“Yuvraj, don’t congratulate me yet…”- Video of conversation between Yuvraj Singh and Shahid Afridi after IND vs PAK match goes viral
When we were 40 runs short, Yuvraj congratulated me and said I am leaving, I am not watching the match- Shahid Afridi Yuvraj Singh and Shahid Afridi (Photo Source: X/Twitter) In the 19th match of T20 World Cup 2022, India defeated Pakistan by 6 runs. In this match, Team India, batting first, was all out for 119 runs in 19 overs. Pakistan seemed to be winning this match comfortably. But then Hardik Pandya gave two big blows to Pakistan by dismissing Fakhar Zaman (13) in the 13th over and Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Mohammad Rizwan (31) in the 15th over. The team could not recover from this and at the end of 20 overs, the team was able to score only 113 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Meanwhile, after the India-Pakistan match, a video of the conversation between T20 World Cup 2024 Global Ambassador Yuvraj Singh and Shahid Afridi is becoming very viral on social media. This conversation happened between Shahid Afridi and Yuvraj Singh In the video going viral on social media, Yuvraj Singh asks Shahid Afridi, ‘Lala why are you sad, what happened’In response to this Afridi says, ‘Is it right to be sad or not, was this match going to be lost’, Shahid Afridi then tells that when Pakistan needed 40 runs to win, Yuvraj Singh congratulated them for the victory. Afridi further said in the video, ‘When we had 40 runs left, Yuvraj congratulated me and said that I am leaving. I am not watching the match. I said Yuvraj, 40 runs are enough on this pitch, don’t congratulate me yet, Yuvraj Singh then said to Afridi, ‘I told you Pakistan will win, but I still believed we (India) can win from there. Winning and losing is part of the game, the important thing is that our friendship should continue’. Watch the video here- Chit Chat of Shahid Afridi with Yuvraj Singh Regarding #PakvsInd Match pic.twitter.com/tMCfZdCt0Z — TEAM AFRIDI (@TEAM_AFRIDI) June 11, 2024 In the Group-A points table, Team India is at the top with two wins and 4 points from two matches. Pakistan is at the fourth position with two losses from two matches. To keep alive the hopes of reaching the Super-8, Pakistan needs to win the match against Canada today (11 June).
‘You don’t have to bowl well’ Fans made a funny request to Shaheen Afridi before India-Pakistan match, watch video
This match between India and Pakistan will be played in New York India vs Pakistan (Image Credit- Twitter X) A high-voltage match will be played between India and Pakistan today on 9 June in the T20 World Cup 2024 being hosted by West Indies and USA. It is worth noting that this match between the two teams is going to be held at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. However, before the start of this match, a video is becoming increasingly viral on the internet, in which Indian cricket fans are seen making a funny request to Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi. In this video, fans tell Shaheen that you do not have to bowl well. Fans made a funny request to Shaheen Afridi Let us tell you that in a viral video on the internet, some Indian fans are seen taking photos with Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Afridi on the streets of New York. During this, a fan tells Shaheen – We have come from a long distance to watch the match and what a surprise we have got. You do not have to bowl well. Consider Rohit and Virat as your good friends. Watch this video of Shaheen Afridi going viral on social media pic.twitter.com/BiTLwc23In — Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 8, 2024 It is worth noting that in the T20 World Cup held in UAE in 2021, Shaheen Afridi single-handedly demolished India’s top order. In this match, Shaheen took big wickets of players like Rohit Sharma (0), KL Rahul (3) and Virat Kohli (57). Also, in this match, Pakistan defeated the Indian team by 10 wickets. This was also Pakistan’s first win against India in any T20 World Cup. On the other hand, this match against the Indian team is a do or die situation for Pakistan. To remain in the Super 8, they will have to win this match at any cost. If Babar and company lose the match against India, then their chances of reaching the Super 8 will be greatly reduced. It is worth noting that Pakistan had to face defeat against USA in their first match in the T20 World Cup.
‘Don’t be greedy for wickets’, this player gave special advice to Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for 35 runs in his four-over spell against Ireland Arshdeep Singh (Image Credit- Twitter X) India started their campaign by defeating Ireland by 8 wickets in their first T20 World Cup 2024 match. Team India’s bowlers performed brilliantly, especially the fast bowlers. Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah were quite economical, but Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for 35 runs in his four-over spell. During this, the left-arm fast bowler gave a total of 9 runs through wides. He was also seen straying from his line-length on many occasions. After the match, Arshdeep said to News18, “I tried my best to pitch the ball on the scramble seam, but the ball was swinging so much that it was difficult to pitch it. Yes, I bowled a lot of wide balls.” During this, Arshdeep Singh also revealed the important advice he got from Jasprit Bumrah. Arshdeep got this special advice from Bumrah Arshdeep Singh said, Jassi bhai (Bumrah), with his immense experience, keeps telling us not to run after wickets. Just keep it simple, keep bowling in the right areas and whatever result comes, it will be good – whether you can stop the runs or get wickets. Control means that one should not be greedy, should not run after wickets. He said that initially the plan was to take advantage of it by bowling in the right areas. The plan was to keep it simple and straight on the wicket, so that more LBWs, clean bowls and catches behind the wicket are taken, all options are kept open. Regarding the match against arch rivals like Pakistan, Arshdeep said that it is like this. No matter which team you are facing, nothing changes. Our process will remain the same. It does not matter which team is playing against you. We just think how well we can perform and give our best.
