DTVHINDI‘Absolutely stupid decision’ Michael Vaughan on Pakistan dropping Babar Azam from Test team
The second match between Pakistan and England will be played from October 15. Babar Azam (Photo Source: Recently, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the Pakistani team for the remaining two test matches against England. Let us tell you that this is the first time that Babar Azam has been dropped from the Test team during his career. The former cricketer is seen giving his reaction on the decision to drop Babar from the Test team. So now the name of former England captain and well-known cricket commentator Michael Vaughan has also been added to this list. Vaughan says that this is a stupid decision of PCB. Miken Vaughan criticized PCB’s decision Let us tell you that after Babar Azam’s exit from Pakistan’s Test team, Michael Vaughan has shared a post on his official X account. In this post he said- That’s why Pakistan has not won for some time, go 1-0 down in the series and then decide to drop their best player in the form of Babar Azam. I think Pakistan cricket is full of surprises. This is an absolutely stupid decision, unless he himself has asked for leave. See this tweet of Michael Vaughn So Pakistan haven’t won in a while .. Go 1 nil down in the series and decide to drop the best player in @babarazam258 .. I guess Pakistan cricket is full of surprises but this tops the lot .. absolutely stupid decision .. unless he has asked for a break !!! — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 13, 2024 Pakistani team for the second and third test matches Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Hasibullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Noman Ali, Sam Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga and Zahid Mehmood. So to give you information about the ongoing Test series, the host team was defeated by England by a huge margin of an innings and 47 runs in the first Test match. The second match of the series will be played in Multan from October 15. It will be worth watching how the Pakistan team is going to perform in this match?
PAK vs ENG: Babar Azam may be out of the second test, new selection committee has taken the decision
Babar Azam (Photo Source: If media reports are to be believed, after Pakistan’s embarrassing defeat to England in the first Test in Multan, former captain Babar Azam may be dropped from the team. Babar has been going through a poor form in all formats for the last few months. He scored only 30 and 5 runs in both the innings against England on a batting-friendly pitch in the first Test, after which he is in danger of being dropped from the team. Hours after Pakistan’s defeat in the Multan Test, the Pakistan Cricket Board formed a new selection committee, which has reportedly decided to drop Babar from the second Test squad. Babar Azam has not been able to score even a half-century in Test cricket for a long time. Babar Azam left the captaincy of all three formats after the World Cup 2023. After this Shan Masood was made the captain. Babar Azam may be dropped from the second test match According to the report of ESPN Cricinfo, the exclusion of Babar Azam has been recommended by the new selection committee, whose first meeting was held in Lahore a few hours after Pakistan’s crushing defeat in the Multan Test match. After this meeting, such reports have also come out that Shan Masood may be forced to leave the Test captaincy after this series or the Pakistan Cricket Board may remove him from the captaincy. Talking about Babar Azam, he has not been able to score even a half-century in Test cricket in 17 innings. The last time he played an innings of 50 or more runs in Test cricket was in December 2022. His average in Test cricket is also continuously falling. At one time his test average was more than 50, but now it has come down to 43.92. Even in the rankings, he is out of the top 10. At the same time, under the captaincy of Shan Masood, Pakistan team has not been able to win even a test match yet. He has captained the team in 6 test matches so far and the team has lost in every match.
IND vs BAN: Sanjay Manjrekar raised questions on Rohit Sharma’s bowling decision with an interesting statement
In the Kanpur Test match against Bangladesh, Rohit has won the toss and decided to bowl. Sanjay Manjrekar and Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter The second match of the ongoing Test series between India and Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) is being played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. So in this match, captain Rohit Sharma’s decision to bowl after winning the toss was heavily criticized in the cricket world. On the other hand, now a new name has been added to this list of former Indian cricketer and well-known cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar. Manjrekar has asked some questions through social media regarding Rohit’s decision to bowl after winning the toss. Manjrekar says that he doesn’t know why Rohit did not use Ravindra Jadeja against left-handed batsmen. Sanjay Manjrekar asked Rohit Sharma this question Let us tell you that Sanjay Manjrekar wrote in a post from his official X account – Rohit will have to show these figures. Jadeja vs Cook 2016 series, got him out 6 times in 8 innings, giving just 75 runs. When there is a left-handed batsman, Rohit does not make Jadeja bowl quickly. See this post of Sanjay Manjrekar So, in the post match presentation with ESPN Cricinfo after the stumps of the second day of the Kanpur Test match, Manjrekar said – Every captain has a vision keeping in mind the bowlers he has. There is nothing wrong in this, because captains trust some bowlers more. I have noticed, especially not in this series, when it comes to spin, Rohit likes Ashwin a bit more. On the other hand, if we give information about the ongoing second Test match at Green Park Stadium, today on 28th September, due to rain, the second day’s play could not even start. At stumps on the first day, after 35 overs, Bangladesh have scored 107 runs in the first innings.
