DTVHINDIOn This Day in 2011: When Team India won the World Cup 13 years ago, Dhoni-Gambhir pair did wonders in the final.
Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Team India won the World Cup after 28 years. 2011 World Cup (Image Credit- Twitter) 2 April 2011, hardly any Indian cricket fan will be able to forget this date. On the same day, India won the World Cup title for the second time by defeating Sri Lanka in the final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup. Team India had created history by ending the 28-year victory drought under the captaincy of Dhoni. When Team India won the World Cup in 2011, fans across the country came out on the streets to celebrate the victory. People were bursting firecrackers on their rooftops, while some people were dancing with drums on the streets. Were celebrating India’s victory. In this historic victory of Team India, all the players of the team including MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir played an important role. Let us tell you that 2011 World Cup was Sachin Tendulkar’s last World Cup and in such a situation, every player and fans wanted that Team India should win that title for Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin performed brilliantly with the bat in that World Cup and was the top run scorer for India in that tournament. Sachin-Sehwag were flops in the final match Actually, in the final match of India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the Sri Lankan team scored 274 runs losing 6 wickets thanks to Mahela Jayawardene’s century. Chasing the target of 275 runs, the Indian pair of Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar entered the field. The fans had a lot of expectations from these two that they would give the team a good start in this big match, but after just 2 balls, India got a big shock and there was silence in the entire Wankhede Stadium, because Sehwag was dismissed by Malinga without opening the account. Got out LBW. After this, Sachin Tendulkar also left after scoring 14 runs. But due to the brilliant innings of Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni, India won by six wickets with 10 balls remaining. Team India regained its dominance after 28 years. India captain MS Dhoni was awarded man of the match for his unbeaten, match-winning innings of 91 runs off 79 balls. At the same time, Gautam Gambhir also played an important inning of 97 runs. After the match, the Indian players carried Sachin Tendulkar, who was playing his last World Cup, on their shoulders and took him around the entire ground. The final was watched by approximately 558 million people worldwide. The memories of that victory are still fresh in the minds of Indian fans.
IPL 2024: Faf-Virat or someone else? Know who can be the opening pair of RCB in the upcoming season?
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis have been opening the RCB team for the last two seasons. Royal Challengers Bangalore( Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) The Indian Premier League 2024 is going to start very soon and all the teams would like to perform well in the upcoming season. Talking about Indian Premier League 2023, Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans in the final. Talking about IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, the team has not won the IPL trophy even once. RCB’s performance has been good in the IPL but the team has failed to win the trophy. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis have been opening the RCB team for the last two seasons. So far, both of them have made 100-run partnership for the first wicket four times for the franchise. However, the team may make major changes in its opening partnership in the upcoming season. Either Faf du Plessis or Virat Kohli can be seen batting at number three. Today we tell you about three such opening partnerships that RCB can try in IPL 2024. 1- Virat Kohli and Cameron Green Cameron Green (Photo Source: Twitter) Virat Kohli can be seen opening the RCB team in the upcoming season and Australia’s best all-rounder Cameron Green can play very well with him. RCB had traded Cameron Green from Mumbai Indians for Rs 17.50 crore. In the upcoming season, Cameron Green would definitely like to leave his mark for the RCB team with the bat. The best thing is that Cameron Green is in very good form at the moment and he would like to continue his form in IPL 2024 also. Cameron Green’s strike rate in T20 cricket is above 150 and he can prove to be quite lethal in the powerplay.
This Netherlands pair created a new world record in T20I cricket by defeating the superstars of India and England.
Netherlands registered a 59-run win against Namibia in this T20I match. Michael Levitt-Sybrand Engelbrecht and Sanju Samson-Deepak Hooda. (Image Source: Getty Images) Netherlands cricket team (Netherlands Cricket Team) batsman Michael Levitt (Michael Levitt) and Sybrand Engelbrecht (Sybrand Engelbrecht) has created a world record at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur during the T20I tri-series being played in Nepal. In fact, Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht have made the record of the biggest partnership for the second wicket so far in men’s T20I cricket by making a partnership of 193 runs against Namibia. He has created history by surpassing Scotland’s B McMullen and O Hayers, who made this world record by making a partnership of 183 runs against Italy last year. Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht created history Not only this, the pair of Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht have also defeated India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson and all-rounder Deepak Hooda, who scored against Ireland. 176 runs were added. South Africa’s Riley Rossouw and Quinton de Kock are also part of this list, who made a partnership of 168 runs for the second wicket against Bangladesh. Additionally, England captain Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan had registered the fifth highest partnership for the second wicket by adding 167 not out against South Africa four years ago. Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht have left all these superstar players behind with their partnership. Highest partnership for the second wicket in men’s T20I cricket 193 – Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht vs Namibia, 2024 183 – Brandon McMullen and Ollie Hayes vs Italy, 2023 176 – Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda vs Ireland, 2022 168 – Riley Rossouw and Quinton de Kock vs Bangladesh, 2022 167* – Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler vs South Africa, 2020 Let us tell you, Michael Levitt scored 135 runs with the help of 11 fours and 10 sixes in just 62 balls, while Sybrand Engelbrecht scored 75 runs with the help of seven fours and five sixes in 40 balls, due to which Netherlands maintained its record in T20I cricket. The highest score recorded was 247 runs. In response, Namibia could score only 188 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs and Netherlands won the match by 59 runs.
