DTVHINDIPCB takes a big decision, appoints Tony Hemming as chief pitch curator for a 2-year contract
Tony Hemming has experience working at Melbourne, Perth and Hobart grounds. Tony Hemming (Pic Source-X) The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Tony Hemming of Australia as the chief pitch curator on a contract for the next 2 years. Let us tell you, earlier the Pakistan Cricket Board had appointed foreign curator Andy Atkinson so that the quality of the pitch in his country could be improved further. This is the first time that a foreign curator has been offered a long-term contract. Tony Hemming is from Western Australia and has been working with the ICC for a long time and is improving the pitches. Tony Hemming has experience of working in Melbourne, Perth and Hobart grounds. Apart from this, he has also played an important role in improving the pitches of Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and America. The foreign curator has been given this important responsibility to improve the quality of the pitch before the upcoming home series against Bangladesh. Pakistan Cricket Board appoints Tony Hemming Tony Hemming is now going to have a huge responsibility. Apart from international matches, Champions Trophy 2025 is also to be played in Pakistan and now Tony Hemming will have to prepare the pitch for this important tournament. After a long time, an ICC event is going to be held in Pakistan and the Pakistan Cricket Board is also very serious about this and they themselves want that the pitch should be prepared for this important tournament as soon as possible. The Pakistan Cricket Board said in its statement, ‘Tony Hemming will also focus a lot on the preparation of the pitch for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. We are very happy that he is going to join us. Let us tell you, a two-match Test series is to be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh. It will be played in Rawalpindi and it will start from August 21. Tony Hemming appointed chief curator Details here ⤵️ — PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) July 15, 2024 Talking about the Pakistan team, they need to perform even better now. Pakistan’s performance in international cricket has not been so good for some time now, but the team has to be fully prepared for the challenges to come. 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
Tim Paine and Shaun Marsh made a big statement about the central contract of the players during an exclusive conversation with Crictracker
The second match of the World Championship Legends will be played between India Champions and Australia Champions today i.e. on 12th July at County Ground, Northampton. Tim Paine (Photo Source: Twitter) During an exclusive conversation with Crictracker, former Australia captain Tim Paine and former batsman Shaun Marsh shared their views on central contracts and cricket selection. Let us tell you, both these players are currently participating in the World Championship Legends. Both these players can be seen playing for Australia Champions. Australia Champions performed very well in this entire tournament and secured their place in the semi-finals. So far, they have won four out of 5 matches in this tournament, while they have faced defeat in one. Recently, both these players put forward their views on the central contract of the players during an exclusive conversation with Crictracker. Tim Paine said, ‘Players have many options at this time and we should reduce these franchise leagues cricket and promote those from which talented players can be seen emerging like IPL. ICC should now make strict rules about what is necessary and what is not. You also want that Test cricket should be better and more and more players should participate in it.’ Shaun Marsh said about this, ‘It is good to see that players have a lot of options, but when I started playing T20 cricket, it was very difficult for me too. It is very important for the players to understand that playing in international cricket is an honour.’ The second semi-final match will be played between India Champions and Australia Champions The second semi-final of the World Championship Legends will be played between India Champions and Australia Champions today i.e. on 12th July at County Ground, Northampton. The performance of both these teams has been very good so far. Shaun Marsh has batted very well in this tournament so far and he would definitely want to leave his mark in the semi-finals as well. India Champions is captained by Yuvraj Singh in this tournament and the team has also shown excellent batting and bowling throughout the tournament. 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
These players including Rachin Ravindra got a place in New Zealand’s central contract, Kane Williamson was not seen
A total of 20 Kiwi players have got central contracts. Rachin Ravindra (Pic Source-Twitter) Young all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, who performed brilliantly for the New Zealand cricket team last season, has managed to get his first central contract with New Zealand Cricket. It is worth noting that recently the New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC) has released the list of 20 players who have received this central contract. Apart from Rachin, this list includes 4 more players, whose names have surprised everyone. Also, let us tell you that the name of former captain Kane Williamson is not seen in this contract. The four other players who have got a place in this list include fast bowler Ben Seers from Wellington, Will O’Rourke from Cantonberry and Jacob Duffy from Otago. Also, let us tell you that Rachin Ravindra getting this contract was definitely included because he has performed brilliantly for the Kiwi team in the last one year. He was the fourth highest run-scorer in the World Cup 2023 tournament, Ravindra scored 578 runs in the tournament. Apart from this, he was also successful in winning the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award in January 2023. Also, a few months later, Rachin Ravindra became the youngest Kiwi player to win the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards. And now, after getting the central contract of the New Zealand cricket team, the burden of proving himself will once again be on his shoulders. These 20 players got central contract of New Zealand Cricket Finn Allen, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Mac Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Ejaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.
