DTVHINDI‘It is too early to think about WTC’ Rohit Sharma after the historic defeat in Pune Test
After losing the Pune Test match by 113 runs, India has lost the Test series against New Zealand for the first time. Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian team has suffered an unfortunate Test series defeat at the hands of New Zealand on home soil, which is India’s first Test series defeat at home in 12 years. New Zealand won the Pune Test match by 113 runs, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series. After this defeat, India’s hopes of reaching the final of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) have suffered a severe blow. However, India can still make it to the WTC finals, but now it is not going to be easy for Team India. On the other hand, after India’s crushing defeat in the Test series against New Zealand after a long time, captain Rohit Sharma has reacted regarding the WTC. Rohit says that it is too early to think about it now. Rohit Sharma gave a big statement Let us tell you that in the press conference organized after New Zealand lost the Pune Test, Rohit Sharma said – It is too early to think about WTC. I guess I’m just sad because we lost the game. Rohit further said- I would just say this, I cannot think about what is going to happen next and whether it can affect our chances and all those things. I think we couldn’t play well in both these matches and that’s sad. We lost the series. This is clearly painful. On the other hand, if we give you information about this series, the Kiwi team has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series by winning the first two matches of the series. So now the last match of this series will be played at the historic Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai from November 1, 2024. It will be worth watching whether Team India is able to make a comeback in this match or not?
‘We used to play cricket with lemons’ Shamar Joseph recalls his early cricketing days
Recently, Joseph has been successful in attracting the attention of the cricket world with his bowling Shamar Joseph. (Image Source: Getty Images) West Indies cricket team’s fast bowler Shamar Joseph has managed to grab a lot of headlines in recent times with his bowling. Let us tell you that the 24-year-old player came into the limelight when West Indies achieved a historic victory in Australia last year. This was West Indies’ first victory in Test cricket on Australian soil. So after performing brilliantly in this test series against Australia, Shamar Joseph was also successful in getting an IPL contract. On the other hand, in a recent media interview, he has made a big statement about his childhood and early days of cricket. Let us tell you that Joseph grew up in the Guyanese village of Barcara in the West Indies. Shamar Joseph gave a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview with Sky Sports, Shamar Joseph said- I started playing cricket there, which we call jungle. We have used lemons and lemon-like things to play cricket. We had a cream cup, we used to take the bumper ball there, press it, so that there could be good compression in the ball. We used to play with tape ball, insulation tape. I was the only one in my school, we had a group of youngsters, as I have five brothers. We have a team from the very beginning. Some people from the village used to come together, and we used to play cricket together. Sometimes we would start cricket at 7 in the morning and finish at 4 in the afternoon. So now Shamar Joseph will be seen playing for West Indies in the first Test match against England starting on July 10. This match is going to be the last match of James Anderson’s cricket career. So he said about Anderson – He is a very amazing player. He is a player I have looked up to. You can say that he is perfect because he has a lot of wickets at this level.
