DTVHINDI“England’s aim is not to win the WTC, they are the Ashes…”, Monty Panesar made a big revelation in an exclusive interview with CricTracker.
England’s aim is not to win the World Test Championship. Their aim is to entertain and play aggressive cricket- Monty Panesar Monty Panesar (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar is playing for Toyam Hyderabad in the Legends League Cricket 2024. Panesar has played 50 Tests, 26 ODIs and one T20 match for England. In which he has taken 167,24 and 2 wickets respectively. Recently, Monty Panesar talked about many things in an exclusive interview with CricTracker. Monty Panesar told during the interview that players like James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who have taken retirement from international cricket this year, can play in Legends League cricket. Panesar also revealed the reason why England no longer has a specialist spin bowler. Monty Panesar also said that England’s aim is not to win the World Test Championship, they are more focused on the Ashes series and how to play against Australia. He also stressed that Joe Root has the potential to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of Test runs. Monty Panesar’s Exclusive Interview with CricTracker Question: The pair of you and Graeme Swann had a lot of dominance against India. At that time England’s spin attack was very strong, but after that such spin attack was not seen. Your thoughts on this? Answer- I think there is a 100 schedule in England now, and due to this the time for the County Championship has reduced. Earlier, specialist spinners used to get more opportunities, but now this is not happening.4 Question: The England team is now playing with the ‘baseball’ style, but they have not been able to reach the World Test Championship final yet. Do you think this approach is right? Answer: England’s aim is not to win the World Test Championship. Their aim is to entertain and play aggressive cricket. However, the World Test Championship is a big achievement and they should focus on it. But England’s entire plan is focused on winning the Ashes. Question: Virat Kohli has struggled against left-arm spinners. Would you like to give them any advice to improve this weakness? Answer- I think that instead of putting a big player like Virat Kohli under pressure, he should be allowed to play his natural game. He is a big name and there is a lot of pressure on him. They should be allowed to play mentally freely. Question: Joe Root’s performance has also been excellent in recent times. Do you think he can get close to Sachin Tendulkar’s record of Test runs? Answer- Yes, I think Joe Root has that ability. If he maintains his fitness and form, he can definitely get close to Sachin Paaji’s record. Question: Do you think that after Virat Kohli, any other player can reach this level? Answer- I see that potential in Yashasvi Jaiswal. His mentality is very strong, and he can become a big player in the future. Question: How will England and India perform in the Champions Trophy? Answer- The team which is most dangerous for India is England, they know how to defeat India. There…
‘I was shocked’, recalls sledging by Joe Root in Ranchi Test: Dhruv Jurel
India won the Ranchi Test by five wickets. Dhruv Jurel (Image Credit- Twitter Earlier this year, the England cricket team toured India for a five-match Test series. The fourth match of this Test series was played between India and England (IND vs ENG) at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi. So remembering this match, Indian wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel has recently made a big statement. Jurel has said that he was surprised to see former English captain Joe Root sledging in this match. Dhruv Jurel gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently Dhruv Jurel was seen doing an interview with sports presenter Jatin Sapru on his YouTube channel. In this interview, Jurel recalled the fourth Test match played in Ranchi and said- I couldn’t sleep that night, I was not out on 30. I was planning for the next day, wondering if I should try to score a half-century with the old ball, as there were still a few overs left, or against the new ball. But in the end I managed to score 36 before they took the new ball and Anderson came back to bowl. Jurel further said- He (Joe Root) had become completely aggressive by then and was continuously sledging. Listening to the English accent, I could not understand half of his words. After this Jonny Bairstow also joined in this sledging. I was surprised, because I asked Joe Root that you play with me in IPL, then why are you sledging. So he replied- We all are playing for our country now. On the other hand, if we tell you about the situation of this match, India won the match by five wickets. Dhruv Jurel played a brilliant innings of 90 runs in 149 balls in the first innings and 39* runs in the second innings, helping India win the match. Jurel was given the Player of the Match award for this brilliant performance.
