DTVHINDIPakistan-England Test series matches can be shifted to Sri Lanka or UAE, know the big reason?
England to tour Pakistan for a three-match Test series in October PAK vs ENG (Image Credit- Twitter X) Next month, the Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to host England in a 3-match home Test series. However, now some media reports are claiming that due to the construction work currently going on in Pakistan’s cricket stadium, the series may be shifted to Sri Lanka or UAE. It is worth noting that these three Test matches are included in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC), which is going to be important for England along with Pakistan. The first match of this series will be played from October 7 in Multan, the second Test match in Karachi and the third Test match in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. However, now due to the construction work going on in the stadiums of the country, due to hosting the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, this series between Pakistan and England can be transferred to another country. At the same time, there is little chance that this series can shift to UAE, because the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is going to be held in UAE between 3 and 20 October. Moreover, the arrival of England’s Barmy Army fan group is posing another problem, and hosting the matches without crowds is not a feasible option for the PCB. Now it will be interesting to see which venues the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) finalises for these matches. Also, after some time, PCB can share information about the new venues after talking to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Pakistan was defeated by Bangladesh 2-0 It is worth noting that recently Pakistan has faced defeat in the two-match home Test series against Bangladesh. This is the first time in Bangladesh Test cricket history that they have won against Pakistan in a series. It will be interesting to see how the Pak team is going to perform in the upcoming Test series against England after this humiliating defeat?
This Indian cricketer is battling death due to liver failure, his wife is making a big sacrifice to save his life
Seeing no improvement in the health of Indian-origin Ireland cricketer Simi Singh, he was brought to India for better treatment. Ireland Cricketer Simranjit Singh (Source Simranjeet Singh aka Simi Singh, one of Ireland’s top all-rounders, is fighting for his life. Simi Singh was born in Mohali, India. The bad news is that he is seriously ill and is suffering from ‘acute liver failure’ at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. Simi needs a liver transplant and his wife Agamdeep Kaur will be a liver donor for him. How did Simi Singh’s health deteriorate? For the last few months, Simi Singh was constantly complaining of fever, the exact cause of which could not be ascertained. Despite treatment in Dublin, there was no improvement in her health, after which she was brought to India for better treatment. Simi arrived in India at the end of June and began treatment at the PGI in Chandigarh. She was initially treated for TB, but it later became clear that she did not have TB. In the last week of August, Simi’s health deteriorated further and she developed severe jaundice. Doctors found that she had ‘liver failure’ and she was referred to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. Simi Singh’s treatment and liver transplant procedure, wife will become the donor Doctors have approved Simi Singh’s wife Agamdeep Kaur to donate the liver, and Simi’s liver transplant will be done soon. Since Simi has AB+ blood group, they did not face any problem in finding a donor. Doctors are hopeful that this surgery will be successful and Simi will get a new life. Cricket Career of Simi Singh Simi was born in Mohali, Punjab and successfully represented Punjab at the Under-14 and Under-17 level, but couldn’t make it to the Under-19 level. He packed his bags for Ireland in 2005 to study hotel management. Little did Simi know that cricket would follow him to Ireland as well. In 2006, he joined Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin as a professional player. In 2020, Simi received a central contract from Cricket Ireland, the first full-time contract awarded by the association. 37-year-old Simi Singh has played 35 ODIs and 53 T20 Internationals for Ireland. He has taken 39 wickets in his ODI career, with his best performance being 5/10. He has also shown excellent batting and has also scored an ODI century against South Africa.
