last wicket of the innings. Ben Stokes gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the end of the first Test match between England and West Indies, Ben Stokes said as quoted by BBC Cricket – Gus Atkinson took that last wicket, and he apologized to Jimmy Anderson after taking this wicket. After this Jimmy laughed and said no friend. You know someone who deserved a fairytale ending to his career like Stuart Broad. I think it says a lot about that person. Let us tell you that during the last Ashes, former England bowler Stuart Broad bid farewell to his career after taking the last wicket in his last Test match. But James Anderson did not get such a farewell, regarding which Stokes has expressed his feelings in front of the fans. On the other hand, let us tell you that England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Cricket Director Rob Key has offered Anderson the position of mentor in the team, but the 41-year-old fast bowler has not yet signed the contract papers.