DTVHINDIICC’s anti-corruption chief Alex Marshall warned of the danger of corruption from ‘poorly run T20 league’, know what he said
I believe the cricket you watch is safe and clean: Alex Marshall Alex Marshall (Image Credit- Twitter X) Alex Marshall, chief of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit team, has recently assured the general public that the cricket they watch is completely corruption-free. He also warned that those who want to corrupt the game usually enter the system from local T20 leagues. These leagues are not run by the ICC but by its member countries. Marshall further said that as long as people want to make money, corrupt people will keep trying to get into the system. Alex Marshall, quoted by the Times of India, said, “I believe the cricket you watch is safe and clean. But I am also convinced that the corrupt are constantly finding their way into the game, especially in the poorly run lower-level franchise T20 leagues. The danger to the game is that as long as there is money to be made, the corrupt will not be able to escape and they will find loopholes in the system to get involved.” He also spoke about how pleased he is with the growing number of players willing to report corruption, which helps the global body maintain the integrity of the sport. Marshall further said- I am glad to see the growing number of players trusting us to come and report such cases to us. But there was a time when players kept it a secret, which led to no action, but now they have confidence. Players have seen corrupt people being busted, which shows who the corrupt are, what their methods are. So, everyone is better protected and equipped to keep corruption away from the game. Marshall has been on this post for 7 years Let us tell you that Alex Marshall has been leading the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit for the last 7 years. Under his leadership, special changes have been seen in the system. It was under Marshall’s leadership that an Indian bookie was foiled on the report of Shakib Al Hasan.
Steve Smith’s opening slot in Australia team in danger due to poor performance, know what coach Andrew McDonald said?
Smith has not been able to impress as an opener in the last four Test matches Steve Smith (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to start between India and Australia. It is worth noting that this time this series is going to start in Australia from 22 November. Along with this, fans are curious to know whether Steve Smith will be seen opening in this series or not? So, recently the team’s head coach Andrew McDonald has made a big statement regarding Smith’s opening batting position in the Australian Test team. McDonald says that he has not yet reached any final decision, but discussions are going on around it. Andrew McDonald gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently while talking to SEN about Steve Smith’s opening slot in the Australia Test team, Andrew McDonald said – This is the question on everyone’s lips. Although we are keeping an eye on it, we have not taken any concrete decision about it. There is a lot of speculation about it. But it is in discussions, I would be lying if I said there are no talks going on. There is a lot of conversation going on about what will happen in Test cricket in terms of the coming summer. McDonald further said- Obviously, if we make a change with Steve Smith, then someone else will have to go for opening batting. We have seen Cameron Green succeed at number four. There are some layers added to taking such decisions, but at the moment nothing is confirmed and decided. On the other hand, if we talk about Smith’s performance as an opener, in the last four matches he has played, he has scored a total of 171 runs at a modest average of 28.50, which is much less than his career average (56.97). He has been handling this role in the Australian team since David Warner retired.
Babar’s captaincy is in danger, now PCB can make this player the captain of Pakistan
Currently Babar Azam is the captain of Pakistan’s white ball format. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. (Image Source: Getty Images) After losing the Test series 0-2 against Bangladesh recently, turmoil has once again started in Pakistan cricket. According to the latest reports, Babar Azam may now be stripped of the limited overs captaincy. Babar had given up the captaincy of both formats last year, but before the ODI World Cup held in India, PCB made him the captain again. Now reports are coming out that Mohammad Rizwan can be given the responsibility of limited overs captaincy in place of Babar Azam. This rumor got further fuel when PCB announced 5 captains for the Champions ODI Cup. These 5 captains include Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Haris, but there is no mention of Babar. It is believed that the board is in the mood to take away the captaincy from Babar. Mohammad Rizwan can be made the captain of all three formats According to a Geo News report, there is every possibility of appointing a new captain in place of Babar Azam later this year. The appointment of a new captain for ODIs and T20s may happen before the Australia tour. Pakistan will play a series of three ODIs and three T20 matches against Australia from November 4, which will be very important for the Pak team before the Champions Trophy on their home ground. The report also states that white-ball coach Gary Kirsten had spoken to Pakistan Cricket Board officials and Babar on the matter two months ago. If all the concerned parties agree to choose Rizwan as the captain, he could be appointed captain for all three formats in the future, which could also cast a dark shadow on Shan Masood’s Test captaincy. Let us tell you, under the captaincy of Shan Masood, Pakistan had to face a humiliating defeat in the Test series against Bangladesh recently. In this series, apart from Mohammad Rizwan, no Pakistani batsman was able to leave a mark.
