ICC Test Rankings: Rishabh Pant made a big jump in the rankings, left Kohli behind, Hitman-Gill suffered loss
Rishabh Pant has moved to sixth position in the rankings, leaving behind Virat Kohli. Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: Getty Images) Under the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, Test series are currently being played between India and New Zealand, South Africa and Bangladesh, Pakistan and England. India had to face defeat by 8 wickets against New Zealand in the first test match of the series. On the other hand, Pakistan defeated England by 152 runs in the second test, after which the series is tied at 1-1. Meanwhile, ICC has released the latest Test rankings. Indian young batsman Rishabh Pant has seen a big rise in his Test batting ranking. He has left Virat Kohli behind and has come to sixth position. At the same time, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have suffered huge losses. Rishabh Pant reached sixth position with 745 rating. England player Joe Root is at first place in the ICC Test batting rankings with 917 rating points. New Zealand player Kane Williamson is not part of the series against India due to injury. He is at second position with 821 rating points. England player Harry Brook is in third place with 803 rating points. Whereas, Yashasvi Jaiswal (780) is at fourth place and Steve Smith (757) is at fifth place. Rishabh Pant played a brilliant inning of 99 runs in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand. After this inning, he has jumped three places from 9th to 6th in the rankings with a rating of 745. At the same time, Virat Kohli has slipped one place to 8th position with 720 rating points. Salman Ali Aga also benefited England player Ben Duckett also got an increase in the ranking. He has jumped three places to reach 11th position with 706 rating points. Whereas Salman Ali Aga has jumped 8 places and is at 14th position with 684 rating points. Rohit and Gill suffered loss Rohit Sharma scored 2 and 52 runs in the first test against New Zealand. He has slipped two places to joint 15th position with 683 rating points. At the same time, Shubman Gill who could not play the first test due to injury. He has lost four places and is joint 19th with 677 rating points. Rachin Ravindra jumped 36 places Rachin Ravindra scored 134 and 39 runs in the first test against India. He has made a huge jump of 36 places and reached 18th position with 681 rating points. This is also his best ranking till date. ICC latest test batting ranking- 1. Joe Root (England) – 917 rating points 2. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 821 rating points 3. Harry Brook (England) – 803 rating points 4. Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 780 rating points 5. Steve Smith (Australia) – 757 rating points 6. Rishabh Pant (India) – 745 rating points 7. Usman Khawaja (Australia) – 728 rating points 8. Virat Kohli (India) – 720 rating points 9. Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) – 720 rating points 10. Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 716 rating points
IND vs NZ: Who should be given a chance in the second test between KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan, Aakash Chopra gave a big statement
The second Test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul (Pic Source-X) Former player Aakash Chopra believes that it is going to be a big question for Team India as to whom they will choose between Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul in the second Test against New Zealand. According to Aakash Chopra, KL Rahul’s performance has not been so good in Tests and Sarfaraz Khan has batted brilliantly in this format so far. Let us tell you that the second test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Brilliant batsman Shubman Gill can return to the playing XI of Team India in the second test. After the return of Shubman Gill, either KL Rahul or Sarfaraz Khan can be dropped from the team. Aakash Chopra has shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘It has always been seen in Team India that if the player who is their first choice is completely fit and available, then his Will definitely be back in the team. Secondly, after the end of the first test, the question was raised as to who would bat at number three, although the captain and coach had said that KL Rahul would be seen batting at number 6 only and there would be no replacement in his order. There will be no change either. Rahul’s stats are not that good in Tests: Aakash Chopra The former player further said, ‘Now that Sarfaraz has scored a century and Rahul has not made a big score in both the innings, then it is a big question as to who will be removed from the team. I have seen KL Rahul’s stats and it is not that good. The average of 33 in 53 matches is very poor. In the last 10 matches, KL Rahul has scored 434 runs in 17 innings. There is a century which he probably scored against South Africa in Centurion and an average of just 27. After seeing all this, questions will definitely be raised against him. It was easy to drop Karun Nair because there was a gap in the middle of the series. Not only this, Dhruv and Sarfaraz were also made to sit outside for a long time. At this time the question being raised is that if a player is performing tremendously then how can you drop him from the team? Rahul has scored runs at an average of only 27 in the last 10 matches. It would not be right to remove Sarfaraz. 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…
“He is fit, he will do wicketkeeping tomorrow” – Head coach Gambhir gave a big update on Pant’s fitness.
