Steve Waugh is surprised to see South Africa’s test team against New Zealand, gives a big statement

According to Steve Waugh, this is the end of Test cricket and ICC and some other boards should come together to save it. Steve Waugh (Pic Source-Twitter) Recently Cricket South Africa has announced its team for the two-match Test series against New Zealand. 7 uncapped players have been included in this South Africa team. Actually, senior players will play in SA20 2024 and this is the reason why they will not be seen playing in this Test series. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh is very disappointed with this and has expressed his views regarding the future of Test cricket. According to Steve Waugh, this is the end of Test cricket and ICC and some other boards should come together to save it. The former Australia captain shared the picture of the South Africa Test team on his official social media account and wrote, ‘Is this the decisive time for the end of Test cricket? Certainly the ICC, along with the cricket boards of India, England and Australia, should take major steps to avoid the demise of this game. He further wrote, ‘First of all all Test players should be paid premium and equal match fees. History must be good about something. If we stand by and look at the statistics, the legacies of Bradman, Grace and Sobers will be destroyed. Here is Steve Waugh’s post: Let us tell you, South Africa is currently playing a Test series against the Indian team, after which they have to play a two-match Test series against New Zealand. The first match of these two match test series is starting from 4th February while the second and final match will be played from 13th February. The captaincy of South Africa team has been handed over to Neil Brand. Here is the South Africa team for the New Zealand test: Neil Brand (captain), David Bedingham, Ruan de Sward, Clyde Fortuyn (wk), Zubair Hamza, Tshepo Moreki, Mihalali Mpongwana, Duane Ollivier, Dane Paterson, Keegan Pietersen, Dane Peet, Renard van Tonder, Shaun von Berg , Khaya Jondo. 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction

‘Just a bad day…’, Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan on Team India’s journey in 2023

Indian women’s team won gold medal in Asian Games Team India (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The year 2023 was a great one for Indian cricket, however, it missed out on winning two ICC trophies. This year in the world of cricket, there were thrilling wins, heart-breaking defeats and many such moments which resonated across the country. Veterans Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan believe that in the cricket world, 2023 will be known as a wonderful year for Indian cricket. Sunil Gavaskar highlighted the women’s team’s victory and said that it was a great year for both the men’s and women’s teams. At the same time, he termed the consecutive historic Test wins against England and Australia as the most exciting aspect of the year. Let us tell you that the women’s team made a spectacular comeback after the defeat against Australia in the semi-finals of the T-20 World Cup and won the gold medal in the Asian Games. This is a great year for both men’s and women’s teams Gavaskar said during Star Sports show ‘Follow the Blues’ that, I think it has been a great year for both the men’s and women’s teams, especially the way the women’s team has performed. He continued by saying, at the end of the year they won two Tests, one against England and one against Australia, both teams against whom the Indian women’s team had previously faced difficulties. It’s certainly the most exciting aspect of cricket apart from what we saw in the World Cup. “Win 10 games in a row and then just have one bad day, which unfortunately was the World Cup final. There were some really exciting times ahead in 2023. It was an amazing year for the Men in Blue – Irfan Pathan Former fast bowler and commentator Irfan Pathan praised the team’s tremendous win in the ODI and called it a historic achievement. “I think it was an amazing year for the Men in Blue, the way they won matches. His win percentage in ODIs was the highest in Indian cricket history. I think it was one of the best years of Indian cricket. The former cricketer further said that, the World Cup trophy again remained a little away from us, but overall a lot of things were positive. We saw the form of Virat Kohli that we have been accustomed to for so many years, and Shubman Gill has had an amazing year. read this also- Top 10 off-field moments of 2023

Top 10 off-field moments of 2023

Today we tell you about the top 10 events outside the cricket field in 2023. Top 10 Off-Field Moments (Pic Source-Twitter) The year 2023 has ended and this year there were many big incidents related to cricket which surprised many people. Many such controversies took place not only inside the cricket field but also outside it which surprised many people. There were also such incidents in which fans misbehaved with the players and it went viral. Today we tell you about the top 10 events outside the cricket field in 2023. 1- Usman Khawaja was misbehaved in the long room of Lord’s during the Ashes. Lords (Pic Source-Twitter) The second Test match of Ashes 2023 was played at Lord’s Stadium. During this match, England’s best player Jonny Bairstow was the victim of controversial stumping. Many fans of England did not like this thing. When the Australian team players were going back to the dressing room, the MCC people misbehaved with the Australian players in the long room. After this these people were banned from coming to the stadium.

