DTVHINDIKamindu Mendis can be included in Fab 4 in the coming days: Basit Ali gave a big statement
Kamindu Mendis batted brilliantly in the second Test match being played against New Zealand and played an important inning of 182* runs for his team. Kamindu Mendis (Pic Source-X) Young Sri Lankan player Kamindu Mendis batted brilliantly in the second Test match being played against New Zealand and played an important inning of 182* runs for his team. Kamindu Mendis did not spare any New Zealand bowler during his innings and hit brilliant cricketing shots against everyone. Let us tell you that Kamindu Mendis has scored five Test centuries in 13 innings. He has made many amazing records in his name in international Test cricket in a very short time. There are many former players who have praised Kamindu Mendis a lot. Former Pakistani player Basit Ali has also been included in this list. According to Basit Ali, Kamindu Mendis can join Fab 4 in future. The name ‘Fab 4’ was given by former New Zealand player, the late Martin Crowe. In this list, Team India’s Virat Kohli, Australia’s Steve Smith, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and England’s Joe Root are there. Basit Ali has shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘What a player Kamindu Mendis is. I had seen him in the England series also and in the recent series also he has performed brilliantly. He may be included in the Fab 4 in the coming days. Kamindu Mendis is just 25 years old and has batted very well in his early days. His style of playing is very similar to that of Sangakkara. Kamindu Mendis has a lot of ability. Due to the lethal batting of Kamindu Mendis, Sri Lanka declared its first innings at 602 runs for five wickets. Sri Lanka has batted very well in this match. Apart from Kamindu Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal also batted well and scored 116 runs while Kusal Mendis contributed 106* runs. Captain Dhananjay de Silva scored 44 runs while Dimuth Karunaratne played a valuable inning of 46 runs. From the host side, the batsmen have played their role brilliantly and now it is very important for the bowlers to also perform well. By the end of the second day’s play, New Zealand had scored only 22 runs after losing two wickets in its first innings. New Zealand’s performance in this Test series has been quite disappointing. Sri Lanka is leading 1-0 in the two-match Test series. If New Zealand has to win this second test, then it is very important for them to bat well in this match. The third day of the game will be important for both the teams. The fastest batsman to score 1000 thousand runs in test cricket- Batsmen who hit the most sixes in the death overs of IPL These 5 famous actors are the biggest fans of Mahendra Singh Dhoni Bowler taking most wickets in first over in Test (Active) Shakib Al Hasan announces retirement from Test format Virat Kohli out of top-10 in ICC Test batting rankings Players who have participated in every edition of Women’s T20 World…
Kane Williamson resigns, an era ends…! No player from FAB 4 is a captain now
An era has come to an end after Kane Williamson’s decision to step down from captaincy. None of the four Fab-4 players are captains now. Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli and Joe Root (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is currently being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first round of the tournament is over. The Super-8 round is starting today (19 June), after which the semi-finals will be played on 27 June and the final on 29 June. For the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup, the New Zealand team has been eliminated from the tournament after the group stage round. With this, the team’s dream of winning the World Cup has been shattered once again. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson has announced to leave the captaincy of white ball cricket. He has also rejected the central contract offered by the board. The entire cricket world is surprised by this decision of Kane Williamson. An era has come to an end today after this decision of Kane Williamson. None of the four players of Fab-4 is a captain now. The Fab-4 players include Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Joe Root. These four players have waved their flag in every format while representing their respective countries. Kane Williamson became the all-format captain of New Zealand in 2016 After the retirement of Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson was appointed captain of all three formats of New Zealand in March 2016. Under the captaincy of Williamson, the team won its first ICC title in 2021 by defeating India in the World Test Championship. After which Kane Williamson left the captaincy of the Test format in December 2022 and has also left the captaincy of white ball cricket after the team was out of the T20 World Cup 2024. Steve Smith became Australia’s all-format captain in 2015 after Michael Clarke. But then he had to step down from the captaincy after the ball-tampering scandal in 2018. England player Joe Root became the full-time Test format captain in 2017. But then he resigned in 2022 due to England’s poor performance. Virat Kohli has captained India in all formats from 2014 to 2022. Kohli had announced to leave the captaincy of the T20 format after the T20 World Cup 2021. The board did not want two different captains in T20 and ODI formats. Due to which Kohli was removed from the ODI captaincy in December 2021 and Rohit Sharma was appointed captain. Virat Kohli then also left the captaincy of the Test format in January 2022. Take a look at the captaincy records of FAB-4- Player Tenure Match Victory Garland Tie Draw Win/Lose Ratio Winning Percentage Losing percentage Virat Kohli 2013-2022 213 135 60 3 11 2.25 63.38 28.16 Kane Williamson 2012-2024 206 107 84 2 8 1.27 51.94 40.77 Joe Root 2017-2022 64 27 26 0 11 1.03 42.18 40.62 steve smith 2014-2024 104 55 39 0 7 1.41 52.88 37.5
Nitin Menon’s special connection with Fab 4 and his 100th test match
The second Test between New Zealand and Australia has started in Christchurch. Nitin Menon (Photo Source: Twitter) ICC Elite Panel umpire Nitin Menon is currently playing the role of field umpire in the second Test between New Zealand and Australia being played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Let us tell you, this is the 100th international test match of New Zealand’s brilliant players Kane Williamson and Tim Southee. Apart from Kane Williamson, the Fab 4 of batting of this time includes India’s best batsman Virat Kohli, England’s experienced batsman Joe Root and Australia’s explosive batsman Steve Smith. The most important thing is that Nitin Menon has umpired in the 100th match of all these Fab 4. Virat Kohli played his 100th Test match against Sri Lanka in Mohali in March 2022. Nitin Menon and Virendra Sharma were the field umpires of this match. Joe Root played his 100th Test match against India in Chennai in February 2021 and in this match also Nitin Menon was umpiring and Anil Choudhary was seen in this role along with him. Joe Root scored 218 runs in this match and was the first player to score a double century in his 100th Test. Steve Smith played his 100th Test for Australia against England in July 2023. England had won this match by three wickets. Kumar Dharmasena officiated along with Nitin Menon. Australia is in a very good position in the second test The second Test between New Zealand and Australia has started in Christchurch. New Zealand, batting first in this match, scored 162 runs after losing all the wickets. On behalf of the team, Tom Latham played an inning of 38 runs while Matt Henry contributed 29 runs. Captain Tim Southee played an innings of 26 runs. In reply, Australia has scored 124 runs after losing four wickets by the end of the first day’s play. Marnus Labuschagne is batting on 45* runs while Nathan Lyon is playing on 8* runs. So far, Matt Henry has taken three wickets for New Zealand while Ben Sears has taken one wicket. The second day of the game will be very important for both the teams. IPL 2024: These 5 players can win Orange Cap this season If IPL 2024 flops, these 5 players will be out of T20 World Cup. 5 teams which have made it to the finals of Ranji Trophy the most number of times IPL 2024: Which team’s captain is getting the highest salary…? These 5 Indian greats never got a chance to captain in international cricket IPL 2024: 5 CSK players injured, Dhoni’s tension increased Top 5 players who took most catches in test cricket from Australia Top 5 players who hit most sixes in the history of WPL IPL 2024: This player is injured, betrayed the team big time BCCI showed contempt to these 7 players, did not give them a place in the central contract