“Don’t worry, these people will not say anything to you, I will not let anything happen to you”- MS Dhoni made a special promise to his fan
During IPL 2024, a fan jumped from the stand and reached the pitch directly to meet Dhoni. MS Dhoni. (Source -Twitter/X) Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni was recently seen playing as a batsman in the 17th season of the IPL. Even though Dhoni was not the captain of Chennai Super Kings this season, his fan following did not decrease. Wherever the Chennai team played matches this season, fans came in large numbers to support Dhoni. Meanwhile, there was an incident where a die-hard fan of Mahi broke all the security and reached the pitch to meet him. Actually, in a match, MS Dhoni was batting when a fan jumped from the stand and reached the pitch directly to Dhoni. What Dhoni talked to that fan during this time has now been revealed by that fan himself. Watch that video of MS Dhoni’s fan here Mahendra Singh Dhoni talked to his fan on the pitch for about 21 seconds. A video of the same fan is going viral at the moment, in which he is telling that he is having breathing problems, for which Dhoni has promised to get treatment. The fan told what he talked to Dhoni, “I will take care of your surgery. Nothing will happen to you, don’t worry. I will not let anything happen to you.” He further said, “Mahi bhai said, ‘Nothing will happen to you, don’t panic. I will not let anything happen to you. Don’t panic, these people will not do anything to you.’ And tears are not stopping from my eyes. Mahi bhai! That is why everyone says THALA FOR A REASON” The fan who invaded the pitch to meet MS Dhoni had breathing issues. MS when the fan tells him this – “I will take care of your surgery. Nothing will happen to you, don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to you”.pic.twitter.com/9uMwMktBxZ — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 29, 2024 Let us tell you that Dhoni left the captaincy of CSK at the beginning of IPL 2024. Although this season was great for him with the bat, he usually came to bat in the lower order, which many people were not happy to see. He scored 161 runs in 14 matches at an average of 53.67. His strike rate has been more than 220.
“I don’t want to make friends on the field, I want to win matches…” – Harshit Rana made a big statement about his aggressive celebrations
This is my cricket, I have always played my cricket like this- Harshit Rana Harshit Rana (Photo Source: X/Twitter) In IPL 2024, Indian young player Harshit Rana has bowled brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders. In the final match, Harshit played an important role in the team’s victory by taking 2 big wickets in his spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Apart from his performance this season, Harshit Rana has also made a lot of headlines due to his aggressive celebrations on the field. In the very first match of the season, he did a ‘flying kiss’ celebration after dismissing Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Mayank Agarwal. After which BCCI fined him. After the fine, in another match, after taking a wicket, Harshit Rana was seen quietly keeping a finger on his mouth as a celebration. BCCI then banned him for one match. But we did not see any effect of all this on Harshit’s game, he emerged as a match-winning bowler for the team throughout the season. Recently Harshit Rana has given a big statement about his on-field celebration. I have always played my cricket like this- Harshit Rana Harshit Rana says that he does not go to the field to make friends but to win the match. He has played cricket in this style throughout his life. While talking to News18, Harshit Rana said, ‘Next time I won’t do it after getting someone out. This is my cricket, I have always played my cricket like this.’ ‘I am a fun-loving guy off the field but on the cricket pitch, I don’t go to make friends but to win matches. Abhishek Porel hit 16 runs in my first over, you can’t laugh if someone hits you for a six. I took his wicket in the next over, it was my right to celebrate, but I was banned.’ Harshit Rana says that being from Delhi has helped him to be aggressive on the field. He also gave the example of players like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Ishant Sharma and Rishabh Pant. Harshit further said, ‘This tag has been given to us, we are from Delhi, we play cricket with our hearts. This aggression of Delhi has made Virat Kohli The Virat Kohli. Ishant Sharma played 100 Test matches and Rishabh Pant showed his magic at Gabba. And Gautam Gambhir won two World Cup finals for India.