ICC Test Batting Rankings: Rohit Sharma enters top-5 before Test series against Bangladesh, Root still number-1
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has moved to fifth position in the latest ICC Test rankings with 751 points. Rohit Sharma & Joe Root (Photo Source: Latest ICC Test Batting Ranking: Team India is going to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh from September 19. Before the upcoming series, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has entered the top-5 in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. Rohit Sharma is the only Indian batsman in the top-5 rankings. Let us tell you, for the first time since September 2021, Hitman has made it to the top-5 in the Test rankings. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli are in the top-10. Rohit Sharma is at fifth position with 751 rating points Indian captain Rohit Sharma has come to the fifth position with 751 points in the latest ICC Test rankings. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at the sixth position with 740 rating points. Both the batsmen had shown excellent performance in the last Test series against England. Rohit Sharma scored 400 runs with the help of 2 centuries. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 712 runs with the help of two centuries and three half-centuries. Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is at the seventh position with 737 rating points. At the same time, former England captain Joe Root is still at the first position in the Test batting rankings. But after failing with the bat in the third Test match against England, he has lost some rating points. He has dropped from 922 rating points to 899. New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson (859) is in second place. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell (768 points) is in third place and Australian veteran batsman Steve Smith (757 points) is in fourth place. Mohammad Rizwan is at 9th position Mohammad Rizwan is the only Pakistani player in the top-10 in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. He is in 9th place with 720 points. ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings (Latest) 1. Joe Root (England) – 899 points 2. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 859 points 3. Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) – 768 points 4. Steve Smith (Australia) – 757 points 5. Rohit Sharma (India) – 751 points 6. Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 740 points 7. Virat Kohli (India) – 737 points 8. Usman Khawaja (India) – 728 points 9. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)- 720 points 10. Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) – 720 points
Kane Williamson was impressed by Joe Root, praising him and said- I am a big fan of him
Joe Root is currently busy playing the Test series against Sri Lanka. Joe Root and Kane Williamson (Source X) Joe Root is currently busy playing the Test series against Sri Lanka. He has batted brilliantly so far. Joe Root scored a century in both innings of the second Test match of the series and completed his 34 centuries in Test cricket. Let us tell you that since 2021, the former England captain has participated in 49 Test matches and has scored 4567 runs at an average of 56.38. During this, he has also scored 17 centuries. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s legendary batsman Kane Williamson said that he is a big fan of this English cricketer. He praised Joe Root’s performance and consistency in red ball cricket. I have been a big fan of his- Kane Williamson “You mentioned Joe Root. He’s been something else for a long time. There’s a lot of focus on what he might be able to achieve over a number of years and it’s incredible that he’s been able to do that,” Williamson told reporters in Greater Noida while praising Root. Convert He can do it too. He has been phenomenal. I have been a huge fan of his. Not just him, but the other guys (Virat Kohli and Steve Smith) as well. It’s amazing how he has taken the game forward in a big way. Let us tell you that New Zealand is currently on a tour of India, where it has to play a single Test match against Afghanistan in Greater Noida. After this, it will play a three-match series against India. Regarding this, Williamson said that they will face many challenges in the subcontinent and the match against Afghanistan is an opportunity to prepare well for the battle of prestige against India. He said, I mean, we are going to be challenged in many ways. But, it is an opportunity for us as a team to have a block here, the kind of experience we are going to get over the next two and a half months and they will be better for it. It is an exciting opportunity. It is good to be here, preparing for the first Test. We are trying to take those small steps and get familiar with those conditions.
Michael Vaughan raised questions on Ollie Pope’s captaincy, gave 2 names for the next captain of England
Michael Vaughan believes England should groom Harry Brook as captain for the future. Michael Vaughan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has once again expressed concern over the leadership ability of England national cricket team’s stand-in captain Ollie Pope. Vaughan believes that even though England has achieved recent success under the captaincy of Ollie Pope, he should not be seen as a captain. According to Vaughan, Pope should be kept in the role of vice-captain rather than captain, as he is a great partner for Ben Stokes. Ollie Pope was given the responsibility of vice-captain ahead of the home series against Ireland in 2023. He then took over the captaincy on the tour of India and West Indies. However, Vaughan believes that both Pope’s leadership ability and his batting are still under question mark. Vaughan wrote in his column for ‘The Telegraph’ “Ollie Pope is a good vice-captain. He fits the bill well with Ben Stokes, his contribution to the team cannot be overlooked. But he is not yet ready for the role of captaincy.” Not every vice-captain can be made captain: Michael Vaughan Expressing his concern, Vaughan said, “Not every vice-captain is ready to become a captain. I think this applies to Ollie Pope’s case. He needs to focus more on his batting. If I am proven wrong by making Pope the captain, I will be happy, but I think he is a bit insecure right now.” Joe Root and Harry Brook can be made captain: Vaughan Vaughan believes that England should prepare Harry Brook as captain for the future. Vaughan suggested that if Stokes is unavailable and Brook is not ready for captaincy, then England should hand over the leadership responsibility to Joe Root again. Root’s experience can provide stability to the team. Vaughan finally said, “Pope has a chance to learn from England’s best batsman Root. He should go to Root and learn the nuances of batting.”
