It was my father’s dream for me to become a cricketer, I am happy that I could fulfill it: Rishabh Pant
Pant has performed brilliantly in IPL 2024. Rishabh Pant. (Image Source: BCCI) Indian cricket team’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has recently made a big statement and made a big revelation. Pant has told why he decided to become a cricketer. It is worth noting that recently Pant had performed brilliantly while captaining Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024. This was Pant’s best performance in a major tournament after the car accident in December 2022. At the same time, in the 17th season of IPL, he was the highest run-scorer for Delhi Capitals. Pant scored a total of 446 runs in 13 matches played for Delhi at an average of 40.55 and a strike rate of 155.40. It was my father’s dream for me to become a cricketer, I am happy that I could fulfill it: Rishabh Pant Let us tell you that recently Rishabh Pant has made a big statement on Shikhar Dhawan’s new talk show ‘Dhawan Karenge’ on Jio Cinema. Pant said on this show – It was my father’s dream to become a cricketer and I am happy that I could fulfill it. When I was in 5th class, I had decided that I want to become a cricketer. My father gifted me a bat worth 14 thousand, but my mother was very angry about this. On the other hand, if we talk about Pant, he has been selected in the Indian cricket team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 starting from June 2. It will be worth seeing how he is going to perform for the Men in Blue in the upcoming tournament this time? It is worth noting that the 26-year-old Pant was last seen playing ODI cricket for the Indian team against New Zealand in November 2022. After about 1.5 years, is Pant all set to make a comeback in the Indian team?
Shikhar Dhawan reacts to Dinesh Karthik’s retirement ‘From our Under-19 days till now’
Karthik has decided to call time on his cricketing career after IPL 2024. Dinesh Karthik and Shikhar Dhawan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Indian cricket team’s experienced wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has recently announced his retirement from cricket. Cricket fraternity as well as fellow cricketers are seen congratulating Karthik on his 20-year long cricketing career. So now a new name has been added to this list, that of experienced batsman Shikhar Dhawan. Karthik played his last international match for Team India on 2 November 2022 against Bangladesh in the last T20 World Cup. So in the ongoing IPL, he was seen playing his last match for RCB against Rajasthan Royals on 22 May. Shikhar Dhawan reacted on Dinesh Karthik’s retirement Let us tell you that reacting to Dinesh Karthik’s retirement, Shikhar Dhawan has shared a post from his official Instagram account. In this post, Dhawan wrote – Brother, from our Under-19 days to now, it has been an incredible journey of Dinesh Karthik full of hard work and achievements. Your dedication has always been inspiring. I love the energy you bring, and the way you make people smile. Now that you have retired I wish you nothing but the best for your future. May your next chapter be as rewarding as your cricket career. See this social media post of Shikhar Dhawan On the other hand, if we give you information about Dinesh Karthik’s cricket career, then in his 20-year cricket career, he was able to play 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 matches for the Indian team, in which he has scored 1025 Test, 1752 ODI and 686 T20 runs. Also, if we give information about Karthik’s IPL career, then he has scored a total of 4842 runs in 257 matches at a strike rate of 26.32 and 135.36.
It will be interesting to see the way Rohit Sharma will bat in the T20 World Cup: Sunil Gavaskar
T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2 Rohit Sharma and Sunil Gavaskar (Image Credit- Twitter Five-time champion Mumbai Indians did not perform well in the ongoing IPL. The team was the first team to be eliminated from the race for the playoffs of the ongoing season. However, Rohit Sharma, who is playing as a player this season, has performed well with the bat. Rohit has scored a total of 417 runs in 14 matches played this season at an average of 32.08 and strike rate of 150. So now after IPL, Rohit Sharma will be seen playing for the Indian cricket team in the T20 World Cup 2024. On the other hand, now before Rohit plays in the upcoming T20 World Cup, former Indian player Sunil Gavaskar has given a big statement about Rohit. Gavaskar says that it is going to be interesting to watch Rohit bat. Sunil Gavaskar gave a big statement regarding Rohit Sharma Let us tell you that before the upcoming T20 World Cup, Sunil Gavaskar said on Star Sports Cricket Live about Rohit Sharma – It is good to see Rohit batting. We know that Mumbai Indians cannot make it to the playoffs of IPL 2024 now, but now the T20 World Cup is about to start after 15 days. It is going to be very interesting to see the way Rohit will bat in this tournament. Gavaskar further said- Rohit’s batting looks exactly as you want. You would like Rohit to give a good start to India, so that after Rohit, the middle order batsmen can finish the match. If Rohit bats well, we can see India’s score becoming more than 200 every time. On the other hand, if we give you information about T20 World Cup, the upcoming tournament is starting from June 2. So India will start its winning campaign with the match against Ireland on June 5.
