DTVHINDIExclusive: “The team is doing very well, I am confident that…”, Dasun Shanaka’s statement on the future of Sri Lankan cricket
Sri Lanka has produced some brilliant cricketers, such as Pathum Nissanka, Chamika Karunaratne, and captain Charith Asalanka- Dasun Shanaka. Dasun Shanaka (Photo Source: Sri Lankan player Dasun Shanaka was captaining Harare Bolt in the Zim Afro T10 League. After the league stage round, Harare Bolt was at the first position in the points table with five wins and 10 points from 7 matches, but the team could not make it to the finals. The team had to face defeat against Joburg Bangla Tigers in Qualifier-1 and Cape Town Samp Army in Qualifier-2. Harare Bolt captain Dasun Shanaka talked about a lot of things in an exclusive interview with CricTracker ahead of the Zim Afro T10 League 2024 playoff matches. Dasun Shanaka has described T10 cricket as very fun. He is extremely happy with his impressive performance with both bat and ball for Harare Bolt in the tournament. Dasun Shanaka also talked about the future of Sri Lankan cricket. Let us tell you, the Sri Lankan team is performing brilliantly under the leadership of head coach Sanath Jayasuriya. The team had won 3-0 in the ODI series against India. The team won a Test match against England in England after 6 years and defeated New Zealand 2-0 in the Test series at home. Dasun Shanaka’s Exclusive Interview with CricTracker Question: You have performed well with both bat and ball in this tournament. What would you give your opinion on this? Answer: Yes, I am very happy that everything has gone well for me in this tournament. After coming from Sri Lanka, I was asked a lot of questions, but I am happy that I contributed with bat and ball. My form in this tournament has been excellent and I hope to continue the same performance in the playoffs as well. In the Zim Afro T10 League 2024 season, Dasun Shanaka has scored 231 runs in 8 innings of 9 matches at an average of 57.75 for Harare Bolt. At the same time, he also took 5 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 30.00. Question: What are your thoughts about T10 cricket? Does it help players develop their game? Answer: Yes, T10 cricket is very fun because it gives us a chance to express our potential. Playing this format around the world helps players, especially young players, to play their shots and develop their game better. I think this is the most important aspect of this format. Question: What did you think of Zimbabwe’s young players, and how do you see their performance in this tournament? Answer: Zimbabwe’s young players have played with confidence. This is a good sign for Zimbabwe cricket. In the dressing room, he interacts with senior players like Richard Gleeson, Jimmy Neesham and George Munsey, which is giving him a lot of experience. Question: What do you have to say about George Bansi’s historic century? Answer: George Bansi scored a brilliant century. This is the only century in the T10 format, and it is certainly historic in Jim Afro T10. But the most important thing…
Rohit Sharma faced these problems in his childhood due to cricket, listen to the unheard story of his struggle which no one knows.
Rohit Sharma talked about the challenges he faced in the early days of his career and also said that those experiences have made him the stronger person he is today. Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) Playing at the top level as an international cricketer comes with its own challenges. Often when an unknown cricketer becomes a world superstar, his struggles are ignored. It takes a lot of mental strength to overcome these adverse situations, and even more courage when a player shares his past experiences. Recently, Indian team’s Test and ODI captain, Rohit Sharma revealed about similar experiences. In a recent discussion, Rohit talked about what challenges he faced in the early days of his career and also said that those experiences have made him the stronger person he is today. Rohit Sharma: A strong cricket star made from challenges Recalling the struggles of his early days, Rohit told how his courage did not break even after hours of train travel and long games. According to him, these difficulties have played an important role in shaping his personality and cricket career. Today Rohit Sharma is not only an excellent batsman but also a strong captain and decisive person of the team. Rohit said during a discussion on Jitendra Chowksey’s YouTube channel. “Sport has a lot of demands, be it the journey, learning the skills, fitness or training. In Mumbai, if you want to be a cricketer, you have to travel – 2 hours of train travel, 5 to 6 hours of playing, then traveling back – you don’t know if you will get a seat or not. It took a toll on me physically and mentally. But I enjoyed it, and these tough times made me stronger – that’s what made me who I am today and these things help in taking difficult decisions.”