Rishabh Pant (Pic Source-X) The second match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune from October 24. Before this test match, Indian fans are worried about the fitness of Rishabh Pant. At this time, fans want to know whether Pant is fit for the second test match or not. Gautam Gambhir has given an update regarding this. India head coach Gautam Gambhir, during the press conference before the second match against New Zealand, criticized the media for questioning KL Rahul’s place in the team and also confirmed the availability of Rishabh Pant for the Pune Test. Gambhir confirmed that Rishabh Pant will do wicketkeeping in the Pune Test. Gautam Gambhir gave a big update on Rishabh Pant’s fitness. Actually, Pant was injured during New Zealand’s first innings in the Bengaluru Test, due to which Dhruv Jurel had to keep wickets in his place. He had to leave the field in a lot of pain. Now Gambhir told whether Pant will do wicketkeeping in the Pune Test or not. Gambhir gave good news about Pant in the press conference before the Pune Test. Gambhir says that Pant is completely fine. He said, “He is absolutely fine, he will do wicketkeeping tomorrow.” During the Bengaluru Test, Pant suffered an injury to the same knee which had undergone surgery after the car accident. On the second day of the match, Pant limped off the field after being hit by a ball on his knee and then did not keep wickets in the remaining game. Although he played an innings of 99 runs with the bat. During the press conference, Gautam Gambhir said, “Social media does not decide how to play X1, it is not important what people or experts think on social media, it is important what the team management thinks. He played a good innings on the difficult pitch of Kanpur. He would like to score big runs. This team management is looking to support him.”
IPL 2025: Not Hardik-Bumrah, but Rohit Sharma will be the first retention of Mumbai Indians, big report comes out
Mumbai has appointed Mahela Jayawardene as the new head coach by replacing Mark Boucher. Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: BCCI-IPL) Mumbai Indians first retention Rohit Sharma: There is a lot of discussion about whether Mumbai Indians will retain Rohit Sharma before the IPL 2025 mega auction or not. Last year, he was removed from the captaincy, after which reports claimed that he might part ways with the franchise. However, Mumbai has meanwhile removed Mark Boucher as the head coach and appointed Mahela Jayawardene as the new head coach. Since then it is being claimed that Mahela Jayawardene has played an important role in convincing Rohit Sharma to remain with the franchise. Now, according to Rohit Juglan of RevSportz, Mumbai has not only decided to retain him, but the star cricketer will be their first retention. Captain Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were favorites for this, but Mumbai Indians do not want to part with Rohit and that is why the franchise wants to give him every possible opportunity. Mumbai’s Top Retention Not Hardik Not Bumrah Rohit Sharma it is #RohitSharma𓃵 — Rohit Juglan Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) October 22, 2024 Mumbai Indians had a very disappointing performance in the last season Let us tell you that in the last season of IPL, Mumbai Indians had a very disappointing performance under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. The team was at the bottom of the points table. In such a situation, the franchise aims to improve it before the start of the upcoming season. Now, retention and money will play an important role in what kind of team the franchise prepares for the next season. Let us tell you that October 31 is the last date for the franchise to declare its retention. Each team is allowed to retain a maximum of five capped and one uncapped players. Mumbai is working on finalizing their retention and it remains to be seen whether they are successful in retaining all their star players including Hardik, Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan.
IPL 2025: Parthiv Patel will join Gujarat Titans, likely to get big responsibility
Shubman Gill took charge of Gujarat Titans after Hardik Pandya joined Mumbai Indians in the 2024 season. Parthiv Patel Every day some updates are coming regarding IPL 2025. Recently reports came that the mega auction will be organized in Saudi Arabia on 24 and 25 November. Meanwhile, news is coming from Gujarat Titans camp that former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel can join the team. Parthiv Patel is set to be appointed as the batting consultant of Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2025. Due to the appointment of Gary Kirsten as the head coach of the Pakistan team, a place has been created for Parthiv in the franchise. According to reports, Ashish Nehra and Vikram Solanki will continue as head coach and director of cricket respectively. Let us tell you that Parthiv Patel has played some 139 matches in IPL, representing 6 franchises, in which he scored 2848 runs at a strike rate of 120.78. Currently, after retirement, he is working as a broadcaster and commentator. Gujarat Titans flopped badly in 2024 Talking about Gujarat Titans, under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, the franchise played brilliantly in its first edition in 2022 and won the title. After this, in the 2023 edition also, the team reached the finals, but could not win the trophy and became champion for the fifth time by defeating Chennai Super Kings. However, Shubman Gill took charge of Gujarat Titans after Hardik Pandya joined Mumbai Indians in the 2024 season. But the team failed to perform well and stood at 8th position in the points table. For this reason, the franchise now wants to create a new unit for the upcoming edition, which will help it win the title. Talking about Parthiv, he has a lot of knowledge of domestic cricket which will be important for the Titans, especially in the upcoming mega-auction. However, he has not coached any team before, so it remains to be seen how he performs in that role if he joins Gujarat.