Rashid Khan will not be able to play Test cricket for this long now! Injury puts his career in danger
Veteran Rashid Khan has faced a lot of trouble due to injuries recently. Rashid Khan. (Image Source: Twitter) Afghanistan’s key leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been ruled out of the team’s preliminary 20-man squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand due to a back injury. The cricketer reportedly suffered the injury while playing in Afghanistan’s T20 tournament Shpageeza Cricket League last month. The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Monday, August 26 announced a 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand to be played from September 9 to September 13 in Greater Noida. But Rashid Khan’s name was not in this team. After which questions started arising in everyone’s mind whether he is fine or not. In fact, the star cricketer had earlier also been ruled out of The Hundred due to a hamstring injury. Not only this, ESPNcricinfo’s Thursday report quoted the Afghanistan team management as saying that Rashid had suffered a back injury in the Shpageeza Cricket League. According to the report, Rashid suffered back pain during this match, due to which he also missed the next game. Rashid Khan ruled out of Test cricket due to injury Veteran Rashid Khan has faced a lot of trouble with injuries recently. He underwent surgery for a back injury after the ODI World Cup held in India in October-November last year. He returned to the field during the T20 series against Ireland in March this year. Without Rashid Khan, Afghanistan will face a tough challenge in the one-off Test against New Zealand at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground next month. Members of the 20-member preliminary squad have begun training in Greater Noida without their star spinner. Rashid Khan will be out of Test cricket for a long time According to reports, he will not be able to play the Test format anytime soon as the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will keep him out of the game for several months to manage his workload following last year’s back surgery. Rashid Khan’s Test career In five Test matches, Rashid Khan has taken 34 wickets at an average of 22.35, including four five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls. Overall, Afghanistan has played nine Test matches, winning three and losing six. They have lost the last three Test matches.
Shubman Gill: Shubman Gill got a warning, his place in ODI cricket is in danger, know what is the matter?
Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt has warned Shubman Gill about his ODI spot. Shubman Gill (Photo Source: Getty Images) Salman Butt warns Shubman Gill: Former Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt has warned Team India’s young opener and vice-captain Shubman Gill. He said that if he does not perform well consistently, he will lose his place in the team. In fact, Shubman Gill failed in the first ODI against Sri Lanka on August 2. He scored 16 runs in 35 balls and got caught after playing a bad shot. Salman Butt, who talked about Shubman Gill’s batting on his YouTube channel after this match, believes that he needs to perform consistently well. He further said that if he does not improve his batting, it will be difficult to remain in the ODI team. Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt warns Shubman Gill of his ODI spot “Shubman Gill has performed brilliantly in the last one and a half years. Gill has consistently performed excellently at par with the best batsmen. But since the ODI World Cup, he has been failing miserably. He is unable to give a proper start to the team.” “He is getting out after scoring just 20-25 runs. He plays many balls in the air and gets caught inside the circle. Gill loses concentration quickly. He is scoring 20-30 runs. This is a sad phase for him.” On the other hand, the Team India management is trying to groom Shubman Gill as their future captain. India’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar has also openly supported Gill’s skills and has hinted that Shubman Gill has been appointed vice-captain in all three formats to make him a full-fledged captain. For this reason, Shubman Gill was appointed vice-captain before the Sri Lanka tour and he was given the captaincy in the Zimbabwe tour. However, now Suryakumar Yadav has been given the captaincy of the T20 format, while Rohit will remain the captain in ODIs and Tests.
If Sachin Tendulkar plays like this then his test record is in danger! Kumar Sangakkara gave warning because of this star batsman
Kumar Sangakkara said that Joe Root has a chance to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs as well as Sachin’s record of playing most matches. India’s Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo by ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images) Sachin Tendulkar Record: The England team registered a historic victory by whitewashing the West Indies in the three-match Test series. In the last Test match of this series, England batsman Joe Root has equaled the record of West Indies’ great batsman Brian Lara in the list of highest run-scorers and has reached the 7th position in the list of highest run-scorers in Test cricket. Saved the team in times of crisis In the third match against West Indies, England was in trouble after losing 5 wickets for 54 runs. At that time, Joe Root not only shared a 100-run partnership with captain Ben Stokes, but also completed his personal half-century. By doing this, he played an important role in stopping the team’s downfall. In the second match of the same series, Root scored the 32nd century of his career. Captain Ben Stokes and Joe Root shared an unbeaten 103-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Meanwhile, he also scored a half-century. On this occasion, he broke the record of Brian Lara, who was at number 7, and became the 7th highest run scorer in Test cricket. Joe Root has scored 12,027* runs. Joe Root, who has played 143 matches in Test cricket, has come close to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. Cricket experts are saying that Joe Root’s focus is on surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 runs in Test cricket. Opportunity to break the record of most runs as well as most matches Recently during a cricket match commentary, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said that Joe Root has a chance to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs as well as Sachin’s record of playing most matches. Only 58 games left to break Sachin’s record! Joe Root can not only break Sachin’s record of scoring runs but also the record of playing most number of matches in Test cricket. He is 33 years old and has the opportunity to play cricket for many more years. He said that Root will have to play 58 more matches to break Sachin’s record. Recently, former England captain Michael Vaughan also said that Joe Root has a chance to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record to become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket.