NZ Central Contract: Why are Kane Williamson, Trent Boult and other great players leaving playing for the country?
NZ Central Contract: New Zealand team could not qualify for Super-8 in T20 World Cup 2024. After this New Zealand captain Kane Williamson rejected the annual contract (Central Contract) proposed by the New Zealand Cricket Board. Kane has also given up the captaincy of New Zealand’s ODI and T20 team. Both decisions will have a huge impact on the New Zealand team in the future. It was under Kane’s leadership that New Zealand won the World Test Championship title. It was under Kane’s leadership that the New Zealand team reached the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. Along with Kane, fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has also turned down the national contract. A year ago, New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult, all-rounder Jamie Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme also decided to opt out of the annual contract. But why is this happening, players are hesitant to play for the country, let’s find out? What is in the Central Contract of New Zealand Cricket Board? New Zealand male cricketers get Rs 5 lakh per Test, Rs 2 lakh for ODIs and Rs 1.20 lakh for playing T20s. The salary of New Zealand players is less than that of Indian players. A big player like Kane Williamson gets a salary of Rs 2.5 crore every year after being signed. This does not include the fees received from T20 leagues. NZ Central Contract Rules & Conditions: If a contract is entered into, what are the terms and conditions? The New Zealand Cricket Board signs annual contracts with some players every year. Contracted players get a payment. Only contracted players are given priority for national team selection. Contracted players must be ready to play Tests, ODIs and T20s for New Zealand. Barring injury or personal difficulty, it is the contracted player’s responsibility to drop everything and be available to play whenever called upon by the New Zealand team. However, once signed, they do not have the option of not playing. Why are the players rejecting the New Zealand Board’s Central Contract? It is mandatory to play for New Zealand for one year after signing the contract. T20 leagues have started all over the world on the lines of IPL. Playing in this league brings good earnings. But playing in this league takes time. However, due to the national team’s tours and matches, players cannot voluntarily participate in the league. New Zealand players are turning down national contracts because they feel it is better to play in a T20 league for a month than commit for a year. After giving a certain month of availability to the league, they can devote the rest of the time to their family. Due to the money required to run the household, facilities and limited playing time, the number of players not accepting annual contracts is increasing. Is it because of family time? If you accept the national contract given by the New Zealand Cricket Board, you have to continue playing for New Zealand for one year. Therefore, players are not able to give enough time to family…
MLC 2024: San Francisco Unicorns signed a contract with Australian captain Pat Cummins, read the big news
The second season of Major League Cricket is starting from July 5 Pat Cummins (Image Credit- Twitter X) MLC 2024: Before the start of the upcoming season of the Major League, big news is coming that the San Francisco Unicorns franchise has signed a contract with Australian team’s ODI and Test captain Pat Cummins. It is worth noting that the upcoming season of the tournament is going to start from July 5 after the T20 World Cup. He will be seen playing cricket in this team with fellow players Josh English, Jack Fraser McGurk and West Indies’ hard hitter batsman Sherfane Rutherford. At the same time, Cummins’ joining the franchise is considered a big win for the talent pool. Also, after Cummins’ arrival, a change in the team’s performance is also expected. It is worth noting that Cummins is known for his pace, slower ball, variation and brilliant yorker bowling. Vijay Srinivasan gave a big statement On the other hand, after adding Pat Cummins to the team, San Francisco Unicorns Chief Vijay Srinivasan said – Securing the contract of a world-class player like Pat Cummins is a testament to the caliber of talent being attracted by the league, which underlines our global impact and the success of the inaugural season. This serves to raise the level of the tournament. Fans will then get a chance to watch and experience the match on home turf. This reflects our commitment to bringing the world’s top-level players to play in our own league in the US. If we give you information about the first season of the Major League, then the performance of San Francisco Unicorns was not very good. The team won only two out of the five matches played, while they had to face defeat in 3 matches. However, after Pat Cummins came into the team, the performance of the franchise is expected to improve.
