DTVHINDIPCB will use Kookaburra balls for home Test matches, while Duke balls will be used for the domestic season
The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken this decision only after choosing the brand of cricket balls of its choice as per the ICC rules. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has recently decided that it is going to use Kookaburra balls for domestic Test matches. After this decision of the PCB, in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle 2023-25, the Pakistan cricket team will be seen playing a total of 7 Test matches on home soil with the Kookaburra ball. In these seven matches, Pakistan has proposed 2 Test matches against Bangladesh, 3 against England and 2 against West Indies. The Pak team will be seen playing all these Test matches in August, October and early next year. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board will continue to use Duke balls for the senior team for domestic cricket seasons and tournaments. Also, let us tell you that the PCB has taken this decision after a well-analyzed research based on the condition of the home ground and pitch. Apart from this, when it comes to grassroot level and junior cricket, PCB will be seen using Aceline and Greys balls. These balls will cover all types of matches of Pakistan’s Under-13, Under-17 and Under-19 teams. PCB took this decision after the appointment of Tony Hemming It is worth noting that recently the Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Australia’s renowned pitch curator Tony Hemming as the head curator of PCB. So the pitches will be prepared under the supervision of Hemming for Pakistan’s domestic as well as international cricket schedule of 2024-25. However, before the construction of the pitches, the head curator advised the board to insist on changing the ball according to the format, so that along with the experience of the fans, quality cricket can also develop. Also, there is a possibility that the kind of pitch Hamming is going to make in the coming time, there will be an equal balance between ball and bat.
“He has to follow the rules, play domestic cricket”- Jay Shah said on Ishan Kishan’s arbitrariness
BCCI secretary Jay Shah recently admitted that he had removed both these cricketers from the central contract to send them a message. He said that harsh punishment was necessary as it would bring them back to red ball cricket. Now after the Buchi Babu tournament, Ishan Kishan will also be seen playing in the Duleep Trophy tournament starting from September 5. Shah also said that if a player gets injured and is dropped from the Test team, he will have to prove himself again in the domestic circuit before joining the national team. He gave the example of Ravindra Jadeja, who is the only A+ grade cricketer to play in the Duleep Trophy. Jay Shah sent a strong message regarding Ishan Kishan Jai Shah was quoted by Times of India as saying, “If you look at the Duleep Trophy team, apart from Rohit and Virat, others will play. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan are playing Duleep Trophy because of the strict measures taken by me,” Jai Shah told Times of India. He further said, “We have been a bit strict. When Ravindra Jadeja was injured, I called him and asked him to play domestic matches. Now it is certain that whoever goes out due to injury can come back to the Indian team only after proving his fitness in domestic cricket.” BCCI secretary Jay Shah has given a short but clear message regarding Ishan’s return. He says that any player hoping to return to the national team will have to give importance to domestic cricket. He clearly said that Ishan will have to follow the rules of the board. Shah said, “He will have to follow the rules. He will have to play domestic cricket.”
Wriddhiman Saha will be seen playing for Bengal in the upcoming domestic season, said a big thing about retirement
39-year-old Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, Wriddhiman Saha, is set to reconnect with his home state Bengal Cricket Association. He represented Bengal for almost 15 years and was last seen playing for Bengal in 2022. Saha parted ways with the Bengal team ahead of the 2022-23 domestic season after a spat with CAB joint secretary Debabrata Das. At the time, Das in a statement accused Saha of offering various excuses to opt out of Ranji Trophy matches for Bengal. In response, Saha decided to sever ties with Bengal and play for Tripura. Now after two seasons he is ready to return here once again. Wriddhiman Saha gave a big statement regarding his retirement Wriddhiman Saha said that he has forgotten the bitter memories of his past. While talking to the media at Eden Gardens, he made it clear that he does not want to talk about the past. Now his focus is on playing for Bengal in the rest of his career. Saha said that at present he wants to play for Bengal as a player and in future he is ready to coach this team. Saha said that he is ready to play in all three formats and the rest will depend on what happens next. Meanwhile, when the wicketkeeper batsman was questioned about his retirement, he said that for me it is just a number and as long as I am motivated to play this game, I will continue playing. I do not have any retirement plans at the moment. But whenever I leave cricket, I will retire from all three formats. Wriddhiman Saha has played 40 Tests and 09 ODIs for India. In 40 Test matches, he has scored 1353 runs with three centuries and six half-centuries. He has also played 255 T20 matches along with 136 first class and 116 List A matches. Let us tell you that Saha last played a Test match for India at Wankhede in the year 2021.