‘I don’t think there is any problem’ Anil Kumble differs from Harbhajan Singh on T20 WC schedule
T20 World Cup is starting from June 2 LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 01: Chairman, ICC Cricket Committee, Anil Kumble talks to the committee during the ICC Cricket Committee Meeting at Lords on June 1, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images) As the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is coming closer, there are continuous discussions going on regarding the preparations of the Indian cricket team. Let us tell you that this time this tournament is going to start from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. There is only a week between the start of IPL 2024 and the T20 World Cup. So at this time two ideas are emerging regarding this. The first is of former Indian veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh. Bhajji says that due to the schedule of IPL 2024, Team India’s preparations for the T20 World Cup have been affected. If this tournament had not been so late, India would have got to play at least 4-5 practice matches, so that the Indian players could have adapted properly to the playing conditions of West Indies and USA. However, now former Indian player and coach of Team India Anil Kumble has kept this issue aside. Kumble, popularly known as Jumbo, has said that he has no problem with the IPL schedule and it will not affect Team India’s preparations. Anil Kumble gave a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview given to Hindustan Times, Anil Kumble said – Talking about Indian players, those who are not a part of the IPL playoffs, they will definitely go early for the T20 World Cup, and the players who are a part of the playoffs. They will leave immediately after the IPL. So, I don’t see any problem that this has affected the preparations of the Indian team. Kumble further said- You cannot get better preparation for the T20 World Cup than playing in the IPL. You play 14 or 16-17 quality matches in this tournament. Therefore, you cannot get better preparation than this tournament. You have played pressure-filled matches in this. By looking at the play of the players here, you will get an idea of where the World Cup is going.
VIDEO: ‘Don’t ever leave us again’ KKR fan cried in front of mentor Gautam Gambhir, video went viral
Gambhir has joined the KKR team as a mentor. Gautam Gambhir (Image Credit- Twitter X) Two-time IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has uploaded an emotional video on its official social media account. Let us tell you that in this video, a fan of KKR team is seen crying in front of mentor Gautam Gambhir. In this viral video, the fan cries in front of Gambhir and is seen asking him to never leave the team. Also, let us tell you that cricket fans are seen reacting very fast on this video on social media. Watch this video shared by Kolkata Knight Riders Aapni amader hriday e thaaken! pic.twitter.com/v8u801GOwN — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 11, 2024 So for your information, let us tell you that under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata was made the IPL champion of 2012 and 2014. However, after this he remained with the team till 2017, while in the year 2018, Gambhir played his last IPL season with Delhi. After this he distanced himself from the game, but after this he was seen working as a mentor with Lucknow Super Giants for two years. On the other hand, before the start of 2024 IPL, Gambhir had joined his old team as a mentor. KKR standing at the door of playoff On the other hand, if we give you information about the performance of KKR in the ongoing IPL season, they have performed like a champion team. The team is currently at first position in the points table with 16 points. KKR has won 8 out of 11 matches played, while it has faced defeat in only 3 matches. So today on May 11, KKR is going to face Mumbai Indians. By winning this match, KKR will become the first team to reach the playoffs.
IPL 2024: Due to bad weather, KKR had to spend the night in Varanasi, don’t know when the team reached Kolkata?
KKR was returning from Lucknow to Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders (Image Credit- Twitter X) Amidst the ongoing IPL 2024, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had to spend a night in Varanasi due to bad weather. It is noteworthy that KKR was returning to Kolkata after Sunday’s match against Lucknow Super Giants, and they had to reach Kolkata by 7 pm on Monday evening. But due to bad weather, he was first shifted to Guwahati around 9 pm on Monday night. After this, he got the green signal to fly to Kolkata, but after this, due to bad weather again, his flight was diverted towards Varanasi. Let us tell you that regarding the delay of the team’s flight, the franchise has also made a post on its official account, in which it said that due to bad weather, the flight has been diverted to Guwahati. On the other hand, now KKR has reached Kolkata. The team has shared the post on its official X account today about reaching Kolkata on Tuesday, May 7. The players have also checked into the hotel. See this social media post of KKR Travel update: KKR’s charter flight from Lucknow to Kolkata diverted to Guwahati due to bad weather ⛈️ Flight currently standing at the Guwahati Airport tarmac. More updates soon pic.twitter.com/XFPTHgM2FJ — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 6, 2024 Update: Finally, after Lucknow, Guwahati, Varanasi… We are on our way back to Kolkata 😀✌️ How’s the weather now, #KnightsArmy, pic.twitter.com/MZqTnR0FHn — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 7, 2024 KKR is ready to face MI Let us tell you that at present Kolkata Knight Riders are on top in the points table of IPL 2024 with 16 points. The team has played a total of 11 matches so far, out of which it has won 8 and lost 3 matches. So now Kolkata is ready to face Mumbai Indians in their upcoming match. Let us tell you that this match between the two teams will be played on May 11 at the historic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. It will be worth watching that how is KKR going to perform against Mumbai on its home ground in this match?