BCCI’s shock in ICC, this big rule changed as soon as Jai Shah became the chairman
Jay Shah is going to take charge from December 1 Jay Shah (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, Jay Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, was elected as the new Chairman without any opposition in the Apex Council meeting held in Dubai last month. So now Jay Shah, who has been holding the responsibility in BCCI for five years, is going to take over the post of ICC Chairman from December 1. However, now news is coming that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to extend the current tenure of its new chairman. Earlier the tenure of the Chairman was of two years, which has now been reduced to three years. Earlier any chairman could complete three terms of two years each. But now that the tenure period has increased, any chairman can be elected only for two consecutive terms. But Shah will now remain on this post for two consecutive terms, whose duration will be 3 years each. After this major change in the rules, Jay Shah is going to be seen working on the post of ICC Chairman for six consecutive years. Also, according to the new rules, elected presidents cannot be re-elected in future. Jay Shah will replace the current chairman Greg Barclay in ICC. It is noteworthy that Barkley was selected for the first time in 2020. Since then he has completed 2 terms. There was also a change in the rules of women’s ranking In addition to the change in the tenure of the chairman’s post, the ICC Chief Executives Committee (CEC) has announced changes to the women’s ranking rules. After the new rule, any team will have to play at least 8 matches in ODI and T20 formats every year to get into the ICC rankings. Earlier there was a rule to play 6 matches. The annual update of the ranking will now be done on May 1 instead of October 1.
IND vs NZ: New Zealand got a big blow before the Pune test match, Williamson out.
Kane Williamson was not even a part of the first test match against India. Kane Williamson. (Photo by Nathan Stirk-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) New Zealand won a Test match in India after a long gap of 36 years. In the first test match played in Bengaluru, the Kiwi team defeated India by 8 wickets. New Zealand started the three-match Test series with a bang. However, now New Zealand has suffered a big blow before the second match. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is also not available for the second Test match. Williamson did not come to India even for the first Test match and is still in New Zealand. In such a situation, he is also out of the second Test match to be played in Pune from Thursday 24th October, because he is going through the process of rehab. New Zealand Board gave a big update regarding Kane Williamson The New Zealand Cricket Board issued a media release on Tuesday, October 22, informing that Kane Williamson is still undergoing rehab for a groin strain. Williamson was injured during the Test series against Sri Lanka. Due to this injury, he had to miss the Test match played in Bengaluru, as he was in recovery mode. He remained in New Zealand to work on his recovery and is now out of the second Test and will remain in New Zealand during this period as well. The board can take a decision regarding him next week before the last Test match.
Good news for Indian fans, big report came out regarding the host of cricket match in LA28 Olympics.
Cricket has also been included in the 2028 edition of this spectacular mega event. LA28 Olympics (Pic Source-X) Many people are eagerly waiting for the Los Angeles Olympics. Let us tell you that cricket has also been included in the 2028 edition of this spectacular mega event. The organizers of LA28 are looking for a suitable venue to host the cricket matches. New York is at the forefront of this list. Let us tell you, the time difference between Los Angeles and India is 12 hours and 30 minutes, which means that a prime time game will be broadcast at 8 pm in Los Angeles during breakfast in India. However, the time difference between New York and India is approximately 9 hours and 30 minutes which may prove to be a good time for the Indian audience. Apart from this, the games which start at 10:30 am in the East Coast will be played at around 8 pm Indian time and this is a very good time for Indian fans. A similar plan was made by the International Cricket Council during the T20 World Cup 2024, which was played in the USA. The organizers are yet to decide on the venue for the match. According to the report of Sportico, ‘Like other new sports, cricket is also facing difficulty in finalizing the venue. But the venue is very less. Actually, the organizers of LA28 want that Indian fans can enjoy cricket thoroughly and for this they will have to finalize a great venue. Cricket matches can be played in different venues in USA If cricket matches are played in New York, it will not be the first time that a game is being played outside the host city. The football matches of the recently concluded Paris Olympics were played in France and something similar can be seen for cricket in the LA28 Olympics. 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.
Big changes are going to happen in Test and ODI formats, ICC may take decision soon
ICC WTC Logo (Photo Source: To promote the Test and ODI formats, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering making some changes. Under this change, there will be a minimum of three Tests in each World Test Championship (WTC) series and in ODIs, two balls will be used for the first 25 overs and then the remaining 25 overs will be bowled with a single ball. The ICC board meeting was held in Dubai, in which women’s cricket was also discussed. If TOI report is to be believed, ICC’s Cricket Committee has received many suggestions in the board meeting. For this reason, the Cricket Committee has recommended that in order to promote Test cricket, as many Day-Night Tests i.e. Pink Ball Test matches should be organized in the next WTC cycle and the Test series should also be of at least 3 matches under the WTC. . ICC is considering conducting a three-match test series An ICC source said, “Some countries like South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka play only two-Test series on most occasions. Only India, England and Australia play long Test series. This does not help in promoting Test cricket and makes the distribution of points very unfair. The recommendations are aimed at eradicating such disparities.” Day-Night Test is currently organized only in Cricket Australia, but BCCI has not played a single Test match with pink ball on its soil for two years. Team India will play the Pink Ball Test in Australia in the coming December. The source said, “The ICC committee believes that more people come to the stadium because of the Test matches played with the pink ball. Recently the viewership in Pakistan has been very low. More tickets than usual were sold in the 3 pink ball test matches played in India. Test playing countries should be encouraged to play more pink ball Test matches.”