DTVHINDIIndependence Day 2024: From Rohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya, Indian cricket stars celebrated Independence Day in this style
After suffering slavery under the British for about 200 years, Indians breathed in free India on 15 August 1947. Today India is celebrating its 78th Independence Day. In the last 77 years, our country has progressed in every field. India has made its mark in the sports world. Be it cricket or any other sport, India has performed brilliantly everywhere. Recently India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Now on the occasion of Independence Day, many cricketers have given their best wishes. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar extended warm wishes on the occasion of 78th Independence Day. He wrote on Instagram, “Players are not the only ones who play for India. Every Indian who does his job with honesty and sincerity is a key player for Team India. So, when the national anthem plays today, know that it is for you, and I hope you feel the same way I felt when I heard it whenever I walked out to play for India.” Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir said, “Freedom has a price. Our heroes pay for it with their blood every day! Never forget this. #HappyIndependenceDay” Freedom comes at a price. Our heroes pay it everyday with their blood! never forget #HappyIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/wJgY4IH5pi — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 15, 2024 Former Indian women’s cricket captain, Mithali Raj wrote, “Every time our tricolour flutters in the air, it tells the story of hope and the relentless pursuit of freedom. Our nation’s journey is a testament to the strength we find in unity and the dreams we share. Today, we honour our past and look forward to a future filled with infinite possibilities. Happy Independence Day to every Indian, wherever you are. Every time our tricolour flutters in the wind, it tells a story of resilience, hope, and the relentless pursuit of freedom. Our nation’s journey is a testament to the strength we find in unity and the dreams we share. Today, we honor our past and look ahead to a future filled… — Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) August 15, 2024 Always proud and honored to stand with our tricolor! Here’s wishing everyone a very Happy Independence Day🇮🇳 #HappyIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/cgYJTa6OKK — Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) August 15, 2024 Happy Independence Day, India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Mtlz5f68cB — Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) August 15, 2024 Wishing a very Happy Independence Day to all my fellow countrymen 😇May the tricolor always fly high! Jai Hind! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/m4Pi7gTPj8 — Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) August 15, 2024 Hardik Pandya wrote, “Playing for my country will always come first for me. Happy Independence Day to all of you.” Playing for my country will always come first for me. Wishing you all a very happy Independence Day🇮🇳❤️ pic.twitter.com/I7gcU8fkJn — hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 15, 2024
Yuzvendra Chahal left his mark in One Day Cup, taught a lesson to English batsmen
Yuzvendra Chahal took 5 wickets for 14 runs in 10 overs in this match. He also bowled 5 maidens during his bowling spell. Yuzvendra Chahal (Pic Source-X) In the England Domestic ODI Cup 2024, India’s best spinner Yuzvendra Chahal bowled brilliantly and took 5 wickets for Northamptonshire. In this match, he took 5 wickets for 14 runs in 10 overs. He also bowled 5 maidens during his bowling spell. Let us tell you, this match is being played between Northamptonshire and Kent. Yuzvendra Chahal did not let any batsman of Kent dominate him and bowled consistently well. He first took the wicket of Ekansh Singh in this match. After this, the brilliant spinner also showed the way back to the pavilion to Jaden Denly. Chahal also took the wicket of Beyers Swanepoel. The Indian spinner took his fourth wicket in the form of Grant Stewart while he completed his five-wicket haul in this match by taking the wicket of Nathan Gilchrist. Due to the lethal bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal, Kent, batting first, was all out for 82 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal: 10-5-14-5 A magnificent Northamptonshire debut from the Indian leg-spinner. In his last eight overs his figures were 8-5-4-5! Watch every ball of his unplayable debut spell here. pic.twitter.com/kP6GLh02Wp — Metro Bank One Day Cup (@onedaycup) August 14, 2024 Northamptonshire need 83 runs to win the match Northamptonshire needs 83 runs to win this match. Let us tell you, Yuzvendra Chahal has not been seen playing international cricket for the Indian team for a long time. He was also included in the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 but the experienced spinner did not get a chance to play even a single match. Not only this, this experienced player was not given a place in the Indian team even in the white ball series played against Sri Lanka. However, in the important match of England Domestic ODI Cup 2024, Chahal has once again won the hearts of all cricket fans by bowling very well for Northamptonshire. Everyone wants to see Chahal once again participating in international cricket for the Indian team. Very soon Chahal can once again be seen making his mark in international cricket for India. This is the real status of Pakistan..! Match tickets are being sold for peanuts This player has won the most “Player of the Series” awards The coach had caught hold of Sehwag’s collar, Veeru got furious and then… Anjali’s mother considered Sachin Tendulkar a ‘PLAYBOY’ and then… Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India since 2020 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024?