Cricket Highlights of 28 September 2024: Today’s top news and social trends
Cricket Highlights: Know key stats, social trends and latest news from today’s match. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is it today. Nicholas Pooran & Prabhat Jaysuriya (Photo Source: Cricket Highlights of 28 September 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s Top Cricket News Hardik Pandya will never be able to return to Test cricket, former Indian player dismisses all speculations Nicholas Pooran (2059) has become the batsman with the highest run scorer in a calendar year of T20 cricket. He broke the 2021 record of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (2036). IND vs BAN, 2nd Test: Due to rain, the second day’s play was canceled without a single ball being bowled. Mohammed Shami can prove to be a good role model for Akash Deep: Zaheer Khan Mayank Yadav is practicing vigorously in NCA’s special camp before the T20 series against Bangladesh. Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #IPL2025 #IPLRetention #SLvsNZ #KaneWilliamson #PrabhatJaysuriya The Sri Lankan team all out the New Zealand team for 88 runs in the first innings of the second test. Prabhat Jayasuriya took the 9th five-wicket haul of his Test career. Host Sri Lanka took a lead of 514 runs and gave follow-on. Kane Williamson was out for 4 in the first innings and 46 in the second innings. #INDvsBAN #2ndTest #KanpurTest The second day of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh was abandoned due to rain without a single ball being bowled. Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and figures to be made today, 28 September 2024 1. Players with most five-wicket hauls in WTC 11 – Ravichandran Ashwin (70 innings) 10 – Nathan Lyon (78 innings) 8 – Pat Cummins (78 innings) 7 – Jasprit Bumrah (52 innings) 6 – Jos Hazlewood (50 innings) 6 – Prabhat Jayasuriya (23 innings) 6 – Tim Southee (63 innings) 2. Highest run lead in first innings in Test 702 – England vs Australia, The Oval, 1938 587 – South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Colombo SSC, 2006 570 – Pakistan vs New Zealand, Lahore, 2002 563 – England vs West Indies, Kingston, 1930 514 – Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, Galle, 2024 509 – England vs South Africa, Lord’s, 2003 504 – Australia vs England, Brisbane, 1946 3. New Zealand’s lowest score against Sri Lanka in Test matches (complete innings) 88 – Gaul, 2024 102 – Colombo, 1992 109 – Napier, 1995 114 – Gaul, 1998 118 – Gaul, 2012 4. Most runs in T20 in a calendar year 2059 – Nicholas Pooran (65 innings) (2024) 2036 – Mohammad Rizwan (45 innings) (2021) 1946 – Alex Hales (61 innings) (2022) 1833 – Jos Buttler (55 innings) (2023) 1817 – Mohammad Rizwan (44 innings) (2022) 1779 – Babar Azam (43 innings) (2021) Cricket Highlights, On This Day: What happened in the history of cricket on 28 September? Former Pakistani player Majid Jahangir Khan was born Former Pakistani opening batsman Majid Jahangir Khan was born on September 28, 1946. He is one of the most fearless opening batsmen of Pakistan. He played…
Hardik Pandya will never be able to return to Test cricket, former Indian player dismisses all speculations
He (Hardik Pandya) was practicing only with red-ball because white-ball was not available – Parthiv Patel Hardik Pandya & Parthiv Patel (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya was recently seen practicing with the red ball, after which the news of his return to Test cricket has intensified. Meanwhile, former Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has dismissed all reports of Hardik Pandya returning to the longest format of the game. Parthiv says that Hardik’s body is not in a condition to withstand the rigors of the five-day format. I am not seeing Hardik Pandya in Test – Parthiv Patel While talking about Hardik Pandya’s return to the Test format in a recent interview given to Hindustan Times, Parthiv Patel said that Hardik was practicing with the red ball because the white ball was not available. I am not seeing Hardik Pandya (in Tests). He was practicing only with the red-ball as the white-ball was not available. I don’t think his body allows him to play four-day and five-day matches. He will have to play at least one first-class match (before being considered for Test selection), which is very unlikely. Hardik Pandya last played a Test match for India in 2018 against England in Southampton. After this, continuous injuries kept him away from Test cricket. The all-rounder has scored 532 runs for India in 11 Test matches at an average of 31.29, which includes one century and 4 half-centuries. At the same time, he has also taken 17 wickets at an average of 31.05. Yash Dayal had to be given a chance in the second test – Parthiv Patel The second match of the Test series is currently being played between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur. However, the second day’s play has been canceled due to rain. Parthiv Patel says that Team India could have given a chance to Yash Dayal in the Kanpur Test. Because then the team will not be able to experiment in the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. India had a chance to use Yash Dayal in the second test. I am not underestimating Bangladesh, but if this Test match is drawn, it is very important to keep in mind that the next series will be against New Zealand, and then they will not be in a position to experiment.
