DTVHINDI“People give credit to Rishabh Pant but the real hero of 2021 BGT win was Pujara” – Tim Paine’s surprising statement
Cheteshwar Pujara & Tim Paine (Photo Source: Former Australian captain Tim Paine recently opened up about how important Cheteshwar Pujara’s role was in India’s memorable 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy win. Paine said that Pujara played the most important role in that series win but people still give his credit to Rishabh Pant. In the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, after suffering a humiliating defeat in Adelaide, India, without their regular captain Virat Kohli and several key senior players, made a spectacular comeback and won the series 2-1. On the 2020-21 Australia tour, Team India won the last Test match of the series, which was played at the Gabba ground, by three wickets, in which Rishabh Pant played the match-winning innings. That innings of Rishabh Pant was recorded in the pages of history. Pant is considered the hero of the 2020-21 Australia vs India Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has a different opinion about it. He believes that because of Cheteshwar Pujara, Team India had captured the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy. The player who won the series for India in the last series was Cheteshwar Pujara – Tim Paine Tim Paine said on the Grade Cricketers podcast, ‘From what I remember, a lot of people talk about Rishabh Pant, in the last series in Australia, but the man who won the series for India was Cheteshwar Pujara. He had demoralized us and our fast bowlers. He was continuously getting the ball hit on his body, but was getting up again and again. It still has its place in Test cricket. Let us tell you that in the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pujara may not have scored a century, but he spent a long time at the crease, and tired the Australian bowlers. Pujara had scored 271 runs in the four-match Test series, of which 77 was his best score. Whereas Rishabh Pant had scored 274 runs in the series.
“This is a big series which I want to win”- Cummins wants to defeat Team India at any cost in BGT.
While being the captain of Australia, Pat Cummins has so far won the Ashes Series, World Test Championship and ODI World Cup. But he has not yet been able to win the Border-Gavaskar Test series against India and the 31-year-old fast bowler wants to include this trophy in his cabinet by defeating India in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). The Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is starting from November 22 and the first match of the series will be played in Perth. Winning the Test series against India is a big thing. Pat Cummins wants to achieve this. The upcoming five-match Test series is going to be very exciting. Pat Cummins is yet to have the experience of winning a Test series against India, be it at home or away. This is a big thing I want to accomplish – Pat Cummins Australia has not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the last 10 years. In such a situation, this is a sequence which the Australian captain wants to break on home soil this year. “It’s a big thing I want to accomplish,” Cummins told AAP on Tuesday. Especially winning at home. “Most Australians, including myself, expect us to perform well whenever we play at home.” He further said, “We have lost the (last) two series against India (in Australia), so this is a big thing. We feel like our team is in really good shape, so we have no reason not to perform really well. I always hope that we perform well against whoever we play, but there is pressure to perform well against India. “That makes it a big year and a big season.” Pat Cummins believes that there will be pressure on the Australian team. “I think whenever a team is under pressure, it is not a bad thing if you are playing against them, but they have played here before and done well. Our job is to keep them calm, see what we do.”
“I am very desperate to play right now” – Ishan Kishan said about his return to Team India
Ishan Kishan (Photo Source: There was a time when wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan was an important part of India’s limited overs set-up. Even though he was not able to be a part of the playing eleven, his name was always in the squad. But in the last one year things have changed a lot. He has been out of the Indian team for a long time. He played his last international match 11 months ago. Ishan Kishan decided to take a sudden break from the South Africa tour in December 2023. Since then Ishaan did not return to Team India. Besides, Ishaan was also dropped from his central contract by BCCI. However, Ishaan is now desperate to return to international cricket once again. Ishan Kishan is desperate to make a comeback in Team India After being out of Team India for the last one year, Ishan Kishan said that he has learned a lot in this time. Ishan Kishan told Times of India, “I am very desperate to play at the moment. Whenever I get a chance, I will thrash the bowlers. I will play with full force. I am very desperate to play international matches. I know what happens in team meetings when someone returns to the team. There is light banter and I am very excited about those things too. Whenever I get a chance, I will play with all my might.” The wicketkeeper further said, “I have matured a lot in the last few months. The way I look at this game now, my perception is very different from before. The laughter and jokes will continue. But now I know where to stop so that it doesn’t hinder my game. I am now moving forward with a more mature mindset and the break has taught me a lot about this. “I am having the best time of my life.” 26-year-old Ishaan is part of the India A squad for the Australia tour. He recently caught the attention of BCCI by playing some excellent innings in Duleep Trophy and Ranji Trophy. If Ishaan manages to perform well for India A on the Australia tour, then he can make a comeback in international cricket soon.
