LLC 2024: Konark Suryas Odisha eyes winning Legends League Cricket final, captain Irfan says ‘within the team…’
The final match of the ongoing third season of LLC will be played today on 16th October in Srinagar. Konark Suryas Odisha (Image Credit- Twitter X) Legends League Cricket 2024: The ongoing third season of Legends League Cricket has now reached its final stage. It is noteworthy that the final match of the tournament is going to be held today on 16th October between Southern Super Stars and Konark Suryas Odisha at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar. On the other hand, this time Konark Suryas Odisha will be eyeing to lift the LLC title. The team showed a good mix of skill, teamwork and resilience in the ongoing season. So the team captain and former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan was seen leading the team from the front foot. The energy within the team is fantastic: Irfan Pathan Let us tell you that before the final match against Southern Super Stars, Irfan said – The energy within the team is fantastic. We’ve worked hard to get to this level, and tonight we’re ready to give it our all. Every player in the team has shown incredible courage, and our aim is clear to win the trophy and make our supporters in Odisha proud. Southern Super Stars is a strong team, but we are up for the challenge and we are going to play with passion, confidence and unity in this final. Enakshi Priyam, owner of Konark Suryas Odisha team and director of Sanpriya Group, said – The journey till the finals for Konark Suryas Odisha has been extraordinary. We have seen them grow stronger with each match, and now that they stand on the verge of creating history, I have no doubt that they will give their best. Our entire state is behind them, and I believe they are ready to bring home the title. This team embodies the spirit of Odisha – resilience, strength and heart. We are all anxiously awaiting the thrilling finale, which promises to be thrilling. Winner takes all 🔥 Catch all the action from the Final at 7 pm only on @StarSportsIndia , @FanCode#SSSvKSO #BossLogonKaGame #LegendsKaJalwa #LLCT20 #LLCSeason3 #Srinagar pic.twitter.com/6gNodKqBwO —Legends League Cricket (@llct20) October 16, 2024
“The captain and coach asked me to play red ball cricket…”- Sanju Samson’s big revelation
Sanju Samson & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Sanju Samson revealed that Team India’s leadership group has asked him to play more Ranji Trophy matches as they are looking to try him in the Test format. Samson, who made his white-ball debut for India in 2015, has not played a single Test yet. Samson scored 3819 runs in 64 first class matches at an average of 38.96, which included 11 centuries. Samson recently attracted the attention of fans and selectors by scoring a century in the Duleep Trophy match. A few days ago, Sanju Samson scored a century in 40 balls in a T20 International match and saved his sinking T20 career. He has played T20 and ODI cricket for India. After performing well on a few occasions for the ODI and T20 team, Sanju Samson is now eyeing to play Test cricket. Before Duleep Trophy 2024, the leadership group of Team India has told him that he should play as many first class matches as possible. The leadership group includes captain Rohit Sharma and coach Gautam Gambhir. I have the skills to be successful in red ball cricket- Sanju Samson Speaking to Sportstar, Samson said, “I believe I have the skills to be successful in red ball cricket and I don’t want to limit myself to just white ball cricket. My desire is to play test cricket for India. Before the Duleep Trophy, the leadership group had told me that they were considering me for red-ball cricket and asked me to take it seriously and play as many Ranji Trophy matches as possible.” Samson further said about this, “This time my preparation was good. After the series against Sri Lanka, I trained with Rahul Dravid sir and Zubin Bharucha at the RR Academy and worked on my game. The century in the Duleep Trophy has given me a lot of confidence because it came against some of the best bowlers in the country.” Samson has scored centuries for India in ODI and T20 International cricket. At present, Rishabh Pant is with the team as a wicketkeeper batsman, but now Sanju Samson can also be considered in the future. He has consistently performed well in the IPL but has not been able to capitalize on his opportunities in international cricket.
Breaking: Big turmoil in Bangladesh cricket, head coach Chandika Hathurusingha suspended
We have sent a notice to him (Hathurusingha) today and have suspended him from the post of head coach – BCB President Farooq Ahmed. Chandika Hathurusingha (Photo Source: Bangladesh cricket team recently visited India, the team had to face defeat in both the Test and T20 series. Team India clean swept Bangladesh in both the series. Meanwhile, there is an uproar in Bangladesh cricket. Bangladesh Cricket Board has suspended head coach Chandika Hathurusingha. The news was announced by BCB President Farooq Ahmed on Tuesday, October 15. For this reason Chandika Hathurusingha was suspended According to several media reports, Chandika Hathurusingha had slapped a Bangladesh cricketer during the ODI World Cup 2023 in India, which is said to be the main reason for her suspension. Hathurusingha will be released from his contract after the completion of his suspension period. Let us tell you, during the tenure of Hathurusingha, Bangladesh’s performance in both the ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024 was disappointing. Apart from this, Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed Phil Simmons as the interim coach of the team. He will take charge till the matches against South Africa, UAE, West Indies and the Champions Trophy. We have sent a notice to Hathurusingha today – BCB President Speaking on The Daily Star, Bangladesh Cricket Board President Farooq Ahmed said, We have sent a notice to him (Hathurusingha) today and have suspended him from the post of head coach. We have decided to appoint interim head coaches for South Africa, UAE, West Indies and ICC Champions Trophy. Hathusingha has been asked to respond to the notice within 48 hours and his suspension will come into effect with immediate effect. His contract will then be suspended, with Phil Simmons appointed as the new interim head coach. They will work till the Champions Trophy.
LLC 2024: Yusuf Pathan batted aggressively and hit two skyscraper sixes, all the cricket fans rejoiced.
For Konark Surya’s Odisha, veteran all-rounder Yusuf Pathan batted aggressively and scored 12 runs in 4 balls with the help of two sixes. Yusuf Pathan (Pic Source-X) Currently, the Qualifier 2 match of Legends League Cricket is being played between Konark Surya’s Odisha and Toyam Hyderabad at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar. In this match, Toyam Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. For Konark Surya’s Odisha, veteran all-rounder Yusuf Pathan batted aggressively and scored 12 runs in 4 balls with the help of two sixes. Yusuf Pathan was playing very aggressive cricket in this match but Monty Panesar gave important success to Toyam Hyderabad by dismissing him. Let us tell you that Yusuf Pathan of Konark Surya’s Odisha hit these two sixes in the same over of Monty Panesar. In this tournament, Yusuf Pathan has scored important runs for his team while batting aggressively. Monty Panesar, who came in the 10th over of Konark Surya’s Odisha innings, hit a sky-high six on his second and first ball, Yusuf Pathan. Monty Panesar himself was surprised to see that Yusuf played an excellent shot sitting on his knees on the very first ball. After this, Yusuf Pathan wanted to play another shot on his second ball but Monty Panesar kept him silent by bowling a brilliant ball. After this Yusuf Pathan again hit a skyscraper six. However, Yusuf Pathan became LBW on his fourth ball of this match. Even though Yusuf Pathan scored 12 runs in this match, both his sixes won the hearts of all the fans. Konark Surya’s Odisha batted first and scored 156 runs. Let us tell you that, batting first, Konark Surya’s Odisha scored 156 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Kevin O’Brien batted brilliantly and played a valuable inning of 50 runs. He did not let any Hyderabad bowler dominate him and played aggressive cricket continuously. Irfan Pathan also contributed 49* runs for Konark Surya’s Odisha. Stuart Binny took 2 wickets for Toyam Hyderabad. If Toyam Hyderabad wants to make it to the finals of this important tournament, they will have to score 157 runs in 20 overs. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players