These three incredible records of Kumar Sangakkara in test cricket which Kamindu Mendis can easily break
Kamindu Mendis has scored five centuries in the last 8 test matches. Kamindu Mendis (Pic Source-X) The performance of Sri Lankan team’s best player Kamindu Mendis has been quite good so far in international Test cricket. He batted brilliantly and played a valuable inning of 182* runs on the second day of the second Test match being played against New Zealand. Kamindu Mendis has scored five centuries in the last 8 test matches. Not only this, the young player has completed 1000 Test runs in just 13 innings and has equaled Sir Donald Bradman. Not only this, Kamindu Mendis has scored more than 50 runs 8 times in 8 tests. Former Sri Lankan player Kumar Sangakkara has also praised Kamindu Mendis for his performance. Kumar Sangakkara is counted among the best batsmen in the world. There are many records that Kumar Sangakkara has made and broken. Today we will tell you about three incredible records of Kumar Sangakkara which Kamindu Mendis can easily break. 1- Record of fastest 10000 test runs Kamindu Mendis (Photo Source: Kumar Sangakkara is the fastest player to score 10000 test runs along with Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. He achieved this feat in 195 innings. Let us tell you that, one year after making his Test debut, Kumar Sangakkara scored his first Test century. Kamindu Mendis has completed 1000 runs in just 13 tests at the age of 25. Kamindu Mendis can easily break Kumar Sangakkara’s record of scoring the fastest 10000 runs in Test cricket. Even against England, this player batted brilliantly and scored 297 runs in three test matches at an average above 53.
September 28, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.
This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. (Image Credit- Twitter/X) 1. Dwayne Bravo recorded his last video for Chennai fans after leaving CSK and joining KKR before IPL 2025. After parting ways with CSK and joining KKR ahead of IPL 2025, Bravo has shared a special message for Chennai fans. Sharing a video on his Instagram account, he urged CSK fans to support him in his new endeavour. He also thanked the CSK management as the team allowed him to join KKR. 2. IPL 2025 Retention Rules: IPL Governing Council will decide on the retention policy on September 28! The Indian Premier League (IPL) retention rules are expected to be revealed soon as the Governing Council (GC) meets in Bengaluru today (September 28, Saturday). Cricket fans and IPL franchises seem to be quite desperate about the retention rules. 3. Ishan Kishan’s explosive avatar is back again, what an amazing picture he has shared this time. In recent times, Ishan Kishan’s bat has performed very well in domestic cricket, where Ishan has scored back to back centuries in both the different tournaments. In such a situation, these players are very happy, which is visible on social media and in this context, Ishaan has shared a new post on Instagram. 4. Umesh Yadav reached the special temple of Balaji, and the bowler also did cow service. Umesh Yadav, who is out of Team India, has changed a lot from before, where this player now concentrates more and more on worship. Besides, Umesh keeps sharing pictures and videos related to it every day, this time too the fast bowler has done something similar and has shared some special pictures on Insta. 5. After Rohit Sharma, Liam Livingstone defeated Mitchell Starc, scoring 24 runs in 1 over; Video went viral The fourth match of the five-match ODI series between England and Australia was played at the historic Lord’s ground in London. In which England defeated Australia by 186 runs in a match interrupted by rain. Batting first, the last over of England’s innings was the most exciting of the match, with Liam Livingstone scoring 28 runs in 6 balls against Mitchell Starc. Along with this, Starc has also made a shameful record in his name in ODI cricket. Whose video is going viral. 6. PCB makes important appeal to ICC, Champions Trophy 2024 schedule should be finalized as soon as possible The Pakistan Cricket Board has appealed to the ICC to finalize the schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 as soon as possible, so that the board can make the best logistics arrangements for all the teams. Let us tell you that after a long time, Pakistan is hosting the ICC event and Pakistani fans also want that this tournament should be played well in Pakistan. 7. IND vs BAN: Rain spoiled the play of the second day, both the teams left for the hotel. The second test match is being played between Team India and Bangladesh in Kanpur. However, due to rain, only…
LLC 2024: Two matches of Legends League Cricket canceled due to bad weather, read big news