Mandeep Singh made a big revelation, told why he will leave Punjab and will be seen playing cricket for Tripura in the upcoming domestic season
Under the captaincy of Mandeep Singh, Punjab also won the trophy of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023-24 season. Mandeep Singh (Pic Source-X) Mandeep Singh, the best batsman of the Indian team, will now be seen playing for Tripura in the upcoming domestic season. He himself has confirmed this on his official social media account. Let us tell you, earlier Mandeep Singh was seen playing for Punjab in domestic cricket. Not only this, under the captaincy of Mandeep Singh, Punjab also won the trophy of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023-24 season. Under the captaincy of Mandeep Singh, Punjab defeated Baroda by 20 runs in the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023-24 season. In this match, Mandeep Singh played an important innings of 32 runs for his team. Mandeep Singh tweeted on his official social media account that, ‘My journey with PCA was wonderful. I started it from the junior level and the whole journey till the senior level was great. Not only this, it is also a matter of happiness that I was the winning captain of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023-24 season. I would also like to wish PCA Secretary Dilsher Khanna all the best. Apart from him, I would also like to thank Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh who supported me for so many years. I would also like to thank the management and staff of PCA. I think you should think about a new chapter in my career. I believe that now I should play cricket for Tripura in the upcoming domestic season. I am fully prepared for this new beginning for Tripura. Thanks to all those people who have supported me all the time. Here is Mandeep Singh’s tweet: On to the next chapter.. Waheguru Mehar Kare 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/b1l5IXfVGI — Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12) August 10, 2024 Let us tell you, Mandeep Singh has played three T20 matches for India. In 3 matches, he has scored 87 runs at an average of 43.5 and a strike rate of 119.18, in which his best score has been 52 runs. Mandeep Singh has a lot of experience of playing in the Indian Premier League. He has scored 1706 runs in 111 IPL matches at a strike rate of 122.91 with his best score being 77. Now Mandeep Singh will look to perform well in the upcoming domestic cricket for Tripura. 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
This former Baroda coach lashed out at Hardik Pandya for not participating in domestic cricket
Hardik is often criticized for not participating in domestic cricket. Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter X) According to the latest media reports, Indian cricket team’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya may be seen playing for Baroda in the upcoming domestic cricket tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy. During this time, the selectors of the Indian cricket team will be seen keeping a close eye on the all-rounder and his fitness. It is worth noting that Hardik often faces criticism for not participating in domestic cricket. He was last seen playing T20 cricket for Baroda in the year 2016, while he last played a first class match for his domestic team in the year 2018. However, since 2015, he has been seen playing IPL continuously, and during this time he emerged as an important player for Team India. At the same time, Pandya played an important role in Team India’s victory in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. On the other hand, former Baroda cricket team coach Dav Whatmore has been seen criticizing the star player for not participating in domestic cricket. Whatmore says that Baroda’s star cricketer no longer plays for Baroda. Dav Whatmore lashed out at Hardik Pandya Let us tell you that recently while talking on a Pakistani YouTube channel Pak Passion, Dav Whatmore said – There are still some players who do not play white ball cricket. For example, in my last few years at Baroda, Hardik Pandya has never played white ball cricket. I am always surprised that he is called Baroda’s all-rounder, but he has not played for Baroda for years. This is something he is doing. Whatmore further said – But recently I have seen that BCCI wants cricketers to play in the other two formats along with Ranji Trophy, to ensure that they are watching cricket as cricket.
