October 21 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.

In this news, a brief description of those incidents is given, which made headlines in the cricket world today. Cheteshwar Pujara (Photo Source: 1) Kiwi team became rich by winning Womens T20 World Cup, ICC showered money, India got so many crores New Zealand defeated South Africa in the final of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 and won the trophy. After this victory of New Zealand, ICC has showered money on them. The Kiwi team earned more than Rs 21 crore by winning the tournament. South Africa, which was the runner-up, has also become rich. India could not make it to the semi-finals, but they earned Rs 3.74 crore in their account. 2) “No sword will work here” – When Harsha Bhogle made fun of Captain Rohit The first match of the ongoing three-match Test series between India and New Zealand was played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, Team India had to face defeat by 8 wickets. After the end of this match, when Rohit Sharma arrived for the presentation, Harsha Bhogle present there enjoyed him. During the presentation, Harsha Bhogle asked Rohit Sharma a question about sword fighting. 3) Rishabh Pant may miss the second test against NZ, team management may take a big decision soon In the second innings of the Bengaluru Test match, Rishabh Pant played an inning of 99 runs in difficult conditions, but he got injured while keeping wickets in the first innings. A ball from Ravindra Jadeja hit his knee, the same knee in which he had to undergo surgery after a car accident. His knee was swollen. Not appearing for wicketkeeping on the last day was also an indication that he might miss the second Test match to be played in Pune from Thursday 24 October. 4) “I will not think too much about Indian spinners” – DK said about Team India’s spinners after the Bengaluru Test.

IND vs NZ: Aakash Chopra raised questions on this decision of Rohit Sharma, said- “There was no life left in the match, then bowling to him…”

There is no doubt that runs were less but we did not make Ashwin bowl at all – Aakash Chopra Rohit Sharma, Aakash Chopra, R Ashwin (Photo Source: X/Getty Images) India had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the first test match against New Zealand. The Kiwi team has created history by winning the Test match on Indian soil after 36 years. Team India was all out for 46 runs in the first innings of the match. New Zealand had put 402 runs on the board in the first innings. India made a brilliant comeback in the second innings and scored 462 runs on the basis of brilliant innings by Sarfaraz Khan (150), Rishabh Pant (99) and Virat Kohli (70). New Zealand had a target of 107 runs to win, which they achieved easily. Jasprit Bumrah took only two wickets for India in the second innings. He bowled a long spell along with Siraj. After this, Ashwin was expected to come on the attack, but captain Rohit Sharma backed Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. Cricket commentator Aakash Chopra is not happy with this decision of Rohit Sharma. Didn’t understand it at all – Aakash Chopra Ravichandran Ashwin proved to be very expensive in the first innings against New Zealand, due to which perhaps captain Rohit Sharma showed more confidence in Kuldeep and Jadeja. However, Aakash Chopra believes that this was a wrong decision, as Ashwin is the most successful bowler of the team and his record against left-handed batsmen is excellent. While talking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said, There is no doubt that runs were less but we did not make Ashwin bowl at all. I am not saying that if Ashwin had bowled, we would have won the match but we did not make him bowl. It was amazing and how. Why was Ashwin not made to bowl? I don’t have any answer to that because if you look at his numbers, he is the best bowler in your team. No one has taken more wickets than him in Test matches. Left-handed batsmen were playing but still you did not make them bowl. It didn’t make any sense at all. There were 15 or 20 runs left and you called him to bowl – Aakash Chopra Aakash Chopra further said that by the time Rohit Sharma handed the ball to Ashwin, the match was out of India’s hands. He said, The match was over. There was no life left in the match. There were 15 or 20 runs left and you called him to bowl. It would have been better if you had not made him bowl at all. This question should have been asked in the press conference after the match – ‘Rohit Bhai, what did you do?’. I thought India had definitely missed a trick and it was beyond me why they were not made to bowl.