ECB took a big decision, domestic women players will now be given the same salary as men
England’s men’s and women’s domestic cricketers will be paid equal minimum starting salaries from 2025. England Women Domestic Players (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The England Cricket Board has taken another big step towards gender equality. From 2025, men’s and women’s domestic cricketers will be paid the same minimum starting salary. The board’s move coincides with the inaugural edition of the Women’s County Championship. This will be applicable at the ‘Rookie’ level, which is being introduced for the first time in the women’s game, as well as the ‘Senior Pro’ level for cricketers who have already made themselves an integral part of the teams. This is another positive step for women’s cricket – Director of Women’s Professional Game Barrett-Wild Director of Women’s Professional Game Barrett-Wild said that it is important to make cricket as attractive for young girls as it is for boys and the decision taken by the board is an important step in this direction. Along with this, PCA Director of Players Rights and Women’s Cricket Emma Reed has also praised this step of the board. According to ESPNcricinfo, Barrett-Wild said, Equalising starting salaries across our men’s and women’s professional domestic game is another positive step forward for women’s cricket in England and Wales. The changes we have made to the structure of women’s domestic cricket over the last nine months are about creating a sustainable and viable product that is attractive off the field as well as quality on it. As part of this, it is vital that our players are paid the right wages, and that cricket is seen not only as a viable career option for women, but as an attractive option. Every decision we are making is about making cricket as attractive a sport for young girls as it is for boys. We know we still have work to do in this area but we are moving fast. England Cricket Board has taken this decision due to this report This decision by the England Cricket Board has been taken in view of the report of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) in June 2023, which calls for fundamental changes in the salary structure of England’s women’s cricket (fundamental overhaul) It has been said about. According to the report, the average salary of England’s women cricketers was just 20.6 percent of that of the men. However, the board estimated that figure to be around 30 percent and set a target of equalizing salaries at the domestic level by 2029 and at the international level by 2030. Let us tell you, when the report came out, the minimum salary of men’s first-class county players was around £27,500.
IND vs BAN: Umpire’s decision, Virat’s refusal to take DRS and Rohit’s reaction, amazing drama happened in Chepauk
Kohli got out after scoring 17 runs India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) The first test match is currently being played between India and Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) in Chennai. So today on 20 September, the second day of the game is going on. But today on the day of the match, after Virat Kohli was out LBW, the reactions of Rohit and fans are becoming increasingly viral on social media. It is worth noting that today after restricting Bangladesh to 149 runs in the first innings, India started batting in the second innings. So after Rohit and Jaiswal were out, Virat Kohli came to the field to bat. So in the 20th over of the innings, Mehdi Hasan bowls a ball to Virat, which he defends, but on the bowler’s appeal, the umpire gives Kohli out LBW. However, Kohli does not use DRS during this time, because non-striker Gill said that the line of the ball was correct. But when the replay was seen, the ball had a slight edge. If Kohli had taken DRS, he might have been saved. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma looked quite surprised after seeing this replay and his reaction went viral. See Rohit Sharma’s reaction Rohit Sharma and Kettleborough’s reaction to Virat Kohli not reviewing even after the edge. pic.twitter.com/O9tK060MyD — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 20, 2024 Utra-edge says there was an EDGE…!!! – Kohli was NOT OUT pic.twitter.com/ZzlTaSPQmW — Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) September 20, 2024 Bangladesh innings were bowled out for 149 runs On the other hand, in reply to India’s first innings score of 376 runs, Bangladesh’s first innings was limited to just 149 runs. No Bangladeshi player could play well against the Indian bowlers. Experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was the top scorer for the team in the first innings by scoring 32 runs. While five players of the team could not even reach the double digit score. Shadman Islam 2, Zakir Hasan 3, Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto 20, Mominul Haque 0 and Mushfiqur Rahim got out cheaply after scoring 8 runs. On the other hand, the Indian team bowled brilliantly in the match. The Indian bowlers kept taking wickets at regular intervals, due to which Bangladesh could not score big in the first innings.