How is Yastika Bhatia’s plan for WPL 2024? Also disclosed about the early days of career and role model
Mumbai Indians player Yastika Bhatia is very excited to play in the Women’s Premier League 2024. Yastika Bhatia (Photo Source: Yastika Bhatia: The Indian women’s cricket team is currently seen playing a multiformat series with Australia. The team won the only test match. Had to face 3-0 defeat in the ODI series. The T20 series is tied at 1-1, the last match will be played on January 9. The second season of the Women’s Premier League is going to start soon. Mumbai Indians had won the trophy in the very first season. The team would like to repeat the same form in the upcoming season also. Mumbai Indians player Yastika Bhatia is very excited to play in the Women’s Premier League. Recently she talked about Women’s League and career. Yastika Bhatia told about her experience in the last season of Women’s Premier League- It was memorable, no one had any idea how things would turn out. But the way we were welcomed into the team, we were made to feel like family. We’ll spend a lot of time talking about how we can improve our game. I am really looking forward to the upcoming season of WPL. I can’t wait to wear the Mumbai Indians jersey and get back on the field. Being a part of MI is a completely different feeling. Talking about the early days of his career, Yastik Bhatia said- I liked playing sports since childhood. I used to play swimming, karate and badminton. But I never thought that cricket would become my career because while growing up, studies were equally important. One of my neighbors used to play Ranji Trophy. He told my father about a girls’ team practicing in a field near our house. I and my sister went there. However, I was very young then so they took my sister while I had to wait for two years. While I was waiting for my chance, I dreamed of going out on the field and playing with my sister. Also read- IND-W vs AUS-W: Team India’s flop performance, Ellyse Perry hits the winning shot in the 300th match, leads Australia to victory This is how Yastika Bhatia managed sports along with studies Yastika Bhatia told, it was very difficult. The condition was that I could play cricket provided I completed my studies within six months. There was no compromise with studies. Who was Yastika Bhatia’s role model in the beginning? In the beginning, I didn’t follow anyone. I just wanted to enjoy batting. Then gradually I started focusing on wicketkeeping also. I used to look up to Adam Gilchrist. He was an Australian wicketkeeper-batsman. Then when Smriti Di debuted, she immediately became my favourite. How was Yastika’s reaction after being selected in Team India in 2021? Yastika Bhatia said, everyone was happy. My father and mother were crying. He accepted that my efforts were successful. I was also happy, but at the same time I was also focusing on the fact that I have to help India win the series and then help the…
“If he gets out early”- Aakash Chopra told Team India’s plan to win the second test match.
In the first Test match played at Centurion, Elgar scored 185 runs and the African team defeated the visitors by an innings and 32 runs. Rohit Sharma and Co. will hope to better their performance in the second and final Test starting in Cape Town on Wednesday, January 3. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said that if India get rid of Elgar early then they can take advantage of South Africa’s ‘weak’ batting. Aakash Chopra said that, “The news from South Africa is that Temba Bavuma is not there. This is Dean Elgar’s last test match and he is going to play as a captain. He also said that forget about runs, his eyes are on the trophy. So he will be very excited about it.” The former opening batsman further said, “I still feel that the South African batting is weak. If you remove Dean Elgar, it seems that batting is very normal, but it is very difficult to remove Dean Elgar, he does not get out that easily.” Aakash Chopra believes that if India has to win the second Test match, the batsmen will have to perform well here. He said, “I still think that if India has to do well, they need to bat well. He will have to play five seasons. The truth is that South Africa batted a little more in one innings, while India batted completely in two innings.”
SA v IND: “Please bowl him a little early in the next match…”- Irfan Pathan’s special plan to dismiss Dean Elgar
Dean Elgar & Irfan Pathan (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan questioned the team’s strategy against former South African captain Dean Elgar in the opening Test of the two-match series in Centurion. Playing in his last series after announcing his retirement, the 36-year-old blew away India’s bowling with a brilliant inning of 185 runs off 287 balls. His innings gave the host team a huge lead of 163 runs in the first innings. Due to his innings, South Africa had to bat only one innings in the test match. South Africa won the match Winning by an innings and 32 runs, they took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. While talking to Star Sports after that match, Irfan Pathan said that Dean Elgar is weak against the short pitch ball and he is not able to score runs easily there. But the Indian bowlers could not take that advantage against them. Please bowl short pitch balls to Dean Elgar a little sooner in the next match – Irfan Pathan Pathan said, “Elgar has trouble against short pitch balls. When he was batting at 60-70 runs, you bowled him short balls. In the next match, please bowl them short balls quickly. He was out on short balls 4 times against Australia. I also talked about it in the commentary. You have to bowl very well in the second match to level the series.” Let us tell you that, this was Elgar’s 14th Test century in 85 matches and his second century against India, his batting average in 14 Test matches against India was 43.30. With Temba Bavuma injured, the left-handed batsman will captain South Africa in the second Test starting on January 3 in Cape Town. Also read: Richa Ghosh’s innings of 96 runs went in vain, India lost by 3 runs
