PCB is stumbling from pillar to post in its quest for a foreign head coach; After Shane Watson, now this legend rejected the offer

The PCB had agreed to pay Shane Watson a salary of $2 million for the role of head coach. Pakistan Cricket Team. (Image Source: PCB X) No high-profile cricketer is ready to take the post of head coach of the Pakistan cricket team, and now the name of West Indies legend Darren Sammy has also been added to the list, and this is according to the Pakistan Cricket Board.PCB) is a double blow. In fact, after Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, now former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has reportedly rejected the offer of the post of head coach of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Darren Sammy and Shane Watson rejected PCB’s offer Let us tell you, Darren Sammy is currently associated with Cricket West Indies (CWI) as the head coach of the West Indies limited overs team, and citing this, he rejected PCB’s offer to coach the Pakistan cricket team. Is. Earlier, Shane Watson also rejected PCB’s offer after returning home on the night of 16 March. A source revealed that senior PCB officials discussed the matter with Watson in Karachi during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024, where they offered him the role of head coach. He initially showed interest when the PCB reportedly agreed to all the demands, but declined. Watson was angry with the proposed package being leaked According to The News report, a source revealed, “However, despite the PCB almost agreeing to Shane Watson’s salary demands, the Australian cricketer refused to take up the position because he was unhappy with the Pakistani media and social media over his proposed package. Was angry at being leaked to the media.” The former Australian all-rounder reportedly turned down the PCB’s offer citing his prior commitments as a commentator in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and USA League, as well as spending more time with his young family in Sydney.

‘Players play for him’ Australian legend gave a big statement regarding the captaincy of Rohit Sharma

India will be seen playing T20 World Cup 2024 under the captaincy of Rohit. Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) Rohit Sharma, famous as the captain and hitman of the Indian cricket team, is known for his captaincy along with his batting. Recently, under the captaincy of Rohit, India defeated England 4-1 in the five-match home Test series. So before this the team had made its way to the semi-finals in the Cricket World Cup 2023. Also, what to say about Rohit’s captaincy in IPL. Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Rohit, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL trophy a total of 5 times. On the other hand, now former Australian wicketkeeper batsman Brad Haddin has given a big statement regarding the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Haddin says that under the captaincy of Rohit, the players play for him. Brad Haddin gave a big statement regarding Rohit’s captaincy Let us tell you that regarding the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Brad Haddin said on LiSTNR podcast – You will see that Rohit Sharma is an overall excellent captain. He has got a lot of success in IPL. After the departure of Ricky Ponting, he is captaining Mumbai Indians. He has been there for more than 10 years, players play for him. Tactically, he is as good as you will find in India and in conditions outside India. Also, let us tell you that under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team will be seen playing in the T20 World Cup, hosted by the US and West Indies, starting from June 2. However, Rohit is no longer going to be seen captaining in the IPL. The franchise has appointed Hardik Pandya, who was traded from Gujarat Titans, as its new captain in place of Rohit. It will be worth watching how Mumbai is going to perform under the captaincy of Hardik?

IPL 2024: ‘GT without Hardik Pandya…’- Australian legend gave a surprising statement

Hardik Pandya is set to captain five-time champions MI in the upcoming season. Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter X) Indian Premier League 2024: Former Australian spinner and commentator Brad Hogg believes that star all-rounder Hardik PandyaHardik Pandya)’s move to Mumbai Indians (MI) could prove beneficial for Gujarat Titans (GT) in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024). Let us tell you, Hardik Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans (GT) to the IPL 2022 title and reached the final in the 2023 IPL, has joined Mumbai Indians (MI) through a trade deal, and now he will play five matches in the upcoming season. Ready to captain the defending champion team. Hardik Pandya’s departure is not such a big loss for GT: Brad Hogg Brad Hogg said in a video shared on his YouTube channel: “I really don’t think Hardik Pandya’s departure is that big a loss for GT. Yes, it is true that he is a brilliant all-rounder in the middle-order, but Gujarat can cover that up. There is a lot of depth in their bowling unit.” The Australian legend further said, “He used to bat at the top of the order, but I don’t think he was the best fit there, so Gujarat Titans are a better team without him. Yes, but it is better for Mumbai to have an Indian all-rounder bat in the lower middle order and I think Hardik will bat there. I think we will see Hardik at his best with Mumbai Indians.” Hardik Pandya will captain MI in IPL 2024 Let us tell you, Mumbai Indians (MI) recently posted a video on their official social media handle Were. Hardik has been appointed captain of MI in place of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Upcoming IPL 2024 starts this month from 22nd March