‘Retirement is just a joke in today’s time’ Rohit Sharma made a sharp attack on players reversing their decision
After the T20 World Cup, Rohit has said goodbye to the T20I format. Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) Indian cricket team captain and famous as Hitman in world cricket, Rohit Sharma, after winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, said goodbye to the shortest format of the game i.e. T20 International cricket. On the other hand, now 37-year-old Rohit has spoken openly about his T20 retirement and has also taken a dig at those cricketers who, after announcing their retirement, take back their retirement and come back to play cricket. Rohit has said that in today’s time retirement has become just a joke. Rohit Sharma gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently while talking to Jio Cinema, Rohit said- These days retirement has become just a joke in the world of cricket. Players announce retirement, but come back to play cricket. This hasn’t happened in India, and it’s rare to happen here. However, I see players from other countries, they announce retirement and then take a U-turn. So, you can’t really know if someone has retired or not? Rohit further said about his retirement- My decision is the final decision and I am very clear. It was the right time to say goodbye to the format I loved playing. I first played the 50 over format for India and then directly the T20 World Cup 2007. It was a good time to move on. Watch this video of Rohit Sharma Captain Rohit Sharma talking about his T20I retirement :🗣️- Now Captain Rohit’s all focus on test and ODI cricket pic.twitter.com/4BjaxTzvUF — 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) September 18, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about Rohit’s T20 career, he has scored a total of 4231 runs for India in 159 T20 matches played at a strike rate of 140.89. During this period, five centuries and 32 half-centuries have come from Rohit’s bat. Now Rohit will be seen leading India in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting from September 19.
Bangladesh suffered a big setback before the Indian tour, Khalid Mahmud took a surprising decision
Khaled Mahmud won the election against Gazi Ashraf Hossain in 2013 and served as director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board thrice. Bangladesh Team Director Khaled Mahmud. (Photo Source: Twitter) Former Bangladesh captain Khalid Mahmud has resigned from the post of director of Bangladesh Cricket Board today i.e. on 11 September. This information has been given to Cricbuzz by a top official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Let us tell you that Khalid Mahmud won the election against Gazi Ashraf Hussain in 2013 and served as the director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board three times. However, due to political changes in the country, he had to resign before completing his latest term. Before him, former president Nazmul Hasan has also resigned from his post. During Khalid Mahmud’s tenure, Bangladesh’s performance in international cricket has always been very good. Recently, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 in a two-match Test series. Not only this, during his tenure, the Bangladesh U19 team won the ICC U19 Tournament 2020. Apart from this, he has also worked as the interim coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team as well as team manager on various important posts. Bangladesh cricket team has to play test series against India Apart from Mohammad and Nazmul, several other board directors have also decided to step down from their posts including Jalal Yunus, Shafiul Alam Chowdhury and Naimur Rahman. Let us tell you, Bangladesh has to tour India in which they have to play a two-match Test series and a T20 series against the hosts. In this tour, first a two-match Test series will be played which is starting from 19 September. Things have not been going well in Bangladesh for some time, but despite this, the men’s national team has performed tremendously in international cricket. If Bangladesh has to perform well against India, then it is very important for them to play good cricket. Currently, many changes are being seen in the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here- Virat Kohli has earned more than 8 billion rupees in the last 12 months List of teams scoring the most runs in the power play of T20- Rahul Dravid became rich after becoming the head coach of Rajasthan Royals These 5 Indian cricketers pay the highest tax, you will be shocked to know the amount Haris Rauf’s wife is extremely beautiful, even Bollywood actresses fail
ENG vs SL: ‘Questionable decision on a turning pitch’: Eoin Morgan on decision to leave Ollie Pope out due to bad light
Due to poor light, some overs of the third day of the ongoing second Test between England and Sri Lanka could not be played. Ollie Pope (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second Test match between England and Sri Lanka (ENG vs SL) is going on at Lord’s. The third day of the game ended yesterday on 31 August. On the third day, England set a strong target of 483 runs for Sri Lanka to win, while by the end of the day’s play, England had taken the wickets of Pathum Nissanka and Nishan Madhushka in Sri Lanka’s second innings. However, England could have bowled a few more overs in the match, but the game could not proceed due to poor light. But at this time captain Ollie Pope did not consider it necessary to put the fast bowlers on bowling again and he went to the dressing room with the team. So, on the third day of the match, due to the bounce and turn of the pitch, he could have got some overs bowled by spin bowlers, but he did not do so. On the other hand, now a big statement of former captain Eoin Morgan has come out on this decision of Ollie Pope. Morgan says that this decision of Pope on the turning pitch is suspicious. Eoin Morgan gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the end of the third day of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka, Eoin Morgan said in a discussion with Sky Sports – I think this is a questionable decision. The reason behind this is the entire last hour of the game, the reason is darkness. There is a reason why fast bowlers cannot bowl. This is dangerous for all the people involved in playing the match. I completely understand the concern about the condition of the ball, but you are talking about England’s premium fingerspinner in Shoaib Bashir who needs to bowl. The ball is moving and bouncing, I question the decision, you have runs to play. Everything is in your favour, but still you are sitting in the dressing room.