Cricket Highlights of 01 September 2024: Top news, records and social trends of the day
Cricket highlights: Know the key stats, social trends and latest news of today’s match. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is today. Cricket Highlights Today (Source Cricket Highlights of 01 September 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s top cricket news AUS vs IND: Sunil Gavaskar’s big prediction, said- India will win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has made a big statement saying that Babar Azam should not be compared to Virat Kohli. Kaneria stressed that Virat’s aura is different and Babar does not even come close to him. On Babar Azam’s current form, Salman Ali Agha says that Babar Azam is a world class player. As a cricketer you also go through this phase. There are 10 more players in the team on whom we should focus. After Joe Root’s 34th Test century, Alastair Cook praised the veteran batsman Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has remained unsold in the 2024 Women’s Big Bash League draft. Not only Harmanpreet Kaur but Shreyanka Patil will also not be seen playing in the upcoming season. Shreyanka has also remained unsold in the draft. Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #Babar Babar Azam remained unsold in the Big Bash League Draft 2024. Babar is being trolled a lot on social media due to poor form. #PakistanCricket #BANvPAK #WTC25 On the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh, the Pakistan team is playing brilliantly. In the first innings, the bowlers have sent 8 Bangladeshi batsmen to the pavilion at a score of 193. #Shaheen The Pakistani fast bowler remained unsold in the Big Bash League Draft 2024, due to which he is making headlines. #LittonDas Bangladeshi player Liton Das completed a century in 171 balls in the first innings of the second Test against Pakistan. Fans are praising him fiercely on social media. Cricket Records, on This Day: Records to be made today on 01 September 2024 1. Liton Das became the batsman with most centuries in the World Test Championship for Bangladesh Liton Das scored a century in 171 balls in the first innings of the second Test against Pakistan. He has become the batsman scoring the most centuries for Bangladesh in the World Test Championship. He has scored 4 centuries so far in 40 innings. Most centuries for Bangladesh in WTC- 4 – Liton Das (40 innings) 3 – Mushfiqur Rahim (34 innings) 2. Mominul Haque (43 innings) 2 – Nazmul Hossain Shanto (43 innings) 2. Dimuth Karunaratne became the fourth highest run scorer in Test cricket for Sri Lanka Leaving behind Sanath Jayasuriya, Dimuth Karunaratne has become the fourth highest run scorer for Sri Lanka in Test cricket. Most runs for Sri Lanka in Test cricket- 12400 runs- Kumar Sangakkara (233 innings) 11814 runs – Mahela Jayawardene (252 innings) 7698* runs- Angelo Mathews (197 innings) 6978* runs- Dimuth Karunaratne (178 innings) 6973 runs – Sanath Jayasuriya (188 innings) 3. Highest 7th wicket partnership in Tests when 6th wicket fell for less than 30 165 – Liton…
“I just want to play and try” – Root said on breaking Sachin’s record of most runs
Joe Root has scored 12,377 runs in Test cricket. Joe Root Sachin Tendulkar (Photo Source:: X/Twitter) England’s star batsman Joe Root is in excellent form these days. Looking at the way he is scoring runs, it would not be wrong to say that he will soon come close to Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. After scoring centuries in consecutive innings in the Lord’s Test, Root has reached the 7th position in this list with 12,377 runs. There is now only a difference of 3544 runs between him and Sachin Tendulkar (15,921) who is at number one in the list. Looking at the way Root has been batting for some time now, it can be said that in the coming three to four years he can come close to this record of Sachin Tendulkar and if he continues to play like this, then he can break this record of Sachin Tendulkar in terms of making runs. Joe Root gave a big statement on breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record Meanwhile, when Root was asked if he has his eyes on Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of most Test runs, he replied that he just wants to play and contribute as much as possible to the team’s victory. In a video posted on social media by England Cricket, Joe Root is seen saying, “I just want to play and try and contribute to the team and score as many runs as I can and see where we reach.” He further said, “But there is no better feeling than this, I mean, it is obviously amazing when you know you have scored a century and you are lying if you say it is not a big deal. But there is no better feeling than winning a Test match. So the more it can impact games and the more you can contribute to the team, the better it is. So that will be the main focus. And hopefully more days like this will come with that mindset.” 1️⃣ Sachin Tendulkar – 15921 runs⬆️ Joe Root – 12377 runs Half an eye on Sachin’s record, Joe? — England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 31, 2024
Alastair Cook is also a big fan of Joe Root, the former captain praised the veteran batsman after he scored his 34th century in Test cricket