‘I don’t think there is any problem’ Anil Kumble differs from Harbhajan Singh on T20 WC schedule
T20 World Cup is starting from June 2 LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 01: Chairman, ICC Cricket Committee, Anil Kumble talks to the committee during the ICC Cricket Committee Meeting at Lords on June 1, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images) As the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is coming closer, there are continuous discussions going on regarding the preparations of the Indian cricket team. Let us tell you that this time this tournament is going to start from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. There is only a week between the start of IPL 2024 and the T20 World Cup. So at this time two ideas are emerging regarding this. The first is of former Indian veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh. Bhajji says that due to the schedule of IPL 2024, Team India’s preparations for the T20 World Cup have been affected. If this tournament had not been so late, India would have got to play at least 4-5 practice matches, so that the Indian players could have adapted properly to the playing conditions of West Indies and USA. However, now former Indian player and coach of Team India Anil Kumble has kept this issue aside. Kumble, popularly known as Jumbo, has said that he has no problem with the IPL schedule and it will not affect Team India’s preparations. Anil Kumble gave a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview given to Hindustan Times, Anil Kumble said – Talking about Indian players, those who are not a part of the IPL playoffs, they will definitely go early for the T20 World Cup, and the players who are a part of the playoffs. They will leave immediately after the IPL. So, I don’t see any problem that this has affected the preparations of the Indian team. Kumble further said- You cannot get better preparation for the T20 World Cup than playing in the IPL. You play 14 or 16-17 quality matches in this tournament. Therefore, you cannot get better preparation than this tournament. You have played pressure-filled matches in this. By looking at the play of the players here, you will get an idea of where the World Cup is going.
We are rich people, we should not go to poor countries to play league: Virender Sehwag
These days, Sehwag is seen doing commentary in the ongoing IPL. Virender Sehwag (Photo Source: Twitter) While former Indian cricket team opener Virender Sehwag was known for his explosive batting on the field, now after retirement, he continues to make headlines for his bold statements. So recently he has given such a statement, which has once again drawn the attention of the cricket world towards Sehwag. Let us tell you that Sehwag has said that we are rich and we should not go to any poor country to play another T20 league. Sehwag gave shocking statement regarding other T20 leagues Let us tell you that in a discussion with former Australian opener Adam Gilchrist on Club Prairie Fire podcast, a question was asked to Virender Sehwag. The question was ‘Do you see a time when Indian players will ever be able to go and play in other T20 leagues?’ So Sehwag has answered this question in a very bold manner. Sehwag said- No, we do not need, we are rich people. We don’t go to any poor country to play another T20 league. Apart from this, he said in this show that when he was dropped from the Indian cricket team, he got an offer from the BBL franchise, but Sehwag rejected that offer. Sehwag said about this incident- I still remember when I was dropped from the Indian team, I was playing IPL at that time, then I got an offer from BBL that I should participate in Big Bash. I said ok, how much money will I get, he said 1 lakh dollars. I said that I can spend this much money on my holidays. The bill for the night before that was only 1 lakh dollars.