It was Ajit Agarkar’s decision to remove Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the central contract list: Jay Shah
Jay Shah also revealed that Ajit Agarkar had taken this decision. Jay Shah (Pic Source-Twitter) Board of Control for Cricket in India Secretary Jay Shah said that he had no role in the removal of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the central contract list of players. He also revealed that Ajit Agarkar had taken this decision. Both these players are currently participating in the Indian Premier League 2024. While on one hand Ishan Kishan is playing for Mumbai Indians, on the other hand Shreyas Iyer is captaining Kolkata Knight Riders. Kishan and Iyer did not participate in Ranji Trophy matches before the start of IPL 2024. BCCI had appealed to all the Indian players that it is very important for them to play Ranji Trophy matches, but despite that, both these players did not take the board’s decision seriously. Shreyas Iyer played a few Ranji matches but when his home team needed an Indian batsman the most, he was with the Kolkata Knight Riders camp in Mumbai. According to NDTV Sports, BCCI President Jay Shah said, ‘You can check the constitution. I am just the convenor of the selection committee. Ajit Agarkar has to take the decision regarding Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer. It was his decision to exclude both these players from the central contract list. My role is only that we will follow whatever Ajit Agarkar says. Sanju Samson has taken his place. Hardik Pandya has expressed his desire to play domestic white ball tournaments in future: Jay Shah Jai Shah further said, ‘I have spoken to both Iyer and Kishan. Media also has reports. Not only this, Hardik Pandya has also said that if BCCI asks him to play in white ball format then he is ready to play in Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. It is important for every player to play whether he feels like playing or not. Currently, Indian players are participating in the Indian Premier League 2024. There are many young players who have performed very well in this tournament so far. Talking about Shreyas Iyer, the performance of Kolkata Knight Riders has been quite good but the team captain has not been able to leave his mark yet in this season. Talking about Ishan Kishan, he batted very well in some matches but he has also been out of form for some time. 5 Australian players who scored half century in 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 creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
No place in the World Cup team, out of the central contract… 5 big problems in Shreyas Iyer’s career in these 2 years
Shreyas Iyer’s last few years have been full of ups and downs- Shreyas Iyer (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The 51st match of IPL 2024 will be played today on May 3 between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. Before this IPL match, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) assistant coach Abhishek Nair has said something special about Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer’s last few years have been very ups and downs. * Shreyas Iyer was out of the IPL last year due to a back injury. * He then made a comeback in Asia Cup 2023 but due to back problem, he was able to play very limited games. * Iyer fought against the pain and scored 530 runs at an average of 66.25 and strike rate of 113.25 in 11 matches in the ODI World Cup 2023. * But in the year 2024, he was dropped from the Test team after playing 2 Test matches against England. Shreyas Iyer scored 31, 6, 0 and 4 runs in the 2 test matches played against England. * The biggest shock he got was when BCCI advised him to play Ranji Trophy and he showed arbitrariness. As a result, he was dropped from the central contract. * After that another bad thing came for him that he was not selected in the team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Despite such a bad time, Iyer has been able to maintain a positive mindset and is focusing on performing well to bounce back. Talking about this phase of Shreyas, coach Abhishek Nair said- “He is one of those people who is mentally very strong. He doesn’t have the habit of complaining about anything. Some things are not under his control but fitness is something which is within Iyer’s control. Our medical staff has worked very hard on Iyer. Despite being rejected from the team, Iyer’s thinking is very positive and his focus is on making a comeback.
