DTVHINDIWomen’s T20 World Cup 2024: Suzie Bates breaks Mithali Raj’s big record
Suzie Bates made her international debut in 2006 at the age of 19 against India. Suzie Bates (Image Credit- Twitter X) The final match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is currently being played between New Zealand and South Africa, where the Kiwi team, batting first, has set a huge target for South Africa. This match is being played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. During this period, New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates has become the player who has played the most matches in women’s international history. He has broken the record of former Indian captain Mithali Raj. Harmanpreet Kaur also included in top-5 Suzie Bates made her international debut in 2006 at the age of 19 against India. And on Sunday, October 20, she took the field for her 334th international match (163 ODIs and 171 T20Is). Mithali Raj played 333 matches in her illustrious career for the Indian team before retiring after the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup. Apart from Bates and Mithali, Ellyse Perry, Harmanpreet Kaur and Charlotte Edwards are included in the top-5 list of players who have played the most matches in women’s international. Apart from Bates, Ellyse Perry and Harmanpreet Kaur are two active players in this list. Players who played most women’s international matches: Suzie Bates – 334 (163 ODIs and 171 T20Is) Mithali Raj – 333 (12 Tests, 232 ODIs and 89 T20Is) Ellyse Pari – 322 (13 Tests, 147 ODIs and 162 T20Is) Harmanpreet Kaur – 316 (6 Tests, 133 ODIs and 177 T20Is) Charlotte Edwards – 309 (23 Tests, 191 ODIs and 95 T20Is) SAW vs NZW ICC Womens T20 World Cup, 2024 Final: Talking about the match, South Africa women’s team won the toss and invited New Zealand to bat first. Thanks to the strong innings of Amelia Kerr (43), the Kiwi team has scored 158 runs on the board at the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Now it remains to be seen whether the South African team is able to achieve this target or not.
I think the one position India needs to improve is the No. 3 batting position: Mithali Raj
Let’s know what Mithali said Mithali Raj (Image Source: Twitter) The Indian women’s cricket team has lost to Sri Lanka by 8 runs in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024. On the other hand, after this defeat, a big statement has come from the former captain of the team, Mithali Raj. It is worth noting that after the Women’s Asia Cup, now the Indian team has to participate in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in October. So before the start of this multi-nation tournament, a big statement of Mithali Raj has come out. Mithali says that the area where the Indian team has to work before this big tournament is the number 3 batting position. Mithali Raj’s big statement came out Let us tell you that in a recent discussion with Star Sports, the former veteran batsman said – India is going to participate in the biggest ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in October. I think the area India should really focus on improving is the number 3 batsman position. They are still looking for the right batsman to go at number 3. They have tried D Hemalatha at this order and they have tried Uma Chhetri. Mithali further said- But ideally, this number should have such a batsman who can take forward the great start given by Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana. Also, the team needs to focus on other aspects of bowling, as this team is playing with only 5 bowlers. They probably need a sixth bowler, someone like an all-rounder who can bowl a few overs as well as bat. I think these are the areas India should improve on before taking part in the T20 World Cup.
‘Do you want to be Australia’s Mithali Raj’ Nicole Bolton on former coach’s cruel comparison
Nicole Bolton is a former Australian women cricketer Nicole Bolton (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Australian women cricketer Nicole Bolton has recently revealed about a cruel comparison made by her former coach, when her coach compared her to former Indian veteran cricketer Mithali Raj. After this comparison, a lot of changes were seen in her game. Let us tell you that the 35-year-old player has played a total of 55 international matches for the Australian women’s cricket team, including all formats. But her first-class cricket debut was in 2014, playing for West Australia, and the following year she started playing domestic cricket for Victoria. Here Nicole Bolton met Victoria’s coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who is a former Australian great bowler. A comparison with Fitzpatrick brought about a big change in Bolton’s game, about which she has now made a big statement. Nicole Bolton gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently, while recalling a cruel comparison of her former coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick, Nicole Bolton said on the Stories After Stumps podcast – I was trying to impress her (Cathryn Fitzpatrick) with my game for a long time. I wanted him to see me playing. I remember that time he called me to his office and said- Tell me honestly, do you want to become Mithali Raj of the Australian cricket team? I said- Why Mithali Raj? Bolton further said- Because you want to touch a strike rate of 50. If you make 100 or 100 runs in 150 balls, but still the team loses, then it does not mean anything. After this I said- what a thing, Fitzpatrick sees my game like this. This game was not good for me, because if he sees me playing like this, then my cricket career will be cut short. Let us tell you that this conversation of Fitzpatrick had a great impact on Bolton, which was also seen in his next few innings. In his next match, Bolton scored 170 runs in 156 balls, which included 24 boundaries.
‘I am going to marry Mithali Raj…’, Shikhar Dhawan himself made a big revelation
Shikhar Dhawan is in the news these days for his show ‘Dhawan Karenge’ Shikhar Dhawan and Mithali Raj (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, popularly known as ‘Gabbar’, is making a lot of headlines these days for his show ‘Dhawan Karenge’. Let us tell you that Shikhar Dhawan withdrew from IPL 2024 midway due to injury and Sam Curran took over the captaincy of Punjab Kings in his place. Dhawan could play only a few matches of IPL 2024 and had to withdraw due to injury. His absence was greatly felt by the team and Punjab Kings could win only 5 out of 14 matches. Punjab’s team finished 9th in the points table. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan has made a big revelation on his show. Indian cricketer made a big revelation in the show Actually, recently former Indian women’s team captain Mithali Raj appeared with Shikhar Dhawan in the show ‘Dhawan Karenge’. During this, Dhawan talked to her about the news of his marriage. Shikhar said that I have heard that I am going to marry Mithali Raj. On hearing this, Mithali Raj starts laughing loudly and then Dhawan also starts laughing. Later he said that the talks of marriage with Mithali are rumours. Shikhar Dhawan said, this is a strange kind of rumour. Let us tell you that Mithali Raj had come as a guest in the show ‘Dhawan Karenge’. Currently she is the mentor of the Gujarat Giants team in the Women’s Premier League. Talking about Shikhar Dhawan, he has been out of the Indian team for a long time. His return to Team India now seems almost impossible. He is seen playing only IPL and it is likely that he will play a few more seasons.