Joe Root scored 143 runs in the first innings of the second Test being played against Sri Lanka, while he scored 103 runs in the second innings. Joe Root and Alastair Cook. (Image Source: X) Recently, Joe Root has broken former England captain Alastair Cook’s record of scoring the most centuries for England in international Test cricket. During the second Test being played against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, Joe Root broke this record by scoring centuries in both innings. Not only this, former captain Alastair Cook also praised Joe Root and gave him the tag of England’s best batsman. Let us tell you, Joe Root scored 143 runs in the first innings of the second Test being played against Sri Lanka while he scored 103 runs in the second innings. In both the innings, Joe Root did not spare any bowler of Sri Lanka and put his team in a strong position. According to Alastair Cook, when Joe Root made his debut in international cricket, he was fully hopeful that the experienced batsman could score more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Alastair Cook said on BBC, ‘Joe Root is one of the best players in England and I think he has made this record on his own. We are watching a genius playing. The way Joe Root scores runs is truly unbelievable. Joe Root is in tremendous form at the moment and it is great to watch him play. When Joe Root made his debut in international cricket, I knew about his ability. I don’t remember who I told this to but my words were that this player will score 10,000 runs. England are in a strong position at the end of the third day’s play England scored 427 runs in their first innings after losing all wickets, in response to which Sri Lanka scored 196 runs in their first innings. England’s second innings ended at 251 runs and by the end of the third day of the second Test match, Sri Lanka has scored 53 runs in their second innings after losing two wickets. Sri Lanka still has to score 430 runs to win this match. At present, Sri Lanka is far behind in this match but the team will definitely want to make a comeback on the fourth day of the game. Batsmen who have scored the most centuries in Tests for England- Bowlers with most five-wicket hauls for India in WTC- These 10 famous cricketers have gone to jail, one is Dhoni’s disciple Dhoni ruined the career of these 5 star players India got another Yuvraj Singh, he created a ruckus by hitting 6 sixes in an over List of Indian captains who scored the highest in WTC- KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty trolled for their poor dressing sense Top-5 batsmen who scored the most centuries in WTC 10 HOT pictures of Ishan Kishan’s girlfriend Highest wicket taker for India in International Cricket
ENG vs SL 2nd Test: After the third day’s play, England has a strong grip on the match, Sri Lanka needs this many runs to win
Sri Lanka still need 430 runs to win. England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second match of the ongoing Test series between England and Sri Lanka (ENG vs SL) is being played at Lord’s ground. The third day of this match ended today on 31 August. After the end of the third day, host England has gained a strong hold on Sri Lanka and it seems that it will win the match very easily on the fourth day. England has given Sri Lanka a target of 483 runs to win in the second innings, while by the end of the day’s play, Sri Lanka has scored 53 runs at the loss of two wickets in the second innings. At present, Dimuth Karunaratne is present at the crease with 23* runs and Prabhat Jayasuriya with 3* runs. The Sri Lankan team is still trailing England by 430 runs. England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 3 result: If we give you information about the situation on the third day of the match, England started playing the second innings at 25 runs after losing 1 wicket. Ben Duckett was caught out by Milan Rathnayak at the hands of Angelo Matthews at a total score of 36 runs. Apart from this, captain Ollie Pope, who remained unbeaten on 3* on the first day, was dismissed by Asitha Fernando after adding 14 runs in the innings. However, after this, former captain Joe Root continued his brilliant batting in the second innings like the first innings. Root played a brilliant innings of 103 runs in 121 balls and helped the team score 250 runs. England lost all their wickets in the second innings after 53.3 overs for a total score of 251 runs. So after taking a lead of 231 runs in the first innings, England set a target of 483 runs in the second innings for Sri Lanka to win. At the time of stumps, Sri Lanka has scored 53 runs at the loss of 2 wickets after 20 overs in the second innings. At the crease, Dimuth Karunaratne is present with 23* and Prabhat Surya with 3* runs, while Nishan Madhushka is out after scoring 13 and Pathum Nissanka is out after scoring 14 runs. So far, Gus Atkinson and Ollie Stone have got 1-1 wickets from England. another momentous day 👏 Match Centre: https://t.co/Zj8083TszX#ENGvSL , #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/eqHT4w4oDS — England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 31, 2024
Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at Michael Vaughan for his comment ‘Joe Root will surpass Sachin’, know what he said?
Root recently became the cricketer with the most number of centuries (34) in Tests for England. Sunil Gavaskar (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, former England cricket team captain Michael Vaughan said in the Club Priory Fire podcast that the time is not far when Joe Root will surpass Sachin Tendulkar to become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket. It is worth noting that Joe Root recently performed brilliantly in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. And now he has become the first player from England to score the most centuries (34) in Test cricket. Now former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar’s reaction has come to light on this comment of Michael Vaughan. Sunil Gavaskar gave a big response Let us tell you that recently Gavaskar said in one of his columns written in Sports Star – Recently, I heard someone saying that it would be good for Test cricket if Joe Root surpasses Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs and centuries in Test match cricket. Gavaskar further said- Please tell us what is wrong with Test cricket at present, when Tendulkar has this record and how will Test cricket be better if an English player holds this record. How will it be better? Someone please tell me. This is a funny notion, because India plays more than half a dozen Test matches every season, be it at home or away. Just because the IPL is a massive success doesn’t mean the BCCI has no interest in promoting Test cricket, but the narrative is one that is being propagated by the West media.