DTVHINDIBGT 2024-25: “There is a strong need to play practice matches…”, Sanjay Manjrekar expressed concern over India’s current form.
Not having practice matches can make a difference, especially this time because of the form and confidence with which the team is going to Australia – Sanjay Manjrekar Team India & Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Indian team is going to play the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia from November 22 in Perth. The team is currently working hard for the first Test in Perth. Before the start of the series, it was announced that Team India would not play a single practice match. India had to suffer a humiliating 3-0 defeat against New Zealand in the last Test series. Let us tell you, after 24 years, a team clean-swept India at home. Team India’s form remains a matter of concern due to poor performance in the series against New Zealand. In view of this, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar gave his opinion regarding India’s form and the need for practice matches. Practice matches are decreasing in recent times- Sanjay Manjrekar Before the Test series against Australia, the Indian team was scheduled to play an intra-squad match against India A, but it was cancelled. Sanjay Manjrekar feels that players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would have liked to play some practice matches before the series, especially with the kind of form the team is in right now. The former cricketer also talked about India-A’s struggle against Australia-A despite being in form at home. Sanjay Manjrekar while speaking on ESPNcricinfo said, Not having practice matches could make a difference, especially this time with the kind of form and confidence the team is going into in Australia. The trend in recent times has been that practice matches are becoming less frequent, but on this particular tour we saw India A batsmen struggle despite being in form in Indian conditions. So yes, India was in dire need of playing more practice matches. Sanjay Manjrekar also emphasized on how the Indian team can take advantage of not playing practice matches. The team has often performed better when they have not played many practice matches before the series. India can respond to the fact that the team performed better when they were given fewer practice matches. In the 90s, we played many practice matches and still lost to Australia 0-4. I think the Indian batsmen are getting used to the conditions, but this time there are a lot of young players. “Maybe the previous team didn’t need the experience, but I think we needed some matches here, and I think Virat and Rohit would have liked to play practice matches.”
“We don’t want to live like this, live in peace…”- Anamul Haque’s statement on the current situation in Bangladesh
Anamul Haque has lost a friend due to the ongoing violence in the country. Anamul Haque (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The current situation in Bangladesh is quite worrying. The country is facing political turmoil, due to which there are massive protests on the streets. Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Anamul Haque is one of those who is affected by the current situation in his country. Haque has lost a friend due to the ongoing violence in the country. Anamul Haque is scheduled to captain Bangladesh A in the four-day matches against Pakistan Shaheen in Islamabad. Before leaving for the tour on Friday (August 9), Anamul made a statement about the death of his close friend while addressing reporters at the Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium. I wish that this tragedy and trauma does not happen to anyone- Anamul Haque According to ESPNcricinfo, Anamul Haque said while talking, I think you might have heard that a friend, who was like a brother to me, died in the protests. We were very close. I get emotional when I think about him. I wish this tragedy and trauma does not happen to anyone. I was in Chattogram, so I could not reach my family in Dhaka. Everyone has been affected by this tragedy in one way or another. Anamul Haque further said, I was awake from 2-5 in the morning. I was taking care of my child. I went down to see what was happening. I saw a lot of people on the streets guarding their property. I don’t know what these people want. We don’t want to live like this, we want to live in peace. Everyone deserves their fundamental rights. We can give everyone something to be happy – Hak Bangladesh’s senior cricket team is set to tour Pakistan for a two-match Test series. The first Test match will be played in Rawpindi from August 21. Anamul Haque believes that the tour will act as a boon, promoting unity within the team and among Bangladesh supporters. Cricket is a place of emotions, it unites us. This tour will really help us, especially the Test tour in Pakistan. There will generally be favorable conditions for batting there. This will give an opportunity to both sides, we will also be playing Tests after a long time. I think we can give everyone something to cheer about.
My current favourite bowler is Jasprit Bumrah: MS Dhoni
Bumrah made his debut for the Indian cricket team under Dhoni’s captaincy. Jasprit bumrah and ms dhoni (Image Credit- Twitter Former legendary captain of the Indian cricket team and the finishing master, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) has recently made a big statement about Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Let us tell you that Dhoni has described Bumrah as his current favorite bowler. It is worth noting that in the recent times, Bumrah has emerged as one of the best bowlers not only of Team India but also of world cricket. At the same time, Bumrah made a significant contribution in bowling in helping Team India win the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. When captain Rohit needed wickets, he would hand over the ball to Bumrah, and Jaspreet lived up to his captain’s expectations. Let us tell you that recently MS Dhoni was seen attending a program of the shoe company Asian, of which he is also the brand ambassador. So, when a fan asked Dhoni about his favorite bowler in this program, Dhoni replied to the fan that my current favorite bowler is Jaspreet Bumrah. Watch this viral video of MS Dhoni MS Dhoni picks Jasprit Bumrah as his current favorite bowler. 🔥 (Junaid Ahmed) pic.twitter.com/5qo7caGHgS — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) July 31, 2024 A look at Jasprit Bumrah’s cricket career On the other hand, if we talk about Jaspreet Bumrah, he started his cricket career under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. It is worth noting that Bumrah made his ODI debut against Australia in Sydney in 2013 under Dhoni’s captaincy. At the time of writing this news, Jaspreet Bumrah has played 36 Tests, 89 ODIs and 70 T20 matches for Team India in his 8-year cricket career. During this time, Bumrah has taken 159 Test, 149 ODI and 89 T20 wickets. Also, Bumrah’s yorker bowling is unmatched.
Varun Aaron will say goodbye to red ball cricket after the current Ranji season.
My body will not give me the freedom to play red ball cricket- Aaron Varun Aaron. (Photo Source: Twitter) Indian fast bowler Varun Aaron has decided to say goodbye to red ball cricket after the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. Let us tell you that he is ready to play his last red ball match for Jharkhand against Rajasthan. It is noteworthy that Jharkhand has failed to make it to the quarterfinals, and will play its last group match against Rajasthan. Aaron said this big thing regarding retirement from red ball cricket Let us tell you that regarding his retirement from red ball cricket, Varun Aaron said in quoting ESPN Cricinfo – I have been playing red ball cricket since 2008. Because I bowled fast, I have suffered many injuries. I have now understood that my body will not allow me to continue bowling fast in red-ball cricket, so I have decided to call it quits. This could be my last red ball game in front of my family and the people of Jamshedpur as we don’t often play white ball matches here at the Keenan Stadium. I started my career from here, so it is going to be very emotional for me. It is noteworthy that Aaron made his debut in first class cricket in the year 2008, and he played his first match against Jammu and Kashmir in Ranchi, in which he took three wickets each in both the innings. So, thanks to his sharp fast bowling, he made his debut against England in the Wankhede Stadium in 2011, but he could not stay in the team for long. So if we give you information about Varun Aaron’s cricket career, he has played 9 Test and 9 ODI matches for the Indian cricket team, in which he has taken 18 Test and 11 ODI wickets respectively. Apart from this, he has also taken 44 wickets in 52 IPL matches.