Big update regarding IPL 2025 mega auction revealed, date and venue revealed

The date of the mega auction for IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025 is now slowly approaching. This mega auction is expected to take place on November 24 and 25 in Saudi Arabia, but there is no official confirmation from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) yet. It is being told that the board is currently exploring its options and the auction schedule is expected to be announced soon. Meanwhile, a question seems to be arising in the minds of the fans that in which country and city will the mega auction take place and what will be its date? So let us tell you when and in which country the mega auction can be organized. Mega auction of IPL 2025 can be organized in this city According to the report of Cricbuzz, IPL 2025 mega auction may be held in Saudi Arabia this time. The names of two cities of Saudi Arabia are coming forward for this. Which includes Riyadh and Jeddah. However, BCCI has not yet approved it. On the other hand, IPL franchises wanted the mega auction to be held in India only. On the other hand, BCCI has already sent officials to Saudi Arabia. For a long time, reports have been coming out that this auction can be organized at the end of November this year. The date of mega auction may be between 25th and 26th November. On the other hand, Border Gavaskar series will also start during this period. In which the first match between India and Australia will be played from 22 to 26 November. In such a situation, the date of auction and the date of India vs Australia Test match may clash with each other.

Abdul Samad created history by scoring a century in Ranji Trophy, became the first player to do so

Samad became the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to score two centuries in a Ranji Trophy match. Abdul Samad (Photo Source: Abdul Samad Scored Century in Both Ranji Innings: Abdul Samad, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL, created history in Ranji Trophy. Abdul, playing for Jammu and Kashmir in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, scored his second century of the match against Odisha on Monday. With this, he became the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to score two centuries in the same Ranji Trophy match. Abdul Samad scored 127 runs in 117 balls in the first innings of the match being played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. In this innings he hit 9 sixes and 6 fours. Thanks to this innings of Samad, Jammu and Kashmir had scored 270 runs in the first innings. However, in reply Odisha had scored 272 runs. After Jammu and Kashmir team missed the lead in the first innings, Samad batted brilliantly in the second innings also. After the early dismissal of the top order batsmen, Samad scored his second century of the match in just 105 balls. During this he hit 5 fours and 6 sixes. Before this, no batsman from Jammu and Kashmir had scored two centuries in any first class cricket match. Samad scored unbeaten 108 runs in 108 balls and Jammu and Kashmir gave a target of 269 runs to Odisha. Abdul Samad has performed brilliantly so far in first class matches. Talking about Abdul Samad’s career, his performance in domestic cricket so far has been excellent. Samad’s aggressive batting ability was first noticed by Sunrisers Hyderabad and included him in their franchise in 2020. Abdul Samad played 50 matches for SRH in five seasons between 2020-2024 and scored more than 550 runs with the help of 36 sixes. Abdul Samad has scored 1640 runs in 24 first class matches of domestic cricket at an average of 38. He has scored 538 runs at an average of 23 in 23 List A matches and 1339 runs at an average of 26 in 83 T20 matches. His strike rate in T20 has been 146.

“I will not think too much about Indian spinners” – DK said about Team India’s spinners after the Bengaluru Test.

IND vs NZ (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik has backed Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja to make a comeback in the second Test against New Zealand in Pune after a disappointing performance in the first Test in Bengaluru. In the first test, India could not defend the target of 107 runs and in the end they had to face defeat by 8 wickets. In the Bengaluru Test, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja together took seven wickets, but during this period the economy rate of all three was the biggest cause of concern. In the first innings, Ashwin and Jadeja gave runs at an economy rate between 5-6, while in the second innings, Kuldeep Yadav gave runs at an economy run rate of 8.7. Dinesh Karthik gave a big statement regarding the spinners of Team India. Seeing the brutality with which Kiwi batsmen thrashed Team India’s spin attack in Bengaluru, the tension of Team India’s fans seems to be increasing. Whereas former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has given some surprising statements regarding Indian spinners. After Team India’s defeat against New Zealand in Bengaluru, former cricketer Dinesh Karthik said on Cricbuzz, ‘I will not think too much about the Indian spinners, it was not a good Test match for them as a unit. Be it Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja. It was good because you want such players to get pinched, because whenever they come back, they come back very strongly. I think the conditions in Pune will be better for these three and you will see Ashwin and Jadeja performing well in Pune. Let us tell you that the second match of the Test series between India and New Zealand will be played in Pune from 24th October.