“Winning this series at any cost…”- Harmanpreet Kaur’s big statement after defeating New Zealand 2-1
Indian women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the third ODI and captured the series 2-1. Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo Source: Indian women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the third ODI and captured the series 2-1. In the match played in Ahmedabad, New Zealand, batting first, was all out for 232 runs in 49.5 overs. In response, the Indian team chased the target in just 44.2 overs. Smriti Mandhana played an inning of 100 runs in 122 balls and captain Harmanpreet Kaur played an unbeaten inning of 59 runs in 63 balls. This victory is very special for the Indian women’s team, because the team had failed to reach the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup in UAE. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur spoke openly about the team’s performance after the series win. Happy that we were able to bounce back after losing the last game – Harmanpreet Kaur Harmanpreet stressed that you want to give 100 percent in every match, but sometimes things don’t go your way. The team discussed many things in the team meeting and got the result they wanted. The entire team is very happy with this. Harmanpreet Kaur while talking at the post match presentation said, It was important for us because we wanted to win this series at any cost. As I said in the morning, we discussed a lot of things and are really happy that we were able to make it happen today. Whenever we play, we always want to give our 100% but sometimes things don’t go your way. As a professional cricketer, you need to keep pushing yourself and keep moving forward. We discussed these things in the team meeting, so really happy that we were able to bounce back after losing in the last game. Harmanpreet further talked about the team’s fielding. The women’s team is continuously working hard to improve its fielding skills. “Always talk about our fielding, it is an area we need to work hard on. We are working hard, but until we become the best fielding team, we are just waiting for the results.”
INDW vs NZW 3rd ODI: Smriti Mandhana shines in India’s victory, creates history by scoring a century
Mandhana has become the female cricketer to score the maximum number of 8 centuries for India. Smriti Mandhana (Pic Source-BCCI/X) Smriti Mandhana creates history: The last ODI match of the three-match series between the Indian women’s cricket team and New Zealand was played today at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Where Team India defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets. With this, the host team has also won the series by 2-1. However, during the match, Indian batsman Smriti Mandhana made a big record. He created history by scoring a brilliant century in the third ODI against New Zealand. She has become the female cricketer to score the maximum number of 8 centuries for India. She has left behind Mithali Raj, who had scored 7 centuries in 232 ODI matches. Mandhana has achieved this feat only in her 88th match. Smriti Mandhana (88 matches) – 8 centuriesMithali Raj (232 matches) – 7 centuriesHarmanpreet Kaur (135 matches) – 6 centuries A historic hundred🙌pic.twitter.com/bacFaAOtIe — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 29, 2024 match status Talking about the match, New Zealand women’s team won the toss and decided to bat first. However, his decision did not prove correct and he lost his 5 wickets at the score of 88. After this, Brooke Halliday played an inning of 86 runs in 96 balls, taking the team to the score of 232 runs. Apart from them, Georgia Plimmer contributed 39 runs, Isabella Gage contributed 25 runs and Lee Tahuhu contributed 24 runs. For India, Deepti Sharma took maximum three wickets, while Priya Mishra got 2 wickets. In response, the Indian team achieved the target by losing four wickets in the 45th over. Smriti Mandhana played an inning of 100 runs in 122 balls, which included 10 fours. Their captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored unbeaten 59 runs. Whereas Yastika Bhatia contributed 35 runs and Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 22 runs. Earlier, in the first match of the series, the Indian team had won by 59 runs, while in the second ODI match, the Kiwi team had won by 76 runs.
IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans preparing to retain Gill and Rashid, Shami will be on leave!