BCCI announced the schedule of the domestic season with major changes, toss was removed from this tournament
BCCI Logo (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The BCCI on Thursday announced the schedule of men’s and women’s domestic tournaments for the upcoming 2024/25 season. This season fans will get to see some big changes in domestic cricket. The Ranji Trophy will be held in two phases, with the league stage in October and the knockouts in February. The domestic season will begin on September 5 with the prestigious red-ball cricket tournament, the Duleep Trophy. This will be followed by the Irani Trophy in October. Limited overs cricket will begin with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which will begin on November 23. This will be followed by the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which will begin on December 21. The Deodhar Trophy has been dropped from the schedule once again, which was last added after a gap of four years. BCCI removes toss from CK Nayudu Trophy Talking about the changes in the domestic season, BCCI has proposed a new change for the CK Nayudu Trophy, in which the toss is being abolished. Instead of the toss in this tournament, the visiting team will have the privilege of batting or bowling first. Regarding this, BCCI issued a press release saying, “The domestic season 2024-25 has been carefully planned, taking into account several factors to strengthen the core of domestic cricket while prioritizing the well-being of the players.” Apart from this, the women’s domestic season will start with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy on October 17. The knockout rounds will start from November 6. After this, the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy will be played from November 17 to November 27. The Senior Women’s ODI Trophy will be held from December 4 to 30 while the Multi Day Challenger Trophy will be played from March 18 to April 1.
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) appointed Dhawal Kulkarni as bowling mentor for the upcoming domestic season
The Mumbai Cricket Association has appointed Kulkarni as the bowling mentor for all age-group teams for the upcoming domestic season. Dhawal Kulkarni (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Mumbai cricket team won the Ranji Trophy title for the 42nd time by defeating Vidarbha in March this year. After winning the trophy, former Indian bowler Dhawal Kulkarni announced his retirement. Now Dhawal Kulkarni is going to be seen in a new role for the Mumbai cricket team. The Mumbai Cricket Association has appointed Kulkarni as the bowling mentor for teams of all age groups for the upcoming domestic season. Mumbai Cricket Association secretary gave important information Mumbai Cricket Association secretary Ajinkya Naik, while talking to Times of India, has officially informed about the appointment of Dhawal Kulkarni as bowling mentor for the upcoming domestic season. He also talked about honoring legendary player Sunil Gavaskar. Ajinkya Naik said,We have decided to appoint Dhawal Kulkarni as the bowling mentor for the upcoming season. At the same time, Amol Kale (MCA president) proposed, and the Apex Council unanimously approved, to honour Sunil Gavaskar on the occasion of his 75th birthday.’ Whatever I do in the future will be around cricket – Dhawal Kulkarni Announcing his retirement after winning the Ranji Trophy 2024, Dhawal Kulkarni had said that whether it is coaching or any other role, he would definitely like to come back to the game again. Dhawal Kulkarni while talking at the press conference said, ‘I haven’t thought much about it but cricket has given me so much that I want to give it back to the game, whether it is coaching or whatever role I get. I want to give it back to cricket. So, whatever I do in the future, it will be around cricket.’ Dhawal Kulkarni has taken 285 wickets in 96 first-class matches in his 16-year domestic career. He has taken 223 wickets in 130 matches in List-A cricket and 154 wickets in 162 T20 matches. While playing for India, he has taken 19 wickets in 12 ODIs and 3 wickets in two T20 matches.