VIDEO: Rahul Dravid had a special conversation with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prasidh Krishna before the Cape Town Test.

The second test match between South Africa and India is starting from January 3. Team India (Image Credit- Twitter X) SA vs IND: Indian cricket team is currently on South Africa tour. A two-match test series is going on between the two teams here. It is noteworthy that in the first match of the series, host South Africa had defeated the Indian team by a huge margin of an innings and 32 runs. So now the second and last match of the series will be played between the two teams at Newlands, Cape Town from Wednesday, January 3. Also, it is very important for the Indian team to win this match. Because India would like to make a great start to the new year by winning this match. However, it will be a difficult task for India to win on the bouncy pitches of South Africa. On the other hand, before the Cape Town Test match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has shared a video on its official X account. In this video, the players of the Indian team are seen practicing vigorously. In the video, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mukesh Kumar and captain Rohit Sharma can be seen sweating. So in this video, Indian team head Rahul Dravid is seen having an important talk with young player Yashasvi Jaiswal and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna. Rahul’s seriousness with the players is worth seeing in the video. Watch this video shared by BCCI #TeamIndia are back in the nets and prepping 🆙 for the 2nd Test in Cape Town#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/zcY5J0FafW — BCCI (@BCCI) December 31, 2023 Mukesh or Avesh may get a chance in Cape Town test match According to the latest media reports, Mukesh Kumar or Avesh Khan may get a chance in place of fast bowler Prasidh Krishna in the Cape Town Test match. It is noteworthy that Prasidh did not perform much in his debut match in the Centurion Test. Also read- ‘Only Tendulkar played well for us’ Allan Donald gave a shocking statement after India’s crushing defeat in the first test 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction

Virat Kohli seen spending quality time with Anushka Sharma and Vamika

A fan has shared a video on ‘X’ in which Virat Kohli can be seen with his wife Anushka Sharma, daughter Vamika and others. Virat Kohli (Pic Source-Twitter) Indian team’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli was recently seen spending quality time with his family. Virat Kohli was seen enjoying with his wife Anushka Sharma and daughter Vamika. Let us tell you, the Indian team is currently on South Africa tour. The performance of the Indian team in the first Test match was quite disappointing and the team had to face defeat against the host by an innings and 32 runs. While on one hand, KL Rahul scored a brilliant century in the first innings for the Indian team, on the other hand, Virat Kohli played a tremendous inning of 76 runs in the second innings. Virat Kohli batted very well in the second innings and handled one end very well. However, he did not get support from any player in the other end. This was the reason why the Indian team had to face defeat in the first test. Now the second and final test match between these two teams is starting from January 3. However, before this Virat Kohli was seen spending quality time with his family. A fan has shared a video on ‘X’ in which Virat Kohli can be seen with his wife Anushka Sharma, daughter Vamika and others. They were seen having a lot of fun. Here’s the video: Virat Kohli, @AnushkaSharma & Vamika spending some quality family time!@imVkohli , #Virushka , #ViratGang pic.twitter.com/xBK9ldWeLy —ViratGang.in (@ViratGangIN) December 31, 2023 The Indian team may not have been able to win the first test match but now the team would definitely like to win the second match. Virat Kohli would like to bat well in the second match also. Indian team’s regular captain Rohit Sharma would also like to leave his mark in the upcoming match. T20 World Cup is also to be played this year and many people are eagerly waiting for this great tournament. At present, the eyes of the Indian team will be on the second and final Test match to be held against South Africa. He would definitely like to name it after himself. 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction

“Not a single ICC trophy in 10 years…” Has Team India become the new choker? Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad gave a surprising statement