On This Day In 2021: On this day KL Rahul scored an iconic century at Lord’s, fans still remember it
On this day in the year 2021, KL Rahul played a brilliant innings of 129 runs against England at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. KL Rahul (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Indian player KL Rahul was recently seen playing in the ODI series of the Sri Lanka tour. Rahul’s performance in the first two matches was not very good, due to which the management dropped him in the third ODI and included Rishabh Pant in the playing 11. Team India will now be seen playing the Test series against Bangladesh directly from September 19. Meanwhile, the cricket world is remembering the brilliant century played by KL Rahul against England at Lord’s Cricket Ground on this day, 12 August 2021. This innings of Rahul is considered to be one of the best innings played by an Indian batsman on England soil in Tests. KL Rahul has got his name registered on the honour board of Lord’s Stadium The second match of the five-match Test series between England and India in the year 2021 was played at Lord’s Cricket Ground from 12-16 August. In the first innings of this match, the opening pair of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma gave Team India a great start, with a partnership of 126 runs for the first wicket between the two batsmen. KL Rahul faced 250 balls and scored 129 runs with the help of 12 fours and a six. It was on the basis of this brilliant century that India scored 364 runs in the first innings. Let us tell you, KL Rahul got his name registered on the honor board of Lord’s Cricket Stadium by scoring a century. THE KL RAHUL SPECIAL AT LORD’S…!!!! – Rahul smashed an iconic hundred “OTD in 2021” to help India win a famous victory at the Home of Cricket. pic.twitter.com/6RTFgjosiH — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) August 12, 2024 Rahul also won the Player of the Match title Host England also played brilliantly in the first innings of the Lord’s Test, the team scored 391 runs on the basis of Joe Root’s innings of 180 runs. India then declared the second innings at 298 runs, Ajinkya Rahane scored the highest score of 61 runs. At the same time, Mohammad Shami scored an unbeaten 56 runs. England’s team was all out for 120 runs while chasing a target of 272 runs and India registered a historic victory of 151 runs at Lord’s. Mohammad Siraj took 4 wickets and Jasprit Bumrah took 3 wickets. KL Rahul won the Player of the Match title by making the biggest contribution in this victory.
PCB changed its cricketing schedule amid the turmoil in Bangladesh! Matches will be played on this day
On August 26, Bangladesh A will play their first first over match against Pakistan Shaheens. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has recently announced changes in the schedule of the upcoming cricket tour against Bangladesh A. Let us tell you that two four-day matches and three 50-over matches will be played between Bangladesh A and Pakistan Shaheens. However, now PCB has announced a change in the previously decided schedule of these matches. Bangladesh A is arriving in Pakistan on 10 August for this tour. So on this tour, Bangladesh A will be seen playing all its matches at the Islamabad Club ground. On the other hand, if we talk about the full cricket schedule of Bangladesh A against Pakistan Shaheens, then both the teams will be seen practicing on 11 and 12 August. After this, the first four-day match between the two teams will start from 13 to 16 August. After this, both the teams will be seen training and practicing again on 18 and 19 August. After this practice session, the second four-day match will be played between Bangladesh A and Pakistan Shaheens between 20 and 23 August. Immediately after this, the first 50-over match between the two teams will be played on 26 August, the second on 28 August and the last 50-over match will be played on 30 August. Pakistan announces Test team against Bangladesh Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the 17-member Pakistan team for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting on August 21. The command of the team has been handed over to Shan Masood. Pakistan’s 17-man squad for the Test series against Bangladesh: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Amir Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Not even a day has passed since he became the advisor of Pakistan Cricket Board that a petition has been filed against Waqar Younis, know what is the whole matter?