The matches scheduled for 27 and 28 September have been canceled due to bad weather. Legends League Cricket 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter/X) Legends League Cricket 2024: The third exciting season of the ongoing Legends League Cricket is currently being played. So the second phase of the tournament has started from 27th September at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat. But for your information, let us tell you that bad weather is continuing in the city for the last two days. Due to this, two matches of the tournament have been canceled so far. Let us tell you that the match between Konark Suryas Odisha vs Manipal Tigers on 27th September was canceled due to rain. So after this, the match between Toyam Hyderabad and Gujarat Greats (Toyam Hyderabad vs Gujarat Greats) on September 28 also had to be canceled by the organizers due to rain. Also, let us tell you that after the cancellation of both the matches, 1-1 point has been distributed among the four teams. So according to the weather forecast, if Accuweather is to be believed, there is a 30 percent chance of rain on September 29. It will be worth seeing whether the weather will be clear on September 29 or not. If the weather remains clear then the 9th match between India Capitals and Konark Surya Odisha can be seen here. Southern Super Stars at number one On the other hand, if we give you information about the points table of the ongoing season, Dinesh Karthik led Southern Super Stars remain at the first position in the tournament with 6 points with 3 wins in 3 matches. The team has won all three of its matches played so far. Meanwhile, Toyam Hyderabad, led by former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, could score only 1 point in 3 matches and is currently at the last position in the points table. 🚨 Update from Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat. See you tomorrow at 3 pm only on @StarSportsIndia , @FanCode#KSOvMT #BossLogonKaGame #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCSeason3 #LLCT20 #Surat pic.twitter.com/jvpDzzqfUj —Legends League Cricket (@llct20) September 27, 2024 Another day. Another washout. Hoping the Weather Gods won’t be harsh tomorrow. See you tomorrow at 7 pm only on @StarSportsIndia , @FanCode #THvGG #BossLogonKaGame #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCSeason3 #LLCT20 #Surat pic.twitter.com/IRBugDUwpG —Legends League Cricket (@llct20) September 28, 2024
Cricket Highlights of 27 September 2024: Today’s top news and social trends
Cricket Highlights: Know key stats, social trends and latest news from today’s match. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is it today. Kamindu Mendis & Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Getty Images) Cricket Highlights of 27th September 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s Top Cricket News SL vs NZ: Kamindu Mendis has equaled Sir Don Bradman’s record by scoring a century. Sir Don Bradman also scored five centuries in his first 13 innings. IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders appoint Dwayne Bravo as mentor for the upcoming season ‘I know his body’ Dinesh Karthik on Hardik Pandya’s return to Test cricket IND vs BAN: Bangladeshi fan ‘Tiger Robi’ beaten badly in Kanpur stadium IND vs BAN 2nd Test: Rain spoiled the fun, only 35 overs were played on the first day, Bangladesh scored 107 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. BGT 2024-25: “If we play well against them, we will be in a better position”, Glenn Maxwell said about Ashwin-Jadeja. ‘Kohli just needs to be in a good mindset’ Hanuma Vihari on Virat’s recent form Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #INDvsBAN #RohitSharma The second match of the Test series between India and Bangladesh is being played in Kanpur from 27th September. Today the first day’s play ended early due to rain. #SLvsNZ #SriLanka #KaminduMendis Sri Lankan young batsman Kamindu Mendis has broken the record of big giants by scoring a century in the first innings of the second Test against New Zealand. At the same time, Sri Lanka recorded the highest score in the Test format against New Zealand today, due to which the team is trending. #DwayneBravo Dwayne Bravo has been appointed as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025, due to which the veteran is making headlines. Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and figures to be made today, 27 September 2024 1. Most Test wickets for India in Asia 420* – R Ashwin (21.37 average)419 – Anil Kumble (27.00 average)300 – Harbhajan Singh (32.01 average)279 – Kapil Dev (29.01 average)231* – Ravindra Jadeja (21.19 average) 2. Most wickets in Asia in Tests 612 – Muttiah Muralitharan (21.69 average)420* – R Ashwin (21.37 average)419 – Anil Kumble (27.00 average)354 – Rangana Herath (26.03 average)300 – Harbhajan Singh (32.01 average) 3. Sri Lanka’s highest score against New Zealand in Test matches 602/5d – Gaul, 2024 498 – Napier, 2005 497 – Wellington, 1991 483 – Colombo (PSS), 2003 452 – Gaul, 2009 4. Fastest 1000 runs in Test cricket (innings wise) 12 innings – Herbert Sutcliffe12 innings – Everton Weeks13 innings – Don Bradman13 innings – Kamindu Mendis14 innings – Neil Harvey14 innings – Vinod Kambli 5. Fastest to 1000 runs (innings) in Test cricket (active player) 13 innings – Kamindu Mendis16 innings – Yashasvi Jaiswal17 innings – Harry Brook18 innings – Cheteshwar Pujara18 innings – Aiden Markram18 innings – Marnus Labuschagne 6. Most centuries in test matches after the first 13 innings 6 – Neil Harvey 5 – Kamindu Mendis 5 – Don Bradman 5 – Everton…
September 27, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.