Team India has not been able to win a single ICC trophy since 2013. Venkatesh Prasad and Virat Kohli (Pic Source-Twitter) In the year 2023, Team India had a chance to win two ICC trophies each. He had the first chance to win the World Test Championship trophy. After that, Team India had a good golden opportunity to win the ODI World Cup. Had won all the league stage matches in ODI World Cup 2023. After this the team defeated New Zealand in the semi-finals and made it to the finals. However, Team India then lost to Australia in the final. After this defeat, India’s dream of becoming world champion for the third time was shattered. Let us tell you that the Indian team has not been able to win any ICC tournament since 2013, hence many fans started calling Team India the new chokers. Regarding the question regarding fans’ chokers Venkatesh Prasad gave a funny answer Venkatesh Prasad has given his opinion regarding whether the Indian cricket team is the new choker. Actually, recently Venkatesh Prasad had organized a question and answer session on social media platform X. During this session, a fan asked him, Sir, do you also think that Team India has become the new chokers of world cricket? Because we have lost 10 consecutive ICC knockouts in the last 10 years. Answering this question, Venkatesh Prasad said that he does not consider Team India as chokers. Venkatesh Prasad responded, “No chokers, we have won 2 Test series against Australia in Australia, the last in 2020-21 by 36 all out, I consider it one of the biggest wins for India, that too When more than half the players were not available. But there is definitely something not right about not winning a major tournament in 11 years.” India will once again have a chance to win the ICC trophy next year, when they will participate in the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in USA and West Indies in June. Talking about Team India, it is currently playing a two-match Test series in South Africa. After this he will play a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Also read: Irfan Pathan gave a big statement on Team India’s poor bowling in the Boxing Day Test.

International players have made test cricket a joke, Venkatesh Prasad gave everyone a class

According to Venkatesh Prasad, franchise cricket has overtaken Test cricket and he is feeling very bad seeing this. Venkatesh Prasad (Photo Source: Twitter) Franchise league cricket has grown rapidly in recent times. Many international players want to play in franchise league cricket and want to play an important role in the victory of their team by performing well. There are many players who have terminated their central contracts with the national team and now their focus remains only on franchise leagues tournaments. Many former players are not liking the fact that star players are focusing more on franchise leagues cricket instead of playing for the international team. Now former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has presented his side regarding this matter. According to Venkatesh Prasad, franchise cricket has overtaken Test cricket and he is feeling very bad seeing this. Let us tell you, South Africa has recently announced its team for the Test series against New Zealand in which seven uncapped players have been included. This is because senior players will be seen playing in the SA20 league to be held in South Africa. A user on ‘X’ asked Venkatesh Prasad a question, ‘What would you like to say on the fact that South Africa has sent its third grade team in the Test series against New Zealand? Has taste become luxury?’ Venkatesh Prasad gave a brilliant answer On this Venkatesh Prasad said, ‘This is a very bad thing. Franchise cricket has overtaken Test cricket in importance. I hope this doesn’t happen again. Sets a very bad precedent. Sad that it has reached this state where Franchise cricket has overtaken Test cricket in priority. Hope this doesn’t become the way forward. — Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) December 31, 2023 South Africa is currently playing a Test series against the Indian team and after this they have to tour New Zealand where two Test matches will be played. The first test match is starting from 4th February while the second will be played from 13th February. Here is the South Africa team for the New Zealand test: Neil Brand (captain), David Bedingham, Ruan de Sward, Clyde Fortuyn (wk), Zubair Hamza, Tshepo Moreki, Mihalali Mpongwana, Duane Ollivier, Dane Paterson, Keegan Pietersen, Dane Peet, Renard van Tonder, Shaun von Berg , Khaya Jondo. 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history

After cricket, Sanju Samson showed his talent in football, video went viral

Recently Sanju was seen on South Africa tour Sanju Samson (Image Credit- Twitter Indian cricket team’s wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson had recently performed brilliantly in ODI cricket for the team during the South Africa tour. On the other hand, now after showing his skills in cricket, a video of Sanju playing football is going viral on the internet very fast. Let us tell you that in this video, Sanju got a chance to show his skills in football in a local sevens tournament in Trivandrum. So this video of Sanju tells that apart from cricket, he also loves football. Also, let us tell you that Sanju Samson had said in an interview that his father Samson Vishwanath was a footballer, who used to play for the Delhi Police football team. Watch this viral video of Sanju Samson #SanjuSamson playing football in a local sevens tournament#sanju #Samson pic.twitter.com/JvGMOPnC2Y — Rohit (@___Invisible_1) December 30, 2023 Sanju had scored a century on the South African tour It is noteworthy that Sanju Samson played an important innings for Team India in a must-win match by scoring a century in the third ODI match on the South Africa tour this month. In the match, Sanju scored a total of 108 runs in 114 balls with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes. So Sanju was awarded the Player of the Match award for this brilliant innings. Apart from this, let us tell you that this was also the first century of Sanju’s ODI career. Also, now he can probably be selected in the Indian team for the T20 series against Afghanistan starting next month. Also read- IPL 2024: ‘Salesman’s skills are good’ Justin Langer made a big revelation in his conversation with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka. 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history