‘He is never happy with his performance…’- Former England legend gave a big statement regarding R Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 9 wickets in the fifth test match against England. R Ashwin (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Owais Shah On R Ashwin Performance: Team India won the fifth Test match against England by an innings and 64 runs and captured the series 4-1. Ravichandran Ashwin has played an important role in helping the team win by playing brilliantly in his 100th Test match. Ashwin had taken 4 wickets in the first innings, while he took 5 wickets in the second innings. Former England player Owais Shah is seen praising Ashwin’s brilliant bowling. Owais Shah says that Ashwin is never happy with his performance. R Ashwin has great skills – Owais Shah While talking about Ravichandran Ashwin (R Ashwin) on Colors Cineplex, Owais Shah said, ‘He has excellent skills, he has a different kind of control over line and length. He is a player who is never happy with his performance. He always thinks that he might have had a good day but how can he improve going forward. ‘That’s why he has developed many different balls in his career, be it the carrom ball or using the crease. I have also seen him bowling leg spin. He has developed his bowling all the time. Auwais Shah says that due to continuous improvement in himself, Ravichandran Ashwin has been able to reach 100 Test matches today. Shah further said, ‘He was also saying in the interview that if you remain steady then the batsmen will be able to control you. So he always wants to develop himself and this is the beauty behind his reaching 100 Test matches. After a spectacular win in the Test series against England, the Indian team is at second place in the ICC Test rankings with 117 rating points. Indian players will now be seen playing for their franchise cricket team in IPL 2024.

This controversial Pakistani legend called Virat Kohli a much better batsman than Sachin Tendulkar!

This month Imran Khan was sentenced to several years in prison. Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. (Image Source: X) Ajay Bisaria, who served as India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2017 to August 2019, revealed that former Prime Minister of Pakistan and former captain Imran Khan once asked Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) to Sachin Tendulkar (Sachin Tendulkar) was said to be a better batsman than. Not only this, but the great all-rounder of Pakistan had also called Virat Kohli the best cricketer in the world. Let us tell you, after the removal of Section 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Pakistan government had expelled Ajay Bisaria from the country. ‘Virat Kohli is many times a better player than Sachin Tendulkar’ According to the Indian Express, Ajay Bisaria said at the Idea Exchange: “Imran Khan told me during one of his Iftar parties that he thinks Virat Kohli is the best cricketer in the world and he would rate him much higher than Sachin Tendulkar. Because Kohli has converted many lost matches into wins, whereas Tendulkar could not do so often. He further explained why Virat Kohli is so much liked all over Pakistan. Let us tell you, some Pakistani fans had recently distributed sweets to celebrate Kohli becoming a father for the second time. Bisaria said, “Cricket is a subcontinental religion and everything else comes before that. Even MS Dhoni has many fans in Pakistan.” Imran Khan is still behind bars Let us tell you, this month Imran Khan was sentenced to several years in jail in cases related to leaking government secrets and corruption. The former Pakistani captain was removed from power in a no-confidence vote in Parliament in April 2022. However, the 71-year-old alleged that his country’s powerful military generals conspired with the United States to remove him from office.