This Indian cricketer joined Uganda team even before the start of T20 World Cup! read big news
T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2 Abhay Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter Even before the start of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, former Indian cricketer Abhay Sharma has joined the Uganda team. But let us tell you that he is not associated with the team as a player but as a coach. It is noteworthy that just some time ago, Uganda had secured its place in the tournament by winning the Africa Qualifiers for the T20 World Cup 2024. Apart from Uganda, Namibia was the second team from the Africa Qualifiers to qualify for the multi-nation tournament. So now former Indian cricketer Abhay Sharma has joined this team, who will be seen trying to make the team a strong team before the upcoming T20 World Cup. It is noteworthy that this time the upcoming T20 World Cup is starting from June 2, jointly hosted by West Indies and USA. Abhay Sharma becomes head coach of Uganda team Let us tell you that the information about becoming the head of Uganda Men’s team has been given by Uganda Cricket Association through a post on its official X account. In the caption of this post, the team wrote – A 3-year contract has been signed with experienced Indian coach Abhay Sharma. With a specialist background in first-class cricket and extensive coaching in the Indian set-up, Sharma has been tasked with taking Uganda to new heights. See this post of Uganda Cricket Association Coach Alert 🏏@CricketUganda unveils Abhay Sharma, an experienced Indian coach, as new gaffer on a 3-year deal. With a distinctive background in first-class cricket & extensive coaching in the Indian set-up, Sharma is tasked to take Uganda to new heights.#WeAreCricketCranes pic.twitter.com/f7apJCu1D9 — Uganda Cricket Association (@CricketUganda) April 23, 2024 On the other hand, after joining the Uganda team, Abhay Sharma said in an official statement – I am here to contribute to the team’s aspirations, which include defeating the top teams in the world in the upcoming World Cup. Also, if we give you information about Abhay Sharma, Abhay, who has played 89 first class and 40 List A matches, was a part of the Delhi team that won the Ranji Trophy in the year 1988-89. Before the Uganda team, he has coached India A, India Under-19 and Delhi and Himachal Ranji Trophy.
3 reasons why Abhishek Sharma should be selected for T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup is starting from 2nd June 2024. Abhishek Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter These days the exciting 17th season of IPL is being played. Fans are getting to see exciting matches one after the other. On the other hand, T20 World Cup 2024 is also going to start right after IPL. Fans are also eagerly waiting for this multinational tournament. However, before the start of this big tournament, there is a strong discussion about who will get a place in the Indian cricket team this time? If recent reports in Dainik Jagran are to be believed, the Senior Men’s Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can announce the 15-member team on April 28. A mix of experienced players along with some youngsters can be seen in the team. So today in this article we are going to give you information about one such young player Abhishek Sharma. We are also going to give 3 reasons why he should be selected for the T20 World Cup. 1. Abhishek’s strike rate Abhishek Sharma’s bat is on fire in the ongoing IPL season. For the team, he is making an aggressive start with opening batsman Travis Head. Till the time of writing the news, he has scored a total of 257 runs in 7 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024 at an excellent average of 215.96. This aggression of Abhishek can be useful for the Indian team in the T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli’s big revelation, told who is Team India’s Sita and Geeta
Currently, Kohli is performing brilliantly in IPL 2024. Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former captain of the Indian cricket team and star batsman Virat Kohli has given a big statement and given information about Sita and Geeta of the Indian team. Let us tell you that Kohli has described young wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan and opener Shubman Gill as a historical pair and has also honored them with the title of Sita and Geeta. It is noteworthy that Gill and Kishan share a special bond with each other in the Indian team, whether it is on the field or off the field, the chemistry between both the players is worth seeing. Both the players enjoy each other’s company a lot. For some time now, both the cricketers have been with each other for a long time during long tours. But now the former Indian cricketer has given a big statement regarding the bond of both the cricketers. Sita and Geeta are very funny: Virat Kohli Let us tell you that while talking in a program, Virat Kohli said about the friendship between Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill – Sita and Geeta (Kishan and Gill) are very funny. I also don’t know what is happening, can’t say much, but it is certain that these two cannot stay alone during the tour. If we go out somewhere to eat, both of them will come out together. They remain together even during discussions with the team. I have never seen them alone, both are very good friends. On the other hand, if we give you information about Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan, both are seen playing in the ongoing IPL 2024. Kishan Jahan is playing as a wicketkeeper batsman in five-time champion Mumbai Indians. So Gill is seen taking command of Gujarat Titans this season.