Hardik Pandya, who proved to be a flop in IPL, got this big punishment! Now domestic tournaments will have to be played
Pandya is captaining Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Getty Images) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has recently given a big statement regarding many major issues going on around the Indian cricket team. So in this matter, the selection of all-rounder Hardik Pandya in Team India, only the IPL performance has been the biggest topic of discussion. So, this statement of Jay Shah regarding Hardik Pandya has come after he got the central contract from BCCI. It is noteworthy that Hardik has been promoted to Grade A in the central contract, whereas the best cricketers Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who kept IPL above domestic cricket, have not got a place in it. On the other hand, now after Hardik Pandya’s flop performance in IPL, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said that Hardik is an important cricketer for Team India and us in white ball cricket, but now he has played in domestic tournaments like Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Will have to participate. Impact player is a testing case in IPL: Jay Shah Also, regarding the impact player rule issued in IPL, Jay Shah quoted Cricbuzz as saying – Impact player is a matter of testing. After this new rule, two more new players are getting a chance to show their talent in the tournament. We will continue to discuss the impact player rule with franchisees and shareholders, but this is not a fixed rule. However, when Jay Shah was asked a question about being in the race for the post of ICC President at the end of this year, he maintained silence. He has also indicated that this time the final match of the World Cup Test Championship can be held outside England.
Know why after the announcement of Pakistan team for T20 series against New Zealand, Mohammad Hafeez wrote – RIP Pakistan Domestic Cricket
The five-match T20 series between New Zealand and Pakistan is starting from April 18. Mohammad Hafeez (Image Credit- Twitter X) The five-match T20 series between Pakistan and New Zealand (PAK vs NZ) has started. Let us tell you that the first match of this series will be played today, April 18, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. However, when the Pakistan cricket team was announced for this series against the Kiwi team, a tweet by former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who was the director of Pakistan Cricket Team (Men’s) at that time, went viral very fast. In this viral tweet, Hafeez had written RIP Pakistan Domestic Cricket. However, now after his tweet went viral, Hafeez has revealed the reason for writing so in front of the cricket fans. So let us give you information about this big reason. It is noteworthy that when the senior selection team of Pakistan cricket team had announced the Pakistan team against the Kiwi team, the name of Usman Khan was included in it, who was second in terms of scoring the most runs in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League. Stayed at the place. But after this, Hafeez has given a big statement saying that including such players with the team, who are not a part of domestic cricket. That is discouraging for those players who are working hard in domestic cricket. Also, let us tell you that apart from Usman Khan, the board has also given place to Imad Wasim and Mohammad Aamir in the T20 series against the Kiwi team, who have recently withdrawn their retirement. Mohammad Hafeez gave a big statement Let us tell you that while talking to Cricket Pakistan regarding this decision of Pakistan cricket team, Mohammad Hafeez said – I respect the talent of Usman Khan very much, but he is not a part of Pakistan’s cricket system. After such a decision, how will you motivate thousands of cricketers who work hard day and night. Your criteria for team selection is not domestic performance. Therefore, I had tweeted that after including these players in the team, you have ruined your domestic cricket.
BCCI formed three-member committee to strengthen domestic cricket
In recent times, BCCI has been continuously working to improve domestic cricket. BCCI (Photo Source: Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a very important step to improve the structure of domestic cricket. Let us tell you that in the recently held Apex Council meeting of BCCI, a three-member committee has been formed to improve domestic cricket. The three members of the committee include former veteran Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar. It is noteworthy that Dravid is currently working as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Agarkar is currently the Chairman of Selectors of BCCI, while Laxman is working as the Chief of the National Cricket Academy. That’s why this committee was formed If sources are to be believed, the primary function of this committee is to provide recommendations and suggestions to increase the quality and competitiveness of India’s domestic cricket tournaments. So, according to the kind of experience these three former players have, they are the most suitable people for this role. After the formation of this committee, a senior BCCI source was quoted by Times of India as saying – For some time now, many issues have come to light regarding the conduct of men’s domestic cricket. The main problem in this was that due to bad weather and rain in December-January last year, most of the matches of North India were canceled or reduced. Suggestions have been sought from Dravid, Laxman and Agarkar for improvement in men’s domestic cricket. Also, let us tell you that BCCI has constituted another two-member committee which includes Treasurer Ashish Shelar and Deputy Secretary Devjit Saikia. This committee will be seen making efforts to bring the union territory Daman and Diu into the cricket ecosystem of the country.