Mohammed Shami unlikely to be retained due to injury concerns Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans has decided to retain one of the biggest names of Indian cricket. Shubman Gill is the first choice in his list, while Rashid Khan is also included in the retention list. Apart from this, the franchise can also retain talented Sai Sudarshan. However, a big news for Gujarat fans will be that star Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami is unlikely to be retained due to his injury concerns. Talking about uncapped players, Gujarat Titans can retain youngsters like Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia. “Shubman, Rashid and Sai will be retained by the franchise,” an IPL source said, according to India Today. Gujarat Titans were seen struggling in IPL 2024 Let us tell you that Shubhman Gill is being seen as the future of Team India and he has captained Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024. However, the team was seen struggling and finished eighth. Interestingly, Gujarat Titans created history by winning the title in their IPL debut season itself. Hardik Pandya led the team at that time. In the next season also the team had reached the finals. Talking about IPL 2025 mega auction, this event can be organized outside India. There are reports that the auction may be organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Let us tell you that this time the total budget of the auction has been increased to Rs 120 crore, which is 20 crore more than the budget of last year’s IPL teams. Apart from this, BCCI has also issued some new guidelines. As per the new IPL retention and rules, a maximum of six players can be retained, which will also include the Right to Match (RTM) card, which was not considered last year.
BAN vs SA Second Test: Tristan Stubbs wreaked havoc with the bat on the first day, scored a maiden test century
Tristan Stubbs (Pic Source-X) South African young batsman Tristan Stubbs scored a brilliant century on the first day of the second test match against Bangladesh. In the match that started on Tuesday, October 29 at the Zahoor Ahmed Chaudhary Stadium, Stubbs showcased his skills and showed that he can show his batting prowess even in the longest format of the game. Tristan Stubbs played an inning of 106 runs in 198 balls, which included six fours and three sixes. This is the first Test century of his career. Stubbs came to the crease after captain Aidan Markram was out on the score of 69 runs. Playing cautiously, he completed his half-century in 107 balls. Then after this he completed his Maiden Test century. He formed a formidable partnership with Tony De Jorzi. Both made a partnership of 201 runs for the second wicket. At the other end, Tony de Jorzi also completed his first Test century. This was the first time since 2019 that two South African batsmen scored centuries in the same innings of a Test match. Both of them made a huge partnership of 201 runs for the second wicket. Taijul Islam dismissed Stubbs in the 74th over and broke the partnership. After his dismissal David Bedingham took over the innings with Jorji well set at the crease. Till stumps, the visiting team has scored 307 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. Jorji (141*) and Bedingham (18*) are currently at the crease. Tristan Stubbs scored his first test century He scored 106 runs with the help of six fours and 3 sixes. Tony De Jorji also played an unbeaten inning of 141* runs. Taijul Islam was the most successful bowler for Bangladesh on the first day, taking two wickets for 110 runs in 30 overs. He first made captain Markram his victim, then dismissed Stubbs.
ICC Women’s Ranking: Deepti Sharma and Sophie Devine reach career best rankings
Deepti Sharma and Sophie Devine Indian women’s team’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma and New Zealand captain Sophie Devine have achieved career best ranks in the ICC Women’s ODI Rankings. Both the players have performed brilliantly in the ongoing ICC Women’s Championship series, which has benefited them in the ODI rankings. Deepti Sharma took three wickets in the first two matches, which has lifted her to second place in the bowling rankings. On the other hand, Sophie Devine played a tremendous inning of 79 runs in the second match, due to which she has reached the best batting ranking of 8th position in her career. Deepti’s dominance continues in the ranking of all-rounders also. He scored 41 runs and one wicket in the first match and played an important role in India’s victory. She has now moved up one place to fourth place. Whereas Devine has moved from 9th to 7th in the rankings of all-rounders after taking three wickets in the second match. Devine has gained 9 places in the bowling rankings and is now at 30th position. Amelia Kar, who was out of the series, improved her ranking. New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr is ranked 11th and 13th in the batting and bowling rankings respectively. He scored unbeaten 25 runs in the first match against India, apart from this he also took four wickets. After this she was out of the entire series due to injury. Along with this, due to good performance in the series, there has been improvement in the batting ranking of many batsmen. This includes New Zealand’s Suzie Bates (up two places to 15th), Maddy Green (up seven places to 18th) and Brooke Halliday (up three places to 36th), while Jemimah Rodrigues (up three places to 30th) and Shafali Verma (up two places) Has reached 54th position. Lee Tuhuhu has moved up three places to 12th in the bowling rankings. The players who performed well in the five-match series between Zimbabwe and the United States in Harare have gained in the rankings. The home team won the series 3-2. Zimbabwe batsman Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano has achieved a career-best 21st position after scoring 28, 33 and 60 in the last three matches of the series. Modest Mupachikwa (up nine places to 46th) and Ashley Ndiraya (up 28 places to 47th) are the other Zimbabweans to gain in the batting rankings, while Josephine Nkomo (up 13 places to 32nd) has moved up the bowling rankings. For the USA, Disha Dhingra (up 22 places to 55th) and Sindhu Sriharsh (up 42 places to 57th) have moved up in the batting rankings and Aditya Chudasama (up 12 places to 58th) has moved up in the bowling rankings.