‘He did the same to Cummins and hit a six’ Joe Root, who was out on a reverse scoop shot, got the support of the former legend

Root was out while playing reverse scoop against Bumrah. Joe Root (Image Credit- Twitter X) The third test match is currently being played between India and England in Rajkot. Let us tell you that apart from this match, veteran batsman Joe Root has not been able to show anything special in the series till now. So, Root was criticized a lot for the way he was out on the third day of the match. When Root was playing on 18 runs, he wanted to bowl a reverse scoop against Jasprit Bumrah, which he often does to fast bowlers. But this time his luck was not so good and he was caught out by Jaiswal standing at third slip. Root got the support of former veteran However, now amid these criticisms, Joe Root has got the support of former England cricket team captain Michael Vaughan. Michael wrote on social media platform To be honest, I have no words. For me, it’s just like playing the reverse sweep and getting out. He was very successful with this shot last year. Michael further said – When he (Joe Root) plays reverse swing on the first day of the game in an Ashes series match and it goes for 6 runs, we all are very happy and applaud. And they say great route. But when he does it against Bumrah and gets out, we say how useless it was. See how Bumrah took the wicket of Root in the first innings of the third test. Bumrah gets Joe Root for the 9th time in Tests. – A terrific catch by Jaiswal….!!!!pic.twitter.com/cCxRTFZbkU —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 17, 2024 Status of India vs England Rajkot Test Match: On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, the Indian team seems to be in a very strong position at the moment. By lunch time on the fourth day, India had scored 314 runs after losing 4 wickets in the second innings and had taken a strong lead of 440 runs over England. Currently, Yashasvi Jaiswal is present at the crease with 149* and Sarfaraz Khan with 22*.

IND vs ENG: Ashwin got the support of this legend in difficult times, shared this special post

On the second day of the third Test, Ashwin created history by becoming the second Indian cricketer after Anil Kumble to take 500 wickets in Test cricket. He was congratulated for this achievement by many cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Nathan Lyon and Yusuf Pathan. Yusuf Pathan also shared a post for Ashwin, in which he expressed hope that everything is well with his family. Pathan posted on X and wrote, “Many congratulations to @ashwinravi99 for 500 test wickets! A huge achievement in cricket. I heard you left the match due to family reasons. Hope everything is ok. #INDvENG Big cheers to @ashwinravi99 for 500 Test wickets! Very big achievement in cricket. Heard you left the game for family reasons. Hope everything is okay. #INDvENG — Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) February 16, 2024 After bowling out the host team for 445 runs, England made a fast start in batting. Opener Ben Duckett looked in great form and scored a strong century in Rajkot. Ollie Pope supported him well in the middle and at the end of the second day the visiting team’s score was 207/2. Barring Rohit Sharma, India’s top order looked ordinary with the bat, but England took advantage of the new ball, which gave them a good start.

Australian legend ‘warmly welcomes’ Ravichandran Ashwin on joining 500 Test wicket club, shares video

Ashwin is the fastest bowler to take 500 test wickets for India. Ravichandran Ashwin (Image Credit- Twitter X) Currently, the third match of the five-match Test series between India and England is being played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Let us tell you that in this match today on 16 February, on the second day of the game, experienced Indian spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has created history. Let us tell you that by taking the wicket of Jack Crawley in this match, Ashwin has touched the figure of 500 wickets in Test cricket. He became the second bowler for India to take 500 Test wickets. So on this historic occasion, the cricket world gave many good wishes to Ashwin through social media. On the other hand, now a big reaction has come to light on this special record of Ashwin from the veteran spinner of the Australian cricket team and Nathan Lyon, who touched the figure of 500 wickets in Test cricket some time ago. Lyon has given a big statement praising this record of Ashwin. Nathan Lyon praised Ashwin Let us tell you that after Ashwin achieved this special figure, Nathan Lyon shared a video on his official Congrats. It has been a wonderful journey. I have nothing but respect for the way you lead. It’s been amazing competing with you, but also learning from you. Congratulations and many more to come. Watch this video of Nathan Lyon Congratulations to @ashwinravi99 on achieving the 500 Test wicket milestone. Many more to come. pic.twitter.com/XANzv1Lcn7 — Nathan Lyon (@NathLyon421) February 16, 2024 Also, let us tell you that before Ashwin, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, James Anderson, Anil Kumble, Stuart Broad, Glenn McGrath, Courtney Walsh and Nathan Lyon have taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket. Ashwin is the 9th bowler in the world to take 500 wickets.