Ranji Trophy 2024: Pair of Tushar and Tanush created history, this happened for the first time in 78 years
Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande Mumbai Ranji Trophy. (Photo Source: Twitter) In the ongoing quarter-final match against Baroda, Mumbai’s bowling pair has done something which no one had expected. Bowling leaders Tushar Deshpande (123) and Tanush Kotian (120*) became the second batting pair to score centuries while batting at numbers 10 and 11. No. 10 and 11 With this spectacular feat in first-class cricket, the “batsmen” have created history in the domestic circuit. Thanks to his century, Mumbai managed to set the target of 606 runs against the opposition team. Mumbai suffered its ninth blow at the score of 337 when their vice-captain Shams Mulani was out. After that Tushar Deshpande and Tanush Kotian batted brilliantly and put pressure on the Baroda bowlers and took the team to a big score. Tushar Deshpande and Tanush Kotian made a partnership of 232 runs for the last wicket. Furthermore, the two made a partnership of 232 runs for the last wicket, which is the third highest partnership for the last wicket in the history of first class cricket. After 78 years, no one has been able to achieve this feat in first class cricket. Earlier, Chandu Sarwate and Shute Banerjee had achieved this feat during the Indians vs Surrey match in 1946. Talking about the match, Baroda will have to score 606 runs to win, in such a situation Mumbai’s victory is considered certain and its semi-final ticket is also confirmed. Tanush scored 120 runs in 129 balls with the help of 10 fours and four sixes, while Tushar Deshpande was out after scoring 123 runs in 129 balls with the help of 10 fours and eight sixes. Let us tell you that Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh have already confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the tournament. Vidarbha and Karnataka are also playing against each other for a place in the semi-finals. Now it will be interesting to see which other two teams secure their place in the semi-finals.
IND vs ENG: The pair of Jadeja and Ashwin created history, leaving behind legends like Kumble-Harbhajan Singh
The pair of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja has become India’s most successful pair in terms of taking the most wickets in Test cricket. R Jadeja & R Ashwin (Photo Source: Getty Images) India’s spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja became the most successful Test bowling pair for India, surpassing Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh during the first Test against England in Hyderabad on Thursday. The pair captured their 502nd wicket together, surpassing the previous record held by Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, who took 501 wickets in 54 matches. In international cricket, the world record for taking the most wickets in Test cricket as a pair is held by James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who together have taken 1039 wickets. Apart from Anderson and Broad, the pair of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath is the second pair to have taken more than 1000 wickets. McGrath and Warne together took 1001 wickets in their career. Indian bowling pair taking most wickets in test 502- Ravichandran Ashwin/Ravindra Jadeja501 – Anil Kumble/Harbhajan Singh474 – Zaheer Khan/Harbhajan Singh431 – Ravi Ashwin/Umesh Yadav412 – Anil Kumble/Javagal Srinath India and England Talking about the first test match between India and India, Ben Stokes has decided to bat first after winning the toss. The pair of Ben Duckett and Jack Crawley gave a fast start to the team and added 50 runs in the first 11 overs. Ashwin gave India its first success by dismissing Duckett, after which India took wickets at regular intervals and made a comeback in the match. Till the time of writing the news, the England team has lost six wickets for 138 runs. At present, captain Ben Stokes and spinner Rehan Ahmed are batting at the crease. Jonny Bairstow (37) has scored the most runs for England so far. Whereas in bowling from India Ravindra JadejaRavichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel have taken 2-2 wickets.
What benefit did you get after breaking the opening pair of Rizwan and Babar?: Rameez Raja
The record of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan has been very good in opening T20. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. (Image Source: Getty Images) Former Pakistan cricketer and former PCB chairman Rameez Raja has recently raised the question to the selectors as to why they broke the opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan? Let us tell you, currently Pakistan is playing a five-match T20 series against New Zealand in their home country. So far four matches have been played between the two teams and host New Zealand has won all four. The hosts are currently leading 4-0. Pakistan team has not yet got a good start in all the matches in this T20 series and this is the reason why the team is facing defeat. The record of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan has been very good in opening T20. Together, both these players have scored 2779 runs at an average of above 48 in the opening matches, in which there are 9 century partnerships and 11 half-century partnerships. Rameez Raja said on his official YouTube channel, ‘There was a lot of pressure to break the opening pair of Rizwan and Babar. Now that this opening partnership has broken, talks are taking place regarding the strike rate. You are giving opportunities to new players who have done well in the league but the pressure of playing in international cricket is very different and the focus of the whole world is on you. You broke the opening pair which was very famous all over the world. Opening partnership takes time to build: Rameez Raja The former Pakistan player further said, ‘Either you have an experienced opening batsman, then you can break the opening pair. It takes time to form an opening pair. This is not such an easy task. What benefit did you get by breaking the pair which has been performing consistently well for you? Till now, the performance of Pakistan team has not been so good in the T20 series being played against New Zealand, but the team would definitely like to register victory in the remaining matches. Talking about New Zealand, all their players have performed brilliantly in this T20 series and have won the hearts of all the fans. 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 in T20 cricket 5 players who have taken the most catches in T20i cricket