“It is moving towards danger….” Andy Flower made a statement against ICC, said cricket will end
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Andy Flower believes the International Cricket Council (ICC) is taking things for granted by hosting the T20 World Cup every two years. Andy Flowers (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Andy Flower believes that the International Cricket Council (ICC) is stepping towards danger by hosting the T20 World Cup every two years. He believes that if this continues, the T20 World Cup will become a normal tournament. Along with this, this mega tournament will not get the importance and respect like the ODI World Cup held once in four years. According to a survey conducted by the World Cricketers Association (WCA), the number of cricketers who consider the T20 World Cup as the “most important” ICC event has increased from 15 per cent in 2019 to 35 per cent in 2024. In the survey, 30 per cent of the cricketers, who were from Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Bangladesh and West Indies, also chose T20 as the most important format. When Flower was told about the survey, he said he was “astonished”— He told the Times of India, “I am surprised. I think the 50-over World Cup is important because it is played every four years. I think cricket is in danger if we have a T20 World Cup every two years… it will become commonplace. I don’t want anything called a ‘World Cup’ to become commonplace. I like the rarity of the World Cup.” However, Andy Flower definitely admitted that T20 cricket has a big role to play in making cricket famous all over the world. Teams like Afghanistan and USA reaching the semi-finals and Super 8 is a symbol of this. Along with this, many players are emerging from the franchise league tournament started across the country. Along with this, this cricket match is becoming very exciting and tough. It can be said that the level of competition has increased a lot.
“Batting at this strike rate, not 130….” Babar Azam got warning before the World Cup, how much danger does this pose to India?
Misbah-ul-Haq has advised current captain Babar Azam that he needs to focus on his batting depending on the conditions. Babar Azam (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Only a few weeks are left for the T20 World Cup and all the teams are busy preparing. At the same time, we saw the training of Pakistan team during IPL which was very unique. The players were taking army camp training instead of cricket pitch, perhaps only they would know what benefit they would get from it. As the T20 World Cup is coming closer, now former players of Pakistan have woken up and are giving advice to the team as well as the captain. Meanwhile, former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has given good batting class to Babar Azam. Misbah-ul-Haq has advised current captain Babar Azam that he needs to focus on his batting depending on the conditions. Even though Babar Azam is included in the list of top batsmen in T20 cricket, his batting in T20 format has always been a topic of discussion. Babar is often questioned about his strike rate and changing gears according to the match because he plays at a strike rate of 130-140. Misbah believes that Babar should be ready to bat at a strike rate of 160-170 or even 200 if the match situation demands. This statement of the former captain came after Babar’s inning of 75 runs in 42 balls against Ireland in the recent T20 series decider. Under his captaincy, Pakistan won the series 2–1. Babar was the joint highest run scorer in this series with 132 runs at an average of 66 and strike rate of 150. Let’s read what Misbah ul Haq advised Babar Azam ‘External noise affects you in some way or the other. However, great players who are mentally strong take inspiration from these things. We have seen this in Ireland. Where Babar Azam worked on his strike rate. The hope is that he will bat like this. Actually the team needed this kind of innings. If the situation demands an anchor role then he can play the role of an anchor. Potentially you have to put yourself at a level where you can reach a strike rate of 160-170 or 200. If my team needs 200 runs and I play with a strike rate of 130 while others play aggressively, then this should not happen. This will be an important thing for Babar Azam.
The future of Test cricket is in danger…! Enraged Rohit Sharma gave strict warning to all the countries
In the first test match, Team India had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs. Team India would like to make a great comeback in the second test match. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Rohit Sharma: South Africa and India The last match of the two-match Test series between India and Pakistan will be played in Cape Town from January 3. In the first test match, Team India had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs. Team India would like to make a great comeback in the second test match. India has escaped series defeat on South African soil only once since 1992 (2010–2011). Before the second Test match, captain Rohit Sharma has talked about preserving Test cricket. This is the responsibility of all test playing countries- Rohit Sharma Questions have started being raised again regarding the future of Test cricket. Let us tell you that the South African cricket team has included 7 uncapped players in the squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand. Because the star players will participate in the second season of SA20. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has made a special appeal to every country playing Test cricket. Speaking during the press conference before the second Test match against South Africa, Rohit Sharma said, ‘Test cricket is something that we have to preserve and give importance to. This is not the responsibility of one or two countries. It is the responsibility of all Test playing nations to ensure that we keep it good and entertaining. Also read- SA vs IND, 2nd Test, Stats Preview: Gill along with Ashwin-Rohit will make a big record, know complete information here- Very difficult test cricket is being played – Rohit Sharma Team India is seen showing its best game in Test cricket. In the last two cycles of the World Test Championship, the team had made it to the finals. But the team could not register victory in both. Rohit Sharma further said, ‘If you look around the world, very difficult Test cricket is being played. In the last 2-3 years you have seen the results everywhere. This is competitive cricket, we know that and it is everyone’s duty to ensure that it remains so.