We need to be more careful about Rishabh Pant: Rohit Sharma

Pant was suffering from knee swelling in the first Test against New Zealand. Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter In the first Test match between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant suffered swelling in his knee. Because of this, the player did not even keep wickets on the field on the third day of the game. It is noteworthy that Pant is suffering from knee problem after the terrible car accident in December 2022. However, after about 14 months after this incident, Pant had returned to competitive cricket, but now Pant’s problem has come to the fore once again. Also, it is not clear whether he will be able to recover before the second Test to be held in Pune or not. But captain Rohit Sharma made it clear that the team management is going to be extra careful regarding Pant from now on. Also, captain Rohit told that Pant’s injury was not very big, but the team management decided to keep him on the bench and not take the risk, because he is a very important player in the Test team. Rohit Sharma gave a big statement regarding Rishabh Pant Let us tell you that after the end of the first Test match between the two teams in Bengaluru, Rohit Sharma said during the post match – Look, about his (Rishabh Pant) injury, I think he has undergone a major operation on his leg. So we all know what he has gone through. So, just have to be a little careful about where he is and what he is to us. Even when he was batting, he was not able to run comfortably. He was just trying to hit the ball into the stands. But still we need to be more careful with a person like him. Rohit further said- He (Pant) has undergone many minor surgeries, a major surgery has also been done on his knee. To be honest, he has gone through a lot of trauma in the last one and a half years. So this time is just about being more careful. So, when you are keeping, you have to bend your knee with every ball by lowering it. After this we thought the right thing for him to stay inside and then be 100% ready for the next match.

‘Back your shots and play freely’ Sarfaraz Khan on batting with Virat in Bengaluru Test match

India had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the Bengaluru test match. Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter The first match of the ongoing Test series between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) was played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Let us tell you that in this match, batsman Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly and scored the first century of his career. On the fourth day of play in the match, Sarfaraz batted brilliantly and played a brilliant inning of 150 runs in 195 balls. This was Sarfaraz’s first century in Test cricket. So after this century, Sarfaraz shared his feeling with the fans and gave a big statement about batting in the match with former captain Virat Kohli. Sarfaraz Khan gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the fourth day’s play, through a video uploaded by BCCI, Sarfaraz said – This century felt very good, when I was celebrating my century, it felt as if the grass was not green but blue. It felt like I was in the sky, I was so happy. My dream was to score a century for India and it came true. Rishabh and I play aggressive cricket. We both play aggressive cricket and we were talking in the middle that we will help each other. Sarfaraz further said about Kohli – I have seen Virat Kohli since childhood and I always wanted to play with him. That dream came true at RCB, but playing with him in the Indian team was special. He kept saying to support your shots and play freely. He gave me a lot of confidence. When someone like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma pat you on the back and say you have done well, it is obviously a proud moment. On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, the host team had to face defeat by 8 wickets. So the second match of this series will be played in Pune from 24th October. It will be worth watching that after trailing 1-0 in the series, how does India perform in this match?

IND vs NZ: Five reasons which became the reason for Team India’s defeat, one decision of Rohit Sharma ruined the game

New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the first test match. IND vs NZ (Photo Source: Getty Images) Team India, captained by Rohit Sharma, had to face a shameful defeat by 8 wickets in the Test played against New Zealand in Bengaluru. With this victory, New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. In this match, India set a target of only 107 runs for the Kiwi team, which they easily achieved on the fifth day at the loss of 2 wickets. Now the question in everyone’s mind is that where did Team India go wrong in this match and why did it lose this match, let us tell you. IND vs NZ 5 Reasons Why India Lost First Test Match (Five reasons why Team India lost the first test against New Zealand) 1. Rohit Sharma’s wrong decision on the toss. When the toss of this match took place on the second day of the Test match, there were overcast conditions. Not a single ball was bowled on the first day due to rain. At the same time, when the game started on the second day, Rohit took a wrong decision after winning the toss. India chose to bat and the entire team was bundled out for only 46 runs. Five players including Virat Kohli could not even open their accounts. Rohit himself later admitted that there was a mistake in taking the decision after the toss. Rohit said after the first day’s play, “As a captain, I am sad to see the score of 46 runs because the decision to bat first was mine. But one or two bad decisions are made every year.” 2. Conway’s innings proved costly for India After India were bowled out cheaply in the first innings, New Zealand opener Devon Conway gave trouble to the Indian bowlers. Conway played an inning of 91 runs in 105 balls with the help of 11 fours and 3 sixes. He made a partnership of 67 runs for the first wicket with captain Tom Latham (15). Conway then took over the innings with Will Young (33). Both of them added 75 runs for the second wicket and put pressure on the host team. 3. Racine-Saudi partnership Apart from Conway, Rachin Ravindra (134 in 157 balls), who came to bat at number four, troubled the Indian bowlers. Rachin made a 39-run partnership with Daryl Mitchell (18) for the fourth wicket. However, when Tim Southee (65) came to support Rachin, both of them made a partnership of 137 runs for the eighth wicket. Thanks to the partnership of both, New Zealand scored 402 in the first innings. If India had managed to break this partnership early, then perhaps New Zealand’s innings could have been reduced to below 300 and perhaps the result of the match could have been different. 4. Rahul and Jadeja failed in the second innings also In the second innings of the test match, India scored 462 runs on the board due to the excellent batting of Sarfaraz Khan (150), Rishabh Pant…