IND vs ENG 2024: Alastair Cook accuses R Ashwin of cheating! England legend gave a shocking statement on the penalty of 5 runs

England started their first innings with a score of 5 runs at 0. R Ashwin and Alastair Cook. (Image Source: Getty Images) England’s Test tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG 2024: Former England captain Alastair Cook (Alastair Cook) claimed that Indian off-spinner R Ashwin (R Ashwin) had deliberately run into a safe area of ​​the pitch. Alastair Cook further insisted that the five-run penalty was part of Team India’s strategic move to create more favorable conditions for their spinners when the England cricket team came to bat in Rajkot. In fact, after the Indian cricket team got a penalty on the second day of the Rajkot Test, England started their first innings with a score of 0 for 5 runs. Alastair Cook accuses R Ashwin of cheating Let us tell you, the Indian cricket team was fined because R Ashwin ran in the safe area of ​​the pitch and the umpires had warned Ravindra Jadeja for doing so on the very first day. India made the same mistake again on the second day of the Rajkot Test, due to which the umpires had to award a penalty. Ashwin breached Law of the Game 41.14 (Damaging the pitch by a batsman), which states that “If an umpire considers that a player’s presence on the pitch is unreasonable, that foul is not condoned.” Will go and will be given appropriate punishment.” “This was done deliberately” Meanwhile, Sir Alastair Cook on TNT Sports coverage revealed how England fielders Ollie Pope and Joe Root reported Team India’s moves to the umpires and also claimed that Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin did these actions deliberately. Alastair Cook said on TNT Sports: “Is it deliberate? Yes, this has been done intentionally. This is a strategic move that allows you to create chaos in the middle of the wicket, so that when Ashwin comes to bowl, he can get maximum help. Usually this happens in the third innings. You’re 150-200 runs ahead and you think, ‘Just make sure you go up and down the wicket’… That was gamesmanship, wasn’t it?”

T20 World Cup 2024: Big statement from former South African legend, said ‘Jasprit Bumrah will be the best bowler of T20 World Cup’

T20 World Cup 2024 is starting from 2nd June 2024. Jasprit Bumrah (Image Credit- Twitter X) A big statement has come out from former South African cricket team’s veteran fast bowler Vernon Philander regarding Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the T20 World Cup 2024. Philander says that Bumrah is a complete bowler and he will prove to be the best bowler of the tournament. It is noteworthy that this time the T20 World Cup is starting from June 2 under the joint hosting of USA and West Indies. So India will start its winning campaign with the match against Ireland on June 5. However, now before the start of this tournament, a big statement has come out regarding Bumrah. Vernon Philander gave a big statement regarding Bumrah Let us tell you that according to a news of Hindustan Times, Vernon Philander said about Jasprit Bumrah – At present Jasprit Bumrah is a complete bowler. He has great skills and has learned the art of holding the line and length. This is the reason why he is achieving success in Test cricket. At the beginning of his career, he wanted to bowl the ball to take wickets, but now he has learned consistency. Philander further said- He swings with the new ball and challenges the players from the front. He becomes a great bowler with his lethal yorkers and change of pace. This is a skill you want in the T20 World Cup. I think he will play an important role for India in the tournament and become the best fast bowler. Bumrah becomes number 1 bowler of test cricket It is noteworthy that Jasprit Bumrah has reached number 1 in the category of bowlers in the recently released ICC Test Rankings. He is the first bowler from India to achieve this position. Bumrah has 881 rating points. 4 Indian bowlers who became number 1 bowler in test cricket List of batsmen who remained not out most number of times in IPL Top 4 Indian bowlers who took 150 wickets in least number of test matches List of foreign players earning big from IPL 2024 5 bowlers who have dismissed Joe Root the most number of times in Test cricket Fast bowlers who have taken more than 150 wickets for India in Test cricket Which player has scored the most runs for his franchise, see the complete list Top-5 bowlers who took most wickets against India in test format 4 Indian players who scored a double century in test cricket at the youngest age These batsmen have scored more runs in IPL than MS Dhoni.