Former coach wants to see Steve Smith at number-4 in BGT 2024-25, said- “This is the right position for him…”
I think he is best suited to bat at number four for the Australian cricket team – Justin Langer Steve Smith (Photo Source: X/Twitter) After David Warner’s retirement from the Test format, Steve Smith expressed his desire to open and the management backed him and gave him that position. But Smith has not been able to show anything special in the opening position so far. He scored 91 runs in the Gaba Test against West Indies, which is his first fifty-plus score in four innings while opening. Smith’s average as an opener in Tests is 28.50, which is much less than his 56.97 in this format. Meanwhile, former Australia head coach Justin Langer feels that Steve Smith should return to number four in the next Test series, which is against India. He has said that the experienced batsman will definitely improve as an opener, but Smith will do better at number four. Smith’s opening partner Usman Khawaja also feels that the veteran should bat at number four. Steve Smith can bat at any number: Justin Langer Speaking on the Cricket et al podcast, Justin Langer said, He is our greatest player, great players adapt to conditions, they can bat at any position. I think he is best suited to bat at number four for the Australian cricket team. Justin Langer further said, I think it is a specialised position (No. 4). It is not that he cannot do it (open the batting). I would love to see him bat at No. 4, but then they have to work out who will not play. I think it was about trying to bring Cameron Green up. Australia is scheduled to play a five-match Test series against India under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from November. The Kangaroo team had to face a 2-1 defeat in the last two Test series against India at home. The team is desperate to give a crushing defeat to Rohit Sharma and company in the upcoming series. Skipper Pat Cummins has already confirmed that he will back all-rounders in the five-match series and if he wants to keep both Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh in the team, Smith will remain in the playing XI as an opener.
“He is the pride of India, I love him…”, Jackie Shroff said something special about King Virat Kohli
He is the pride of India, and I admire him a lot – Jackie Shroff Virat Kohli & Jackie Shroff (Photo Source: Getty Images) Indian veteran player Virat Kohli is the most liked cricketer in the world. Kohli has led Team India to victory on many important occasions with his batting. Recently, he played a big role in India’s victory by playing a brilliant innings of 76 runs against South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you, his bat did not do much in the entire tournament, but he once again proved that he is a big player in big matches. Virat is number 1 not only inside the field but also outside it. King Kohli’s fan following is not hidden from anyone, from country to abroad, small to big and common man, sports players to Bollywood stars, his fan following is amazing in every category. Recently, Bollywood’s veteran actor Jackie Shroff has said a heart touching thing about Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli is the pride of India- Jackie Shroff Talking about Virat Kohli on Ranveer Allahabadia’s show, Jackie Shroff said, “He is the pride of India, and I admire him very much.” This is not the first time that Jackie Shroff has talked about Virat, on many occasions before this, Jackie has praised Dada King Kohli. Virat’s performance was nothing special in Sri Lanka tour Virat Kohli was recently seen playing for India in the ODI series of the Sri Lanka tour. But his performance in this series was disappointing, he was out LBW against spinners in three consecutive innings. He scored only 58 runs in 3 matches against Sri Lanka at an average of 19.33. Take a look at Virat Kohli’s performance in international cricket- Virat Kohli has so far scored 8848 runs in 191 innings of 113 Test matches at an average of 49.16 and a strike rate of 55.56, which includes 29 centuries, 7 double centuries and 30 half-centuries. At the same time, he has scored 13906 runs in 295 ODI matches at an average of 58.10 and a strike rate of 93.54, which includes 50 centuries and 72 half-centuries. In the T20 format, Kohli has scored 4188 runs in 125 matches at an average of 48.7 and a strike rate of 137.04, which includes one century and 38 half-centuries. After India became champions in the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game.
“He won’t be able to handle my smash, why should I be with him…”- Saina Nehwal gave such a statement about Jasprit Bumrah
Why would I face Jasprit Bumrah anyway? If I had been playing for 8 years, I would have probably answered Jasprit Bumrah – Saina Nehwal Jasprit Bumrah & Saina Nehwal (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Indian star badminton player Saina Nehwal recently made a big statement about the comparison between cricket and other sports. Saina says that cricket is given more importance in the country than other sports. She also stressed that if other sports also start getting facilities in our country, then they will win more and more medals in the Olympics like China and America. Saina Nehwal, while attacking cricket, has also made a big statement about fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah, she said that if Bumrah plays badminton with me then probably he will not be able to withstand my smash. Angkrish Raghuvanshi had vented his anger on Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal had said some time ago that sports like badminton, tennis and basketball are physically more difficult than cricket. Kolkata Knight Riders’ young player Angkrish Raghuvanshi had expressed displeasure over this comment of Saina. Angkrish had written on social media, “Let’s see how she performs when Bumrah throws a bumper at her head at the speed of 150.” Let us tell you, there was a lot of uproar over this tweet of Angkrish. However, the young player also apologized for his behavior. Saina said this about Jaspreet Bumrah Saina Nehwal recently responded to Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s comment on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast about Jasprit Bumrah and said, Why would I face Jasprit Bumrah anyway? If I had been playing for 8 years, I would have probably given a befitting reply to Jasprit Bumrah. If he plays badminton with me, he probably won’t be able to handle my smash. We should not fight among ourselves for these things in our country. That’s what I want to say first. Every sport is best in its own place. But give importance to other sports too, otherwise where will we get sporting culture from? And cricket, Bollywood will always be our focus.
‘Attitude in him…’- Pakistani player Naseem Shah’s big statement regarding Virat Kohli
Pakistani player Naseem Shah says that Virat Kohli is such a big star. But he has no attitude. Naseem Shah Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) Naseem Shah on Virat Kohli: Many youth around the world consider Indian player Virat Kohli as their inspiration. Inspired by King Kohli’s game and his fitness, youngsters dream of making a career in cricket. Virat Kohli is breaking bigger and bigger records with his deadly batting. In the World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most ODI centuries. Many veteran players of the cricket world believe that if anyone can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most 100 centuries in international cricket, then it is Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli has scored 80 centuries in his career so far. Virat Kohli’s record against Pakistan is excellent. Pakistani young player Naseem Shah has recently given a big statement in praise of Virat Kohli. He is a simple person- Naseem Shah Pakistani player Naseem Shah says that Virat Kohli is such a big star. But there is no attitude of any kind in him. Naseem Shah while talking on Saama TV said, ‘Virat Kohli is such a big star but he has no attitude – he is a very humble and simple person. When he is on the field, he is very focused and passionate, but off the field, he is very humble. Virat Kohli had withdrawn from the test series against England Virat Kohli had withdrawn from the first two Test matches against England due to personal reasons. But then later Virat Kohli withdrew his name from the last three test matches also. If media reports are to be believed, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are going to become parents for the second time. Due to which both are currently in London. Virat Kohli is currently spending time with his family.