R Ashwin and Mithali Raj invited for Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony
Ashwin will be seen in action in the upcoming Test series against England. R Ashwin and Mithali Raj. (Image Source: X) India’s off-spinner R Ashwin (R Ashwin) and former Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj (Mithali Raj) has been invited for the Ram temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony to be held in Ayodhya on 22 January 2024. Now Ravichandran Ashwin and Mithali Raj have joined the list of cricketers to be invited for the Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony to be held in Ayodhya, which also includes Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Are included. Read here: IND vs ENG 2024: ‘It is very entertaining…’- Former England legend calls India tour a litmus test for Ben Stokes and baseball R Ashwin has been invited for the much-awaited Ram Temple consecration at his home in Chennai today on January 19. Tamil Nadu BJP State Secretary Dr. SG Surya and Vice President Venkatraman C have handed over the invitation to Ashwin. Currently, a picture of Ashwin receiving the invitation for the Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony is going viral on social media. See that picture of R Ashwin here Excited to stand beside BJP State Secretary Shri. @suryahsg in presenting a heartfelt invitation and Akshathai to the esteemed cricketer Shri. @ashwinravi99 for the Ayodhya Ramar Temple #PranaPratishta ,#AyodhaRamMandir #AyodhyaRamTemple #AyodhyaRamTemple pic.twitter.com/Mahe9yhFIH — Venkatraman C 🇮🇳 (@cvrBJP) January 18, 2024 I am blessed to receive the invitation for Pran Pratistha Mangal Vidhi in Ayodhya: Mithali Raj Meanwhile, Indian women’s cricket legend Mithali Raj has shared a picture on her social media handle of her mother accepting the invitation on her behalf. While sharing the picture, Mithali wrote in the caption: “I am invited to the Pran Pratistha Mangal Vidhi in Ayodhya. Blessed to have it. My mother has accepted it on my behalf.” Blessed to have received the invitation to the Pran Pratishtha Mangal Vidhi in Ayodhya. My mother accepted it on my behalf. pic.twitter.com/S2i89xYKIb — Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 18, 2024 While the cricket fraternity is eagerly waiting for this high-profile event, India is all set to face England in the upcoming five-match Test series starting from January 25. For this Test series, the players of Team India have to gather in Hyderabad by 20th January. Ashwin will be seen in action in the upcoming Test series against England, while Mithali Raj has retired from international cricket and currently works as a commentator. Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in super over in T20I history 5 Indian batsmen who have been run-out the most number of times in T20Is IPL 2024: Pat Cummins will captain..! Know SRH’s playing XI Top 4 partnerships of T20I cricket from India 5 Australian players who scored the fastest 4 thousand test runs These 5 Indian players will be out of T20 World Cup 2024 IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant returns, know how the playing XI of Delhi Capitals will be. 5 Indian players who have scored the most centuries in Test cricket against England Top 4 players who have scored most consecutive half centuries…
Ian Bishop and Mithali Raj join the excellent commentary team of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Former women players have also been included in this commentary panel which includes many stalwarts including World Cup winner Mel Jones, Lisa Sthalekar, Anjum Chopra, Stuckey Ann King. Mithali Raj (Image Source: Star Sports Twitter) ICC TV is fully prepared to provide live coverage of all the matches of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 so that all the cricket fans around the world can enjoy this important tournament in the best way. In this coverage, there will be at least 28 rooms in every match and all the cricket fans will be able to enjoy the matches from different angles. Not only this, DRS will also be available in all the matches which also includes Hawk-Eye Smart Replay System which will greatly help the TV umpire in taking accurate decisions. The commentary panel of this tournament has also been announced. Former women players have also been included in this commentary panel which includes many stalwarts including World Cup winner Mel Jones, Lisa Sthalekar, Anjum Chopra, Stuckey Ann King. Former Indian team captain Mithali Raj has also been included in this list and former Pakistan captain Sana Mir will also be seen commenting in the commentary box. mel jones Many people are eagerly waiting for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. This tournament is really going to be great and women players will also get a chance to leave their mark in the upcoming tournament. The record-breaking prize money has also increased significantly and the women players, like the men, will also look to win matches and make their way to the top. ian bishop Women’s cricket has been very close to my heart for some time now. It is really nice to see that there has been a lot of change in the game and there is a lot of increase in the fitness and strength of women players. The upcoming World Cup will be even more exciting and many new faces will be seen in the commentary box too. Mithali Raj In recent times, the fan following of women’s cricket has also increased a lot and the women’s T20 format is also progressing tremendously. This tournament is not just about crowning champions but also celebrating the hard work and journey of women players. katie martin It is a big thing for me too that I will be seen playing an important role in the commentary panel. There are many young players who would like to win the hearts of all the fans by playing high quality cricket in the upcoming tournament. Sana Mir This is the first time that a women’s global tournament is coming to this corner of the world and I myself have played in the T20 World Cup. I have many memories associated with this tournament. I want to wish all the players all the best for the upcoming challenges and I have full hope that once again the players can be seen performing brilliantly in this tournament. Lydia Greenway The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is going to be held in UAE…