‘That will be known in the first match’ Michael Hussey on Gautam Gambhir’s taunt on Ricky Ponting
BGT will start with the first match to be held in Perth on 22 November Michael Hussey and Gautam Gambhir (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series between India and Australia (IND vs AUS) to be held at the end of the year. It is noteworthy that BGT will start with the first match to be held in Perth on 22nd November. On the other hand, before the start of this much awaited series, a period of rhetoric has started in the cricket circles. So, just some time ago, former legend Ricky Ponting has given a big statement regarding captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli who are out of Test cricket these days. But before the start of BGT today, on 11th November, a press conference was held at BCCI Head Quarters in Mumbai, in which Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir has said that instead of worrying about the Indian team, they should focus on the Australian team. But now a big reaction from former Australian middle order batsman Michael Hussey has come to light on Gambhir’s statement. Hussey says that the first match to be held in Perth will reveal who is in the water. Michael Hussey gave a big reaction Let us tell you that after Gautam Gambhir’s press conference regarding the BGT series, Michael Hussey said in a discussion with Fox Cricket – We will find out in the first Test match where they (Team India) are from the mental and skill point of view. This will hurt them, India have a lot of crowd pullers who have quality. Hussey further said- We just heard Gambhir talking about Rohit and Kohli not scoring runs. The stupidest thing you can do is dismiss champion players. We have seen it many times in the past, they get criticized, but they come out and perform really well. Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
From Warner to McGurk, 5 Australian players who scored half century in debut IPL match
While playing for Delhi against Lucknow, McGurk played a brilliant inning of 55 runs. Dawid Warner and Jake Fraser-McGurk (Image Credit- Twitter The ongoing season of IPL 2024 has been very spectacular so far. The ongoing season of the tournament has left the previous few seasons behind in terms of records. Cricket fans also got to see some exciting matches. So one such great match was played yesterday on 12th April between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals (LSG vs DC). Let us tell you that in this match, Delhi had won by 6 wickets on the basis of first bowling and then amazing batting. Also, in this spectacular victory of Delhi, Jake Fraser-McGurk, playing his first match, batted brilliantly and played a brilliant inning of 55 runs in 35 balls with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes. So with this innings he has also made a special record in his name. Let us tell you that with this inning, he has become one of the 5 players of Australia team, who have scored a half-century in their debut. So let us also know about the other players who scored half-centuries in their debut matches: 5. Michael Hussey Michael Hussey, a former left-handed batsman of the Australian cricket team and popularly known as Mr. Cricket, was the first Australian player to score a half-century in his IPL debut. So Hussey had done this feat in the year 2008 while playing for Chennai against Punjab Kings. In the match, Hussey played a brilliant inning of 116* runs in 54 balls. During this innings, Hussey also hit 8 fours and 9 sixes.
IPL 2024: ‘Jumping between the wickets…’- CSK coach’s update on Dhoni’s fitness and knees may disappoint fans
MS Dhoni is showing excellent batting form during the practice session. MS Dhoni and Michael Hussey. (Image Source: BCCI-IPL) Indian Premier League 2024: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) captain and legendary wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni (MS DhoniGave an interesting statement regarding ). In fact, Michael Hussey compared Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni with the fictional cartoon character Benjamin Button, who is known for reverse ageing. Furthermore, Hussey insisted that MS Dhoni is match-fit and has been showing great batting form during the practice sessions ahead of the upcoming IPL 2024 starting from March 22. MS Dhoni is preparing very well: CSK coach Let us tell you, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will start their upcoming IPL 2024 campaign with their home match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 22 at the Chepauk Stadium, Chennai. Ahead of the match, Michael Hussey revealed about Dhoni’s fitness, especially his knees, and his batting role in Chennai’s batting line-up. Michael Hussey was quoted by Sportstar as saying, “MS Dhoni is preparing very well. His knee feels fine at the moment, and he is batting very well at the moment. I have to admit that MS is like Benjamin Button! He is getting better with age.” “He’s not as young as he used to be” The batting coach of defending champions Chennai further said, “However, he is not as young as before. Therefore, it is going to be even more difficult for him to jump between the wickets. But at the back end of the innings, where there is not as much running required, he can hit the ball very cleanly. He is hitting the ball very well at the moment. It feels great to see this.” Let us tell you, the 48-year-old Australian veteran has also hinted that in the absence of Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and even Ajinkya Rahane can open the innings for CSK in IPL 2024.