“The whole focus is on playing for the country…”, Tim Southee made a big statement amid the issue of club vs country
There are a lot of offers which weren’t there years ago. But yes, right now my focus is on playing for New Zealand and I am giving my all at the moment – Tim Southee Tim Southee (Photo Source: Many New Zealand players are opting out of central contracts to play franchise cricket. The club vs country conundrum is hurting New Zealand cricket as the team has to play international cricket without some of its biggest players. Meanwhile, recently Tim Southee spoke about the high-profile players who are turning down central contracts. Southee believes that the franchise leagues and the cricket board will work together and make a plan to solve the problem. Right now my focus is on playing for New Zealand- Tim Southee New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee said before leaving for India for the only Test against Afghanistan that the New Zealand Cricket Board is trying to consider what is best for both sides. Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, he said, There are a lot of offers that weren’t there years ago. But yes, right now my focus is on playing for New Zealand and I’m giving it my all right now. We’ve seen a lot of people who haven’t got a contract, who are sitting on this plane with people who have contracts. Former captains Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne are among the players who refused the central contract. At the same time, Devon Conway has opted for a casual contract. The only Test match between New Zealand and Afghanistan will be played in Greater Noida from September 9. After the Test against Afghanistan, the team will play a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in September. Then the Kiwi team will tour India for a three-match Test series. New Zealand squad for Test series against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka- Tim Southee (captain), Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (vice-captain), Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Kane Williamson, Will Young Schedule of New Zealand’s upcoming Test matches against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka- One-off Test against Afghanistan, September 9-13, 2024, Greater Noida 1st Test v Sri Lanka, 18-22 September 2024, Galle 2nd Test v Sri Lanka, Galle, 26-30 September 2024, Galle
Shubman Gill has not been able to live up to his own expectations in Test cricket, the best batsman made a big revelation
Shubman Gill made his international Test debut in 2020 against Australia. Shubman Gill (Photo Source: Getty Images) Indian team’s best batsman Shubman Gill has agreed that his performance in Tests has been very poor and he has not been able to live up to his own expectations. Let us tell you, Shubman Gill made his international Test debut against Australia in 2020. He has scored 1492 runs in 25 matches at an average of above 35, which includes four centuries and six half-centuries. Gill started his Test career as an opener but in the Test series played against England this year, he was seen batting at number three. In this Test series, Gill scored 452 runs in 5 matches with the help of two centuries and he was the second highest run scorer in this series. Now this brilliant player will be seen playing in the Duleep Trophy. However, before the start of this tournament, Gill said that he will look to score big in the upcoming 10 Tests against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia and would like to play an important role in his team’s victory. Gill said, ‘I have not been able to live up to my expectations in Test cricket. But now we have to play a total of 10 Tests against New Zealand, Bangladesh and Australia. My expectations are even higher.’ Shubman Gill made a big disclosure about his plan against spinners The great batsman further said, ‘In the Test series played against England, I worked a little more on my defense against spinners. It is not so easy to play spin on a turning track and you have to play more defensive cricket. If you are getting a batting track with the white ball in T20 cricket, then it is a very good thing. Then you can also play aggressive cricket. Currently, I am preparing myself for the upcoming matches. I am hopeful that I will be able to bat well against Bangladesh.’ Let us tell you that in the first round of Duleep Trophy, Shubman Gill will be seen captaining Team A. There are many other brilliant players in this team who will be seen performing brilliantly. Shubhman Gill betrayed Sara, was seen with this beauty Anushka-Ritika fail in front of the wives of these 5 Pakistani cricketers Players with most centuries while chasing a score of 300+ in ODIs Virat Kohli will never be able to achieve these 3 records in his career These legendary cricketers have played only one IPL match “I will make RCB the champion for the first time…”- Priyansh Arya made a big claim List of captains who have won the toss the most number of times in Test cricket- Know who is Rishabh Pant’s girlfriend Isha Negi? Babar Azam’s bat is rusty, Shan Masood will be thrown out of the playing XI Batsmen who have scored the most centuries in Tests for England-
“I am not worried about my captaincy…”, Shan Masood’s big statement after defeat against Bangladesh
I took this job so that we can make the changes that we think will help this team – Shan Masood Shan Masood (Photo Source: Getty Images) Pakistan suffered a humiliating 0-2 defeat in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Former cricketers as well as pundits are criticizing Pakistan’s way of playing. Let us tell you, it has been more than 1,300 days since Pakistan won a Test at home. The team won the last Test match against South Africa in 2020-21. Shan Masood flopped badly both as a captain and a batsman. Meanwhile, after the defeat against Bangladesh, he has made a big statement about his captaincy. Masood says that the last thing on his mind is his captaincy. I am not worried about my job security- Shan Masood Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood, speaking on India Today after the series defeat against Bangladesh, said, I am not worried about the security of my job. I took this job so that we can make the changes that we think will help this team. If I think this team can go in a certain direction, even if my personal failure takes Pakistan in that direction, I will be satisfied. Whatever time I get, I will be grateful for it and do my best. Shan Masood also stressed the importance of gaining more knowledge about Test cricket, which has been lacking in the Pakistani team, especially at the domestic level, for a long time. The Pakistani captain further explained the reason why the team proved weak against Bangladesh. We have to respect the opposition and Bangladesh had better discipline in both Test matches. We have to look at ourselves and the mistakes we have made in this series, and we have made a lot of mistakes. In terms of fitness, whether mental or physical, the match lasts for four or five days. What we have shown in this series is that we need to work on it.