Will Team India be able to make a comeback in Mumbai or will New Zealand dominate? Know the pitch report.
The third Test match is to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. Wankhede Stadium. (Photo Source: Twitter) The third Test match between India and New Zealand is to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. Earlier, the Kiwi team has won the series by defeating Team India in Bengaluru and Pune Tests. In such a situation, to avoid defeat in the third test, the host team needs every possible win. On the other hand, the New Zealand team will enter the field with the intention of a clean sweep. According to reports, the pitch of the third Test match is unlikely to be a completely turning track. As was seen in the second Test match in Pune, where Mitchell Santner destroyed the Indian batting order. In that match, Santner took a total of 13 wickets, which included 7 wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second innings. On Monday, BCCI’s chief pitch curator Ashish Bhowmik along with elite panel curator Taposh Chatterjee spoke to Wankhede curator Ramesh Mamunkar about the pitch. A source told The Times of India that it will be a sporting track. There is still some grass on the pitch. The first day is expected to be good for batting and then the spinners will start getting turn from the second day. Last time India defeated New Zealand in Wankhede Last time in the last Test at Wankhede in December 2021, India defeated New Zealand by 372 runs. On a spin-friendly pitch, the Kiwis were bowled out for 62 and 167 runs, while the hosts scored 325 and 276 runs for seven wickets. In that match, Ravichandran Ashwin took eight wickets for 42 runs, while New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel created history by taking 10 wickets for 119 runs in the first innings and four wickets for 104 runs in the second innings. He took 14 wickets giving a total of 223 runs.
When Kohli was disappointed with Maxwell’s actions, he blocked the Australian player from Instagram, then something like this happened, both of them became fast friends.
Talking about Virat Kohli, his fan following is very high all over the world and the list of his followers on social media platforms is also very long. Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. (Photo Source: Twitter) Indian cricket team’s ace batsman Virat Kohli and Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell may have become good friends now, but there was a time when the two did not get along at all on the field. This has been revealed by Glenn Maxwell himself. Recently a book named ‘The Showman’ by Glenn Maxwell has been published. In this book he has discussed in detail about his relations with Indian cricketers. Let us tell you that both these players have participated in many important matches together on behalf of Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League. Talking about Virat Kohli, his fan following is very high all over the world and the list of his followers on social media platforms is also very long. Recently, Glenn Maxwell said about Virat Kohli, ‘When I came to know that I am going to the RCB team, Virat Kohli was the first player who messaged me and welcomed me in the team. Before IPL, we used to talk a lot in the training camp. We have done a lot of training together, after which I thought of following him on Instagram. I hadn’t thought about it at all before. However, as soon as I opened my Instagram and started searching for him, I could not find him. What was going on in my mind was that Virat Kohli would definitely be on social media because it was very difficult for the Indian batsman not to be on Instagram. I couldn’t understand at all why I couldn’t find him on Instagram. Then someone told that maybe they might have blocked me and that is why I am not able to find them. When Glenn Maxwell made fun of Kohli during the test match After this Glenn Maxwell went to Virat Kohli and asked him why the Indian batsman has blocked him on Instagram? On this, Virat Kohli said, ‘This could happen because you were making fun of me during the Test match. After this I thought I would block you. I also thought that yes this could happen and after that they unblocked me. After all this we became friends again. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the…
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