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has recently appointed Waqar Younis as the cricket advisor of the board. Waqar Younis. (Photo credit ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images) Legal challenges have arisen over the appointment of former fast bowler Waqar Younis as advisor to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi. A Pakistani citizen named Mashkoor Hussain has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, questioning the validity of the appointment. This petition is being represented in the court by a lawyer named Nadeem Sarwar, as the petition states that the necessary protocols have not been followed in the process for the appointment of Younis. Along with this, the petition also mentions irregularities in the processes of appointment of Gary Kirsten as the white ball coach of the Pakistan men’s team and Jason Gillespie as the red ball coach. According to the petition, the appointment of Waqar Younis is completely illegal because the Pakistan Cricket Board did not publish any advertisement regarding this in the newspapers. Regarding this, Mashkoor Hussain says that the appointment of Waqar Younis should be cancelled. Waqar Younis gave a big statement On the other hand, after becoming the cricket advisor of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a big statement has come from 52-year-old former cricketer, captain and coach Waqar Younis. Let us tell you that after his appointment in PCB, Younis said, quoting Cricket Pakistan- We will appoint five veterans to lead the teams and I am already in touch with some of them. The current state of cricket is clear, reforms are necessary. Although stadiums are important, our focus should be on raising the quality of the game. It is important to involve famous cricketers and legends in this process. The chairman’s suggestion to include these personalities is good. We have discussed with some former legends. We will soon announce the names of those who will help take the game forward.
Happy Friendship Day: On the occasion of Friendship Day, Virat Kohli said this heart touching thing about his friendship with Rohit Sharma
Let’s know what Virat said Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Pic Source-X) happy friendship dayFormer Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has made a big statement on the occasion of Friendship Day regarding Rohit Sharma. It is worth noting that recently both the legendary players had decided to leave the shortest format of the game i.e. T20 cricket after the T20 World Cup 2024. However, now on the occasion of Friendship Day, a video of former captain and run machine Virat has been shared by Star Sports on its official X account. In this video, Virat has made a big statement about his on and off field partnership with Rohit. Virat Kohli gave a big statement about Rohit’s friendship In this video, Virat said- Our understanding of the game, our approach has always been the same. It has always been to make India win. Our main goal on the field is to win, to win. But, it only matters how you handle the pressure. So we try to lead in those things. In big matches, we try to make an impact in the match, so that everyone can play comfortably. Once you have that pace, you can catch the race during these big tournaments. Rohit and I have talked about it many times that we have to win this format. Some things just happen that we cannot even imagine. We have worked for only one thing and that is Indian cricket, dedication towards Indian cricket. Watch this video of Virat Kohli Virat Kohli talking about the friendship with Rohit Sharma. – The two Ultimates of Modern Era…!!! pic.twitter.com/BJPjdiU69j — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) August 4, 2024 On the other hand, if we tell you about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, they will be seen playing the second ODI match against Sri Lanka in Colombo today on 4th August.
On this Day: 17 years ago on this day, Sangakkara and Jayawardene created history, made the biggest partnership in Test cricket history
In that match, both of them had made a record partnership for the third wicket. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene (Image Credit- Twitter Biggest Partnership in Test Cricket: 29th July is a very important day in the history of Sri Lankan cricket and Test cricket. Let us tell you that on this day 17 years ago, former Sri Lankan cricket team captains Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene created history. Let us tell you that on this day in 2006, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene had made the highest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket history. In this partnership, Jayawardene scored 374 runs and Sangakkara scored 287 runs. Both of them had a partnership of 624 runs for the third wicket in the first Test match played against South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo, which is a world record. No one has been able to break this partnership of both the players in Test cricket till now. It is worth mentioning that in this match, Sangakkara and Jayawardene had batted for a total of 157 overs in the Test match, which is a record in itself. Sri Lanka won the match by an innings and 153 runs On the other hand, if we give you information about this match, then while batting first, South Africa lost all its wickets at 169 runs in the first innings. After this, Sri Lanka scored 756 runs at the loss of 5 wickets after 185.1 overs in the first innings. So, despite having great players, South Africa cricket team’s second innings were all out at 434 runs after 157.2 overs and they had to face defeat by an innings and 153 runs in the match. Former captain Mahela Jayawardene was also given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant innings of 374 runs, which was also his highest score in Test cricket. The biggest Test partnership of all time! #OnThisDay in 2006, the legendary duo of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene set a new high 🙌 pic.twitter.com/eHokzNHLuV — ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 29, 2024
171* innings against Australia…: Harmanpreet Kaur made a big revelation about her most memorable day on the cricket field