IND vs NZ: New Zealand created history in Bengaluru, won the test match in India after 36 years

IND vs NZ First Test Report: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand was played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, New Zealand created history by defeating Team India by 8 wickets. With this victory, the Kiwi team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The play on the fifth day of the match started late due to rain but after that the weather got favor with the team. In the end he achieved the target easily. In this match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be completely wrong. Batting first, India was out after scoring only 46 runs, in response New Zealand scored 402 and took a lead of 356 runs. India had given an easy target to New Zealand by scoring 462 runs in the second innings with the help of Sarfaraz Khan’s (150) first Test century and Rishabh Pant’s 99 runs. Play was ended early on the fourth day of the match due to bad light. Play started late on the fifth day also. On the very second ball of the day, Jasprit Bumrah gave a big success to India by dismissing Kiwi team captain Tom Latham LBW. However, Conway and Will Young got their team out of this problem. The Indian bowlers troubled both the batsmen a lot but later the Kiwi batsmen were seen scoring runs easily. Due to the partnership of just 35 runs between these two, New Zealand came back into the match. Bumrah raised India’s hopes by dismissing Conway, but Young again got the support of Ravindra and together they decided India’s defeat. With this, New Zealand was successful in winning a Test match in India after 36 years. Earlier, the Kiwi team had defeated India in Test at home in the series played in 1988-89. Ravindra remained unbeaten after scoring 39 runs. Whereas Will Young returned unbeaten on 47 runs. The second Test of the series between the two teams is to be played in Pune from October 24.

“I am completely eager to make a comeback” – Shreyas Iyer said about his comeback in Test cricket

Shreyas Iyer (Pic Source-X) Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer is eager to return to the Indian Test team with confidence after recovering from back surgery. 29-year-old Shreyas Iyer, who made his Test debut almost three years ago, scored a century in red-ball cricket during the Ranji Trophy second round match against Maharashtra on Saturday. His last first-class century was scored against New Zealand in the Kanpur Test in November 2021. After scoring a century in Ranji Trophy, Shreyas Iyer said while talking to journalists, “It feels very special to score a century after a very long time. Obviously, I was feeling a little bit down with my injuries, but now, to score a century after a very long time, overall it is a great feeling.” Shreyas Iyer wants to return to Test cricket Shreyas Iyer, who was dropped from the BCCI’s central contract list earlier this year, last played a home Test series against England in February. Whereas he participated in the ODI series against Sri Lanka in August. Now he wants to return to the Indian Test team as soon as possible. Regarding his return to Test cricket, Iyer said, “I am completely eager to return. But as we say, control the things that can be controlled. My job is to continue to perform well and play as much cricket as possible. It also takes care that the fitness of the body is maintained. He said, “I am desperate to play in the Test. That’s why I’m playing, I mean if that wasn’t the case then I could have found some reason to sit down.” The Indian team is currently playing a three-match Test series against New Zealand. Now after this, India will play a five-match Test series against Australia in November, it will be interesting to see whether Shreyas Iyer gets a chance there or not.