Big upset in ICC Test rankings, Babar Azam out of top-10, Root is still number-1
Babar Azam (Photo Source: Getty Images) After the end of the Pakistan vs Bangladesh Test series, ICC has released the latest rankings. England’s veteran player and former captain Joe Root has dominated the latest rankings of batsmen. Root scored a century in both innings of the second Test match against Sri Lanka. After this, he has reached 922 rating points and now he has a chance to break his personal best rating record. Root achieved a rating of 923 after scoring a century against India at Edgbaston last year. Root is 63 points ahead of New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, who is in second place in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings. On the other hand, Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam flopped with the bat in both the Test matches of the Bangladesh series, due to which he suffered a lot in the rankings and has dropped out of the top-10. Babar Azam out of top-10 of ICC Test rankings Pakistan’s experienced batsman Babar Azam has dropped out of the top-10 of the ICC Test rankings released today. 29-year-old Babar Azam has lost three places and has reached 12th position with 712 points, while Mohammad Rizwan is now Pakistan’s best Test batsman at 10th position. Joe Root has scored two centuries and a half-century in the Test series against Sri Lanka and is just one point away from his career best rating points. Root has a chance to surpass Don Bradman’s all-time rating of 961. The experienced England batsman has to play one Test match against Sri Lanka and three against Pakistan in the coming days and with the kind of form Root is in right now, he can break this record of Don Bradman. Talking about Indian batsmen in this ranking, three batsmen of Team India are present in the top-10 ranking. Indian captain Rohit Sharma is in sixth place with 751 rating points. Yashasvi Jaiswal is in seventh place and the team’s experienced batsman Virat Kohli is in eighth place.
EastEnders actor jailed for murdering English cricketer Gus Atkinson’s mother, read big news
After a four-year long legal battle, Atkinson finally got justice. Gus Atkinson (Image Credit- Twitter X) After a four-year long legal battle, former actor, Youssef Beroun has finally been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for his involvement in the murder of Caroline Atkinson, mother of England cricket team fast bowler Gus Atkinson. It is worth noting that this actor has acted in the famous English television series Eastenders, Doctors and 9/11 mini series The Looming Tower. So this decision in this case came in Southwark Crown Court at a time when Gus Atkinson was making a record by taking four wickets in the first innings of the third Test against West Indies. To give you an idea about the said case, 31-year-old Youssef Beroune killed 55-year-old Caroline Atkinson, a mother of three, on December 10, 2020, while recklessly driving at twice the speed in a 30 mph zone. An investigating officer who arrived at the spot had informed that Beroun was smelling of intoxicants. And when he was tested for roadside test, he was behaving strangely. Youssef Beroun fled to the US to avoid investigation Also, bringing Beroun to justice was far from a straightforward process, as he fled to the United States via Dubai after the incident. The United States-United Kingdom extradition treaty was invoked to bring him before Southwark Crown Court, with the help of United States Marshals and British embassy officials in Washington. After extradition, Beroun pleaded guilty on June 14 this year. But Atkinson’s family was still waiting for the punishment of the culprit. But now after nearly 6 weeks of hearing the case, the culprit has been sentenced to eight and a half years.