IPL 2024: ‘Salesman’s skills are good’ Justin Langer made a big revelation in his conversation with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka

Justin Langer has been appointed as the new coach of Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2024. Sanjiv Goenka and Justin Langer (Image Credit- Twitter) IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has appointed former Australian coach Justin Langer as its new coach for the 17th season of IPL. On the other hand, under the coaching of Langer in the upcoming season, Lucknow will be eyeing their first IPL title. It is noteworthy that after their first season in the year 2022, Lucknow Super Giants have qualified for the IPL playoffs twice in a row. So now the team’s new coach Justin Langer has made a big revelation about his conversation with team owner Sanjeev Goenka. Langer has told how he became the coach of the franchise. Justin Langer made a big revelation Let us tell you that through a video shared by the franchise, Justin Langer said – It was a very fun incident, and here in Perth, I got a message asking me if I have any interest in IPL coaching. Vinay told me that the team owner was currently in London and would I be interested in having coffee with him. Langer further said- I thought after this, I have nothing to lose and then I went there and met the boss (Sanjeev Goenka). There was a good conversation between the two. He was a good salesman, one thing he said to me was you know, Justin, you’ve had a great playing career, you’ve had a great coaching career so far, but until you win the IPL you don’t consider yourself a Great coaches can’t agree. I said ok. Salesman’s skills are good. I like that boss guy. Since then our talks are continuing. I was very excited to be called and become the head coach of this franchise. I am currently waiting for the next season. It is very exciting and I am going to offer something to Lucknow Supergiants. Also read- HEA vs SIX Dream 11 Prediction: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, for BBL Match- 22 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history

HEA vs SIX Dream 11 Prediction: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, BBL for Match-22

This match will be played in The Gabba, Brisbane Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers (Image Credit- Twitter Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Dream 11 Prediction: The 22nd match of the ongoing Big Bash League is going to be held between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers. Let us tell you that this match will be played between the two teams at The Gabba, Brisbane. Let us know the best Dream 11 team for this match- Match Details: date and day– 31 December, Sunday place- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide match start time– From 1.45 pm Which team has the upper hand in victory?– Sydney Sixers Broadcast- star sports network HEA vs SIX Head to Head (T20 Cricket): total matches, 19 Brisbane Heat won- 5 Sydney Sixers won- 13 No Result- 1 Both teams for the match (HEA vs SIXProbable Playing XIs: Brisbane Heat (HEA): Josh Brown, Colin Munro (captain), Matt Renshaw, Nathan McSweeney, Sam Billings (wicketkeeper), Paul Walter, Michael Neisser, Matthew Kuhneman, Michael Swepson, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett. Sydney Sixers (SIX): James Vince, Josh Philippe (wk), Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Moses Henriques (c), Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott, Todd Murphy, Jackson Bird, Ben Duaris, Steve Keefe. HEA vs SIX Pitch Report: The Gabba pitch is known to favor fast bowlers due to its pace and bouncy nature. Fast bowlers can trouble the batsmen by hitting hard-length hits. However, a strong backfoot game will help the batsmen to put pressure on the bowling side and score runs. Any captain would like to win the toss and decide to bowl. Dream11 Head to Head League: Sam Billings, Colin Munro (captain), James Vince, Jordan Silk, Michael Neisser, Moses Henriques, Jack Edwards, Paul Walter, Xavier Bartlett, Michael Swepson (vice captain), Ben Duaris. Dream11 Grand League: Josh Philippe, Sam Billings, Colin Munro, James Vince, Moses Henriques (vice captain), Jack Edwards, Paul Walter, Nathan McSweeney, Xavier Bartlett, Michael Swepson (captain), Ben Duaris. read this also- Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Dream 11 Prediction 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history