‘Sign this contract’ KL Rahul told how Virat Kohli had offered him to play for RCB team
Rahul started his IPL career in 2013 while playing for RCB. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter KL Rahul may be captaining Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the ongoing IPL season, but he started his IPL career by playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 2013 season. So now Rahul has shared the information about joining the RCB team with the cricket fans. Rahul has told how Virat Kohli had offered him to play for RCB. However, Rahul was released from the team by RCB after just one season. But after this, before joining Lucknow Super Giants, he had performed amazingly for teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings. This is how KL Rahul was associated with RCB Let us tell you that regarding joining the RCB team and his IPL journey, KL Rahul said through a video uploaded on Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel – Virat Kohli (ITC Gardenia) was there and head coach Ray Jennings and support staff were present there. . Virat just told me there that would you like to sign this contract and play for RCB? I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ Then Virat Kohli told me – I am just joking. There are no options here, just sign this contract. I signed this contract and then Virat said that it would be an exciting ride. You will enjoy the next few months with the team. The things I learned during those two months of IPL while I was at RCB, I can say that it would have taken me 7-8 seasons to learn in a Ranji season. I gained a lot of knowledge and experience in those two months. After this I moved forward quite rapidly. Rahul further said- I would love to play for RCB because I started from there, and I want to finish the IPL there. But the beauty of IPL is that you get a chance to play with different players in different teams.
IPL 2024: Ricky Ponting’s son is also a very good bowler, wants to bowl to Rahul Tewatia and get the contract for this great tournament.
Gujarat Titans has shared this video on its official social media account and its caption is written ‘Junior Ponting vs Tewatia.’ GT vs DC (Pic Source-X) Today i.e. on 17th April, the great match of Indian Premier League 2024 will be played between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, before the start of this spectacular match, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting also brought his son Fletcher for the practice session. A video is going viral on social media in which it can be seen that Ricky Ponting is asking his son Fletcher to bowl to Rahul Tewatia of Gujarat Titans. In this video, it can be seen that Tewatia is asking Fletcher whether he is a batsman or a fast bowling all-rounder. On this Fletcher said that he is a fast bowler. After this Ricky Ponting said that you should prove yourself. Gujarat Titans has shared this video on its official social media account and its caption is written ‘Junior Ponting vs Tewatia.’ Fletcher bowled very good balls to Rahul Tewatia and the Gujarat Titans player also hit excellent shots on it. Here’s the video: Jr. Ponting vs Tewatia 👀#AavaDe , #GTKarshe , #GTvDC pic.twitter.com/tPlxOWw9Z7 — Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) April 16, 2024 Ricky Ponting, while talking to PTI before the match against Gujarat Titans, revealed that he is very happy that Rishabh Pant has made a comeback. Let us tell you, Rishabh Pant has performed very well in IPL 2024 so far. Ricky Ponting also believes that Rishabh Pant should be included in the Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 as a wicketkeeper batsman. At present, if we talk about IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals has won two out of six matches while they have lost four. Delhi team is at 9th position in the points table of IPL 2024. Whereas Gujarat Titans have won three out of six matches while the team has faced defeat. With points, Gujarat is placed sixth in the Indian Premier League 2024 points table. Both the teams would like to win this match. 5 Australian players who scored half century in 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 the 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
“Many things are not in the hands of players”- Ishan Kishan broke his silence on being removed from the central contract.
Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan will probably never forget the day of 28 February 2024. In fact, on the same day, Ishaan was removed from the central contract by BCCI. Also, despite BCCI’s warning, he did not play Ranji Trophy. In such a situation, his future in the Indian team was under question. Kishan, who returned to India on December 23, 2023, just before the start of the Test series against South Africa, had withdrawn from that tour citing mental fatigue and personal reasons. Following this, he made himself unavailable for his state team Jharkhand to play in the Ranji Trophy, which was scheduled to begin on January 5, 2024. Ishan Kishan’s big statement regarding being out of central contract In yesterday’s match against RCB, Ishan scored 69 runs in 34 balls to help Mumbai chase the target of 197 runs. After that match, Ishan Kishan has now broken his silence on this entire controversy. He said, ‘I was practicing. When I took some time out for myself from the game, people were talking a lot. Many things came up on social media, but you should also realize that many things are not in the hands of the players. Ishaan Kishan He further said, ‘The only thing you can do is use your time properly. Also, if the previous Ishan Kishan had been there in this particular situation, what would have been his mentality. I never dropped the ball in the first two overs. No matter how well they are bowling. When he was asked what he was doing during the break. On this he said, “I was practicing, I had taken a break. During this time I have learned that you do not have to put pressure on yourself about things which are not in your control. You have to figure out what is (your) controllable and what is out of (your) control. There have been such changes in me that even if I am not performing, if I know someone else is not performing, I will go up to them and talk to them, I want to know what they are thinking. So those are the things that have helped me with the break.”