Tim Paine seems very excited about his coaching debut in the Big Bash League (BBL), said this big thing
Tim Paine will be seen coaching Adelaide Strikers in the upcoming season Tim Paine. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images) This is not the first time for former Australia captain and wicketkeeper batsman Tim Paine that his cricket journey is giving him another opportunity. This time he has got this opportunity not as a player but as a coach. It is worth noting that in the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season, Tim Paine will be seen coaching the 2017-18 season champion team Adelaide Strikers. Let us tell you that this is the first time in Paine’s career that he will be seen coaching a franchise team. So let us tell you that Tim Paine has been a part of a total of 11 seasons in the Big Bash League from 2012 to 2022. During this, he was seen giving memorable performances for the Hobart Hurricanes team. Tim Paine gave a big statement Let us tell you that regarding his new role in BBL, Tim Paine was quoted by The West Australian as saying – I don’t want to share much about what I want to do, but I was the same when I played, I wanted to play at the highest level. I want to coach at the highest level, where I am not sure, whether it is league cricket or Shield cricket, who knows how high I can go. I am obviously excited to be given this opportunity. Penn further said- I’m sure the coaches I’ve played with will tell you that I have a lot of ideas. I think they’ll be laughing a bit now, and saying, well Penny, you can go out and show us if you can do it. I’m looking forward to implementing some of the ideas that have been in my mind for a long time, which is going to be exciting. It (coaching) is going to be a challenge.
WTC Points Table 2023-25: Bangladesh made a big leap after victory against Pakistan, see the latest points table
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in the Rawalpindi Test match. World Test Championship (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second match of the ongoing Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh (PAK vs BAN) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium ended after Bangladesh won by 6 wickets. Let us tell you that this is Bangladesh’s historic victory in Test cricket against Pakistan. So, Bangladesh has got the benefit of this historic victory in the ongoing World Test Championship Points Table (WTC Points Table). After this victory, Bangladesh has got 33 points in the points table of the ongoing season and it has reached the fourth position. Bangladesh’s points percentage at this time is 45.83. Apart from this, Bangladesh has played a total of 6 test matches in the current season, out of which it has won three and lost the same number of matches. Let us tell you that before winning the second Test match against Pakistan by 6 wickets, Bangladesh had also defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first Test match. This was Bangladesh’s first win against Pakistan in Test cricket history. After this, the team created history against Pakistan by winning the second Test match in Rawalpindi and won a Test series for the first time in Test cricket history. On the other hand, if we talk about the WTC Points Table, the Indian cricket team is currently at number one with 74 points. After this, Australia is at number two with 90 points. However, Australia’s points percentage is 62.50 compared to India (68.52), due to which it is at number two despite having more points. New Zealand is at number three with 36 points. See the status of WTC Points Table 2023-25 of the current season Positions Team Total Matches Played Won Losers Dr Points Points Percentage (%) 1 India 9 6 2 1 74 68.52 2 Australia 12 8 3 1 90 62.50 3 New Zealand 6 3 3 0 36 50.00 4 Bangladesh 6 3 3 0 33 45.83 5 England 15 8 6 1 81 45.00 6 south africa 6 2 3 1 28 38.89 7 Sri Lanka 5 2 3 0 21 33.33 8 Pakistan 7 2 5 0 16 19.04 9 West Indies 9 1 6 2 20 18.52
Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now as big a challenge for Australia as ‘Ashes’: Mitchell Starc
Preparations for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024 between India and Australia are in full swing. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins called this series as important as the Ashes. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. (Photo Source: Getty Images) India are preparing to tour Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in November 2024. The BGT is now considered one of cricket’s most iconic rivalries, comparable to the historic Ashes series between Australia and England. There is a tough competition between both the countries (India and Australia) for this prestigious trophy, making this series a special festival for cricket fans. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc explained the importance of BGT and said that this series is as important as the Ashes for Australian cricketers and fans. Starc said- “For Australian cricket, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy comes after the Ashes in importance. The Ashes have a long history, but the Border-Gavaskar rivalry is getting stronger with every series. Now it is being seen as a five-Test series, which is great for both the rivalry and Test cricket.” Pat Cummins’ confidence Australian captain Pat Cummins also acknowledged the importance of this upcoming series and said that his team is ready to avenge the previous defeat. Cummins said- “We have lost to India in Australia in the last two series, so now it is time for us to prove ourselves. We have won against them many times, and we will get confidence from those wins.” World Test Championship and BGT The importance of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series also increases due to the fact that both the teams are at the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. 60 crucial points will be at stake in this series, which can prove to be decisive for the teams reaching the WTC final. Which two teams will face each other in the WTC final to be held at Lord’s in 2025 will depend on the result of this series.