This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Kamindu Mendis & Dwayne Bravo (Photo Source: X/Twitter) 1. Shefali Verma wants to play like Rohit Sharma in T20 World Cup 2024, said- “The way he plays powerplay…” The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to begin in the UAE from October 3. Meanwhile, before the start of the tournament, Indian female player Shefali Verma has given a big statement saying that she wants to play like Rohit Sharma as an opener in the upcoming tournament. 2. IND vs BAN 2nd Test: Rain spoiled the fun, only 35 overs were played on the first day, read the condition of the first day The second match of the ongoing Test series between India and Bangladesh is being played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from today, 27th September. Let us tell you that after winning the toss in this match, the host team decided to bowl and invited Bangladesh to bat first. However, due to heavy rain, the umpires declared stumps early. At the time of stump on the first day, visiting Bangladesh has scored 107 runs at the loss of 3 wickets after 35 overs. 3. Dwayne Bravo announces retirement from all formats of cricket, 21 years of brilliant career ends Veteran West Indies player Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. He has taken this decision after being ruled out of the Caribbean Premier League 2024 due to injury. Bravo says that his mind wants to play but his body is not allowing it anymore. Let us tell you, Dwayne Bravo had announced his retirement from international cricket in 2021 and IPL last year. 4. IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders appointed Dwayne Bravo as mentor for the upcoming season, read big news. A big news related to the upcoming season of IPL 2025 is coming out. Let us tell you that three-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has appointed former Caribbean all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as the mentor of the team for the upcoming season. 5. Something happened before the start of the Kanpur Test, which even Virat Kohli himself was surprised to see. The craze of Virat Kohli among the local players in Kanpur was worth seeing, everyone was running to take pictures with Kohli. Now the second test match between Team India and Bangladesh has started, just before the start of the match, a video of Virat has surfaced. Actually a member of the ground staff touched Kohli’s feet. 6. IND vs BAN 2nd Test: After Shadman Islam was out on DRS, Rohit’s reaction was worth watching, watch video Fast bowler Akashdeep got the first two successes for the Indian team. But the second wicket he got was due to a DRS call, so when the decision of this call came in favor of Team India, Rohit’s reaction was worth seeing. 7. IND vs BAN: “Unlucky…”, Kuldeep Yadav did not get a place even in the playing XI of…
‘I know his body’ Dinesh Karthik on Hardik Pandya’s return to Test cricket
Pandya can be seen playing in T20 series against Bangladesh Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter Indian cricket team’s star all-rounder player Hardik Pandya was recently seen practicing with the red ball. After Pandya’s practice video went viral, fans started speculating that Pandya was going to make a comeback in Test cricket. It is noteworthy that 30-year-old Pandya made his debut against Australia in January 2016, but he has not played red ball cricket for Team India for the last 6 years. He was last seen playing for Team India in the year 2018. Pandya has played a total of 11 Test matches for India so far, in which he has scored 532 runs and taken a total of 17 wickets with the help of 1 wicket. But now it seems that Pandya can be seen playing for Baroda in the upcoming Ranji season. If he plays domestic cricket, he may return to red ball cricket during India’s tour of Australia. However, former Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has something else to say on Pandya’s return to Test cricket. Dinesh Karthik gave a big statement Let us tell you that on Hardik Pandya’s return to red ball cricket, Dinesh Karthik quoted Cricbuzz as saying – His return will be really very good. Especially the return of someone who has his own skill set. So, good news for bowling and batting in Australia. But if I’m being honest, I’d be very surprised, because I know her body. Where he is today, it is not so easy for him to play Test cricket. I would be surprised again if he returns. Also, let us tell you that in the absence of Pandya, India gave a chance to all-rounder Shardul Thakur in the playing eleven. But due to his expensive bowling, he was dropped from the Test team. It will be worth watching that when is Pandya going to make a comeback in red ball cricket?