Harmanpreet Kaur played a match-winning innings of 171 runs in 115 balls with the help of 20 fours and 7 sixes. She scored these runs at a strike rate of 148.69. Harmanpreet Kaur of India. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images) Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a match-winning innings of 171* runs in the match played against Australia in the 2017 Women’s World Cup. She did not spare any player of the Australian women’s team in this match and attacked everyone fiercely. Her innings was highly praised by all the fans. Let us tell you, this match was played at County Ground, Derby. This match was reduced to 42 overs due to rain in which India batted first and scored 281 runs for the loss of four wickets. Harmanpreet Kaur played a match winning innings of 171 runs in 115 balls with the help of 20 fours and 7 sixes. She scored these runs at a strike rate of 148.69. Regarding this innings, Harmanpreet Kaur told Star Sports, ‘When I scored 171 runs on the field in 2017, it was really something different. I remember before that match, one of my friends told me that we can win the match tomorrow only if you score 150 runs. I said 150 runs? I have heard that you score 100 runs but 150 runs are required to win the match. I mean what is the demand. This was going on in my mind the whole night. I was just thinking that this is the Australian team and if we have to win the match then we will have to do something different because they are a very strong team and that is why this innings is very special for me. India won the match against Australia by 36 runs India won that match by 36 runs. Australia women’s team was all out for 245 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur was awarded the Player of the Match award for her aggressive innings. Currently, the Indian women’s team is participating in the Women’s Asia Cup being played in Sri Lanka. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women’s team has so far defeated Pakistan and UAE. The team will look to perform even better and would like to secure its place in the semi-finals. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
On This Day: On this day Virat Kohli created history in Test cricket against West Indies
On this day, Kohli had played an innings of 200 runs in 283 balls against West Indies. Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) On this day, 22 July 2016, former Indian captain Virat Kohli created history against West Indies in Test cricket. Let us tell you that in this match, Kohli played an innings of 200 runs, and he became the first captain from India to score a double century while captaining on foreign soil. Kohli did this feat at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. On the first day of that Test match, Kohli remained unbeaten by scoring 143 runs, and Team India scored 302 runs on the first day. Kohli continued this momentum on the second day of the game as well. On the second day of the match, Kohli created history by completing his double century before lunch. But as soon as Kohli achieved this feat, Caribbean bowler Shannon Gabriel took his wicket. Kohli scored 200 runs in 283 balls with the help of 24 fours, and India declared their first innings at 566 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. India won the match by an innings and 93 runs If we tell you about the situation of this match, then the Indian team won this match by an innings and 92 runs. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was successful in winning the Player of the Match award, he scored 113 runs in the match and also took 7 wickets. But on the other hand, Kohli registered his name in the pages of history by playing an innings of 200 runs. Kohli will be seen on Sri Lanka tour On the other hand, if we give you information about Virat Kohli, then he will now be seen playing in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting from August 2. It will be worth seeing how Kohli is going to perform in this ODI series after the T20 World Cup?
IND vs SL: Team India will be announced on this day for Sri Lanka tour! See who will get a place and who will be out?
IND vs SL: The Indian team will take the field to play its first T20 match on 27 July. IND vs SL (Photo Source: ACC Official Website) IND vs SL: The Indian team will tour Sri Lanka in the last week of July. A series of 3 ODIs and 3 T20 matches will be played between the two teams. Gautam Gambhir will debut as the head coach in this series. The Indian team will take the field to play its first T20 match on 27 July. Meanwhile, when will the Indian team be announced for this tour? Let’s know. When will the Indian team be announced for the Sri Lanka tour? (When will the Indian team be announced for the Sri Lanka tour) According to media reports, Indian team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir will meet chief selector Ajit Agarkar. After this, both will discuss and then the Indian team will be announced. According to media reports, the Indian team can be announced this week. In the match against Zimbabwe, the senior players of the team were given rest. While Shubman Gill was given the responsibility of the team. In this series, the Indian team won 4-1. According to media reports, the team for the Sri Lanka tour may be different from the Zimbabwe tour. Hardik Pandya can be chosen as the captain for this tour. Along with this, players like Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant can also be included. IND vs SL: Probable Indian team for T20 series against Sri Lanka (Probable Indian team for T20I series against Sri Lanka, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rituraj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (captain), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj and Khalil Ahmed/Mukesh Kumar. KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rinku Singh can be given a chance for the ODI series. Along with this, Rishabh Pant can also be included in the team. Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh can be given a chance as fast bowlers. Probable Indian team for ODI series against Sri Lanka Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh. IND vs SL: If Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jaspreet Bumrah are rested in this series then this could be the team Shubman Gill, Rituraj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh.
