DTVHINDI‘I don’t want them to select me if I play as a keeper’, Glenn Phillips’ blunt reply to New Zealand Cricket Board
Glenn Phillips is one of the best fielders in the world Glenn Phillips. (Photo Source: Twitter) New Zealand cricket team’s star batsman Glenn Phillips has recently talked about his transformation and explained how he has transformed from a wicketkeeper to one of the best fielders in the world. So, the 27-year-old player has given a big statement about this and said that he does not like wicketkeeping at all and when he suffered a back injury, he started speaking more openly about this. Also, Phillips has clearly told the New Zealand Cricket Board that if they want to select him in the team as a wicketkeeper, then they should not select him. It is worth noting that since his debut in 2017, Phillips has been selected in the team as an all-rounder only once, while every time he gets a place in the Kiwi team as a wicketkeeper. Glenn Phillips made a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview with Wisden, Glenn Phillips said- I did not like wicketkeeping for a long time before the back injury, but after this injury I got an excuse not to do it. It started with telling New Zealand Cricket that I do not want them to select me if I play as a wicketkeeper. Phