DTVHINDISA 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
“Such useless bowling… yet Rohit Sharma did not say anything to him” – DK said about Shardul and Prasidh Krishna
India lost the first Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park, Centurion by an innings and 32 runs to go down 0-1 in the two-match series. In response to South Africa’s mammoth score of 408 runs, thanks to a brilliant century by Dean Elgar (185) in the first innings, the Rohit Sharma-led team could only score 245 and 131 runs in both the innings. After India’s defeat, Team India’s wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik strongly criticized the pair of Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna, who failed to provide any assistance to Jasprit Bumrah in bowling during the match. Commenting on his performance, Karthik said that Thakur was in the last series in South Africa as well but despite this, he had an ordinary performance this time. Rohit Sharma was very kind towards Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna – Dinesh Karthik Speaking on a Cricbuzz show, Dinesh Karthik said, “Shardul and Prasidh definitely need to improve their game. Rohit was very kind to him when he said that he is a young bowler. But Shardul was in the last series also. He performed very well. But this time it was a very normal performance. Prasidh Krishna is a young bowler and this shows that he does not have much first-class experience. He was giving more than one boundary ball. There was no control there and that is never a good sign in Test cricket. He further said that India missed Mohammed Shami, who has been ruled out of the series due to an ankle injury. He further named Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who worked brilliantly as the second or third seamer. Karthik further said, “In the last few years, India has prided itself on how good its bowling attack has been. But you can see that without Mohammed Shami, this Indian attack is not what it used to be. Before this, we had Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar. “They gave us the least continuity and that was largely lacking today.” Also read: What is the complete schedule of Team India for the next three months, know in one click
SA vs IND 2023-24: India suffered a big blow; This star all-rounder got badly injured during the net session before the Cape Town Test.
The second and final Test match between India and South Africa will be played in Cape Town from January 3. Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: PTI India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24, SA vs IND: Difficulties are continuously increasing for the Indian cricket team on the South Africa tour. First Team India (Team India) suffered a crushing defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the Boxing Day Test match played in Centurion, after which he had to lose WTC points along with a fine for slow over rate. Now another worrying news is coming out from the Indian camp. Actually, Indian cricket team’s sim bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur (Shardul Thakur) got injured during the net session, which is not good news for Rohit Sharma led Team India. Shardul Thakur may be out of second test against South Africa According to PTI, the Indian cricket team may soon suffer a major setback as Shardul Thakur suffered a shoulder injury while batting in the nets on December 30. Thakur may miss the second and final Test to be played between India and South Africa from January 3 in Cape Town. Read here: When even Virat Kohli stopped batting to see a beauty in the middle of the match At present, there is no information whether Shardul’s injury requires scanning or not, but if needed, the depth of the injury can be ascertained through scanning. Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur was seen in a lot of pain after being hit by the short ball and could not even bowl during the net session. He was the first player to participate in the throwdown net session. Shardul Thakur’s left shoulder injured Shardul suffered an injury on his left shoulder while facing the throwdown of Team India’s batting coach Vikram Rathore. The incident happened about 15 minutes into the net session, when Vikram Rathor bowled a throwdown that was wide of the length. Thakur failed to defend the short ball which hit him on his left shoulder and he immediately screamed in pain. Although the Indian all-rounder continued to bat in the nets, he was not able to bowl. STORY | Shardul Thakur gets hit on shoulder at nets in South Africa READ: VIDEO: #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/4357zyDm3J — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 30, 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia
What is the schedule of Team India in the year 2024? Which team will compete with? Get all the information here
The Indian cricket team is ready to face difficult challenges once again in the coming year (2024). His year will start with the second Test match against South Africa on 3 January. After this, they will host Afghanistan in a three-match T20 International series. After this they will face England in the five-match Test series. This five-match series is going to be very important keeping in mind the next World Test Championship cycle. The year 2024 is going to be very important for the Indian cricket team, the Indian team is ready for high intensity series in all formats. Starting with a crucial five-match Test series against England on home soil, India will be eyeing a strong start in the World Test Championship (WTC). After this, all eyes are on the T20 World Cup to be held in June 2024, where India will aim to perform well in the tournament to be held in West Indies and USA. After this, the tour of Sri Lanka will start in July, which will consist of three ODIs and three T20 matches, which will give the team an opportunity to hone their skills before the upcoming challenges. As part of the ongoing WTC cycle, India will face Bangladesh on home soil in September, with two Tests and three T20Is being played. After this, Team India will play a three-Test series against New Zealand in October, where both the teams will want to earn as many WTC points as possible. However, the toughest test will be in November and December, when Team India undertakes a tough tour of Australia for a five-match Test series. Only after this series will it be decided whether India will be able to make its place in the WTC final to be held in 2025 or not. Team India’s schedule for the next three months (Team India’s schedule for the next three months) January India tour to South Africa January 3 – 2nd Test, Cape Town (2pm IST) India tour of Afghanistan January 11- First T20 match, Mohali (7 pm IST) 14 January- Second T20 match, Gwalior (7 pm IST) 17 January- 3rd T20 match, Bengaluru (7 pm IST) England tour of India January 25 – 1st Test, Hyderabad (9:30 am IST) February February 2 – Second Test, Visakhapatnam (9:30 am IST) February 15- Third Test, Rajkot (9:30 am IST) 23 February- Fourth Test, Ranchi (9:30 am IST) march England tour of India March 7 – Fifth Test, Dharamshala (9:30 am IST) Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) – 22 March *(tentative date) Also read: IPL 2024: Know about the young players of all the teams here
Venkatesh Prasad reacted like this on the cricket journey of the Indian team in the year 2023.
The former player wants India to start winning championships. Venkatesh Prasad (Photo Source: Twitter) Former Indian cricket team fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has been very vocal about cricket since his retirement. So now at the end of the year 2023, Venkatesh has given a big reaction by giving his opinion on the journey of the Indian cricket team. The 54-year-old former cricketer wants Team India to play the best cricket in the year 2024 and start winning ICC tournaments. It is noteworthy that in recent times, the Indian team has not performed well in ICC tournaments. Venkatesh Prasad gave a big statement Let us tell you that Venkatesh Prasad has given a big statement through social media regarding the cricket journey of the Indian cricket team in the year 2023. Prasad said through a post on his official X account- It was a year of “what could have been” for Team India. After dominating the World Cup, came a very bad day, that too in the final. Travis Head played an important role in both the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC). It is expected that in the coming year, India will start winning championship tournaments, as they have not been able to do so for 1 decade. All the best to Team India in the coming year and always. See this post of Vektesh Prasad It’s been a year of “What could have been” for Team India.Dominated the World Cup only to have a very bad day when it mattered in the finals. Lost the WTC finals as well. Travis Head was brilliant in both these games.Hope in the coming year, India starts winning Championships… — Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) December 30, 2023 It is noteworthy that the Indian team had made it to the knockouts of the last three ICC tournaments, but could not win the big matches. India was defeated by Australia in the final of the World Cup Test Championship in June last year. So in the T20 World Cup 2022 held in Australia, India had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of England in the semi-final match. Apart from this, in the Cricket World Cup 2023, India won all the matches consecutively and made it to the finals, but in the finals it once again had to face defeat from Australia. Also read- Stuart Broad is going to get this big honor on the occasion of New Year, read the full news. 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive…
The former batsman praised Virat Kohli profusely and gave a surprising statement regarding Rohit Sharma’s place in the Indian team.
After the end of the first Test match, former Indian team player S Badrinath has raised questions on the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and S Badrinath (Pic Source-Twitter) In the first Test match played in Centurion, the Indian team had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test match against South Africa. The players of the Indian team failed to show good performance in this match. After the end of the first Test match, former Indian team player S Badrinath has raised questions on the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. According to S Badrinath, Virat Kohli should captain the Indian team in Test cricket. According to him, Rohit Sharma’s record outside India is quite useless and he has also questioned his place in the playing XI. S Badrinath said on his official YouTube channel, ‘Virat Kohli has scored more than 5000 runs in 68 Test matches as captain and has won 40 of them while he has had to face defeat in 17 matches. He also captained very well in the series against Australia and played an important role in his team’s victory. Why is Virat Kohli not the captain of the Test team? Virat is a better batsman than Rohit in Tests. After all, why has a weak player been given the captaincy of the team in his place? Even though Rohit Sharma is a big player and has scored a lot of runs, he still has to prove himself as an opener outside India. So why is he there? The second and final Test match between South Africa and India starts from January 3. Let us tell you, the second and final Test match between South Africa and India is starting from January 3 in Cape Town. In the first test match, the bowlers of the Indian team were not able to bowl well and this was the reason why they had to face defeat. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has included Avesh Khan in the team for the second Test match in place of Mohammed Shami. Rohit Sharma was not able to bat well in the first test match but now he will have to bat well in the second match and make his team win. Talking about Virat Kohli, he had scored 76 runs in the second innings of the first test. 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more…
Viral Video: This video of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli spread like wildfire on social media, what is special in it?
Virat scored a half-century in the second innings of the Centurion Test. Rohit and Kohli (Photo Source: twitter) The Boxing Day Test match was recently played between South Africa and India at the Super Sports Park in Centurion. In this match, the Indian team had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs. After this defeat, Team India’s dream of winning the Test series in South Africa was also shattered. Let us tell you that till date India has not been able to win the Test series in South Africa even once. Along with Team India, cricket fans are also very saddened by the shameful defeat in Centurion. In such a situation, a video of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma is going viral on social media, seeing which one can definitely feel happy for a few moments. Let us tell you that the Indian team lost on the third day itself, in the second innings Team India was reduced to just 131 runs, in which Virat Kohli played an inning of 76 runs. Team India lost the last wicket in the form of Virat Kohli and when he was returning to the dressing room, captain Rohit Sharma patted him on the back. When Virat was returning, Rohit Sharma stood up and clapped and appreciated his innings by patting him on the back. Let us tell you that the only half-century from India in the second innings came from the bat of Virat. Watch that video of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma here Rohit Sharma appreciated Virat Kohli 🫶❤️ pic.twitter.com/QGrb0VSRFq — Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) December 29, 2023 After the defeat in this Test match, the Indian team has slipped to sixth place in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table. After losing the test match, today ICC also fined Team India 10 percent for slow over rate. The Centurion Test was not at all good for Rohit Sharma as a captain and batsman. Rohit Sharma was out after scoring five runs in the first innings and was out without opening the account in the second innings. India scored 245 runs in the first innings, in reply South Africa scored 408 runs in the first innings. Team India was limited to 131 runs in the second innings. Apart from Virat and Shubman (26), no other batsman could touch double figures. Also read: Good days have come for Sanju Samson…
Players with Most 2000+ International Runs In Calendar Year: Batsmen who have scored 2000+ runs most times in a calendar year
Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) South Africa won the first Test by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test played at SuperSport Park. Although India lost this match but Indian batsman Virat Kohli managed to achieve another great record. In the second innings, Virat scored 76 runs (12 fours, 1 six) in 82 balls, during which Kohli once again registered his name in the record book. With this half-century, he became the second Indian batsman to score the highest score of 50+ against South Africa in Tests. More importantly, after this innings, he also became the first batsman to cross the 2000-run mark in international cricket in 2023. This year he ended the year with 2’048 runs in just 36 innings, with an impressive average of 66.06. During this period, he scored eight centuries and ten half-centuries and his highest score was 186. This is the seventh time that Kohli has scored 2000+ international runs in a calendar year. His place as the first batsman to achieve such a historic feat has been confirmed. Earlier, Kumar Sangakkara had held this record for six years. Sachin Tendulkar and Mahela Jayawardene had scored 2000+ international runs in a calendar year five times each. Virat Kohli has previously passed the 2000-run mark in 2012 (2’186), 2014 (2’286), 2016 (2’595), 2017 (2’818), 2018 (2’735), and 2019 (2’455). Had crossed. This record of his shows the consistency with which he has scored runs in international cricket. Players who have scored 2000+ international runs most times in a calendar year Here is the list of players with 2000+ international runs in most calendar years player Country No. Of Years Virat Kohli India 7 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 6 Sachin Tendulkar India 5 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 5 Players with 2000+ international caps in the year 2023 batsman Run number of innings Shubhman Gill 2,514 52 Virat Kohli 2,048 36 darryl mitchell 1,970 53 Rohit Sharma 1,800 39 Also read: Indian team has suffered two big setbacks after losing the test match in Centurion.
Indian team’s luck is going bad, after losing the test match in Centurion, Rohit Sharma and company got another big blow.
The second and final Test match between South Africa and India starts from January 3. Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) India have been fined for slow over rate in the first Test match against South Africa played in Centurion. Let us tell you, South Africa won this first test match by an innings and 32 runs. The performance of the Indian team was quite disappointing in this match. Not only this, the Indian team has now fallen to sixth place in the rankings of the World Test Championship. After the end of the match, match referee Chris Broad also imposed a huge fine on the Indian team. According to Chris Broad, the Indian team had bowled two overs less and that is why this fine has been imposed on them. At present the Indian team has 14 points. If the Indian team has to secure its place in the final of the World Test Championship for the third consecutive time, then it is very important for them to win the second and final Test match against South Africa and the five-match Test series against England by a long margin. In the first Test match played against South Africa, KL Rahul scored a brilliant century in the first innings for the Indian team and Virat Kohli batted very well in the second innings. However, the bowlers of the Indian team could not bowl well. Not only this, team captain Rohit Sharma was also very disappointed with his team’s bowling. He himself gave the statement that apart from Jasprit Bumrah, no other bowler could leave his mark in this match. It is very important for the Indian team to win the second and final test match. The second and final Test match between South Africa and India starts from 3 January. Even though Rohit Sharma and the rest of the team may not have performed well in the first match, they will have to bat and bowl strongly in the second test. Avesh Khan has been included in the Indian team in place of Mohammed Shami for the second test match. Talking about South Africa, all the players of the team had performed very well in the first test and they would like to continue their form further. Dean Elgar was awarded the Player of the Match award for his valuable innings. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain…
WTC Points Table 2023-25: After losing the Centurion Test, Team India suffered another blow, India fell to fifth position.
Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) India suffered a humiliating defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the first match of the two-match Test series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. This defeat not only shattered India’s dream of winning the Test series in South Africa, but also brought down Rohit Sharma’s team from the top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. India were unbeaten in the 2023-2025 cycle of the WTC before the first Test against the Proteas. The Asian team had won one Test and drawn the other against West Indies in July. Now, they have tasted defeat for the first time and have slipped to fifth place with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points (PCT). Meanwhile, Temba Bavuma & Co. topped the table with 12 points and 100% win percentage. SA v IND: Status of World Test Championship points table of Centurion Test match After South Africa in the points table, Pakistan is at second place with 22 points and 61.11 percentage points in 3 matches. New Zealand is at third position with 12 points and 50 percentage points in 2 matches. After this is Bangladesh. Bangladesh has 12 points and 50 percentage points from 2 matches. The Indian team is at fifth position with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points in 3 test matches. Talking about the first test of the series, on the basis of KL Rahul’s excellent century, Team India managed to score 245 runs in its first innings against South Africa. When the South African team came to bat in the first innings, the pitch was a little easy for batting. Dean Elgar scored a brilliant 185 runs for the African team. South Africa took a huge lead of 163 runs in the first innings. In the second innings too, the performance of the Indian batsmen was very poor and they were out for just 131 runs. Virat Kohli fought single-handedly for the team in the second innings, scoring 76 runs in 82 balls. While Kagiso Rabada performed brilliantly by taking five wickets in the first innings, Nandre Berger stole the limelight. Also read: Khiladi Kumar understands Shikhar Dhawan’s pain