IPL 2025: Arun Dhumal will call a meeting, final decision will be taken next week regarding the future of Impact Player rule
Big news is coming that the impact player rule is likely to remain in the next season of IPL as well. Impact Player Rule Sign, (Photo Source: IPL in 2025 Impact Player Rule Will it be retained or not? This discussion is going on in full swing. During the last season, many senior players had expressed their displeasure over this rule. Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that due to this, all-rounders are suffering. On the other hand, Virat Kohli believes that the rule does not give the right balance to the game. Recently, veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin supported the rule and said that it is necessary for strategy. Meanwhile, big news is coming that the impact player rule is likely to remain in the next season of IPL as well. BCCI is going to take a final decision on the future of the rule next week. There will be a meeting next week IPL chairman Arun Dhumal is currently busy with ICC responsibilities, due to which the meeting is not being held. But according to recent reports, Arun Dhumal is going to call a meeting next week regarding the Impact Player Rule. A BCCI source told InsideSport, There has been no debate on the impact player rule. As is the case with all new rules, we seek feedback from stakeholders. The franchises have given their feedback and so have some players, we value their feedback. But the final decision has to be taken by the IPL chairman. The Impact Player Rule was introduced in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 with the aim of making the matches more exciting. After a successful trial, it was introduced in IPL 2023. At the same time, in IPL 2024, due to this rule, totals of more than 200 became common. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah believes that this rule has both advantages and disadvantages. According to Shah, the negative thing is that this is eliminating the role of all-rounders and the positive thing is that this gives Indian players a chance to showcase their talent.
Sunil Gavaskar got angry again on this decision taken during the Australia tour, said- “Are you going to play or rest…”
Later this year, Team India will play a five-Test long series under the Border Gavaskar Trophy on Australian soil. Sunil Gavaskar Jay Shah (Source X) Team India’s adventure in the Test format will begin in another month. India will play two Tests against Bangladesh from September 19 and three Tests against New Zealand from October 16 on home ground. After this, Team India will play a long series of five Test matches under the Border Gavaskar Trophy on Australian soil later this year. After winning the last two Border-Gavaskar series on Kangaroo land, India is entering the ring as a strong contender this time too. It is known that Team India has been winning this trophy continuously since 2016. India has hosted the trophy in 2016/17, 2022/23, Australia in 2018/19, 2020/21. But for the first time since 1992, India will play a five-Test series against Australia. At the same time, the practice match on the Australia tour was reduced to two days. Sunil Gavaskar is upset with BCCI India’s legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has objected to this. He said that he is disappointed to hear the news that the warm-up match against Australia’s Prime Minister’s playing 11 before the series has been reduced to two days. He said that due to this the young players will miss out on important training. On the other hand, this will also create a situation where senior players will not go for practice. But he believes that young players will get more experience from first-class cricket than a two-day practice match. Gavaskar said that the main purpose of the Australia tour is to play cricket and not to relax. Gavaskar also suggested that the BCCI should take steps to extend the practice match to three days and give a chance to young players. “Australia is thirsty for revenge. If India has to score a hat-trick of series wins on Kangaroo soil, then it will have to be cautious. But there is still time to make the warm-up match three days long. Young players should be given a chance in this practice. This will help the young players to defeat the world test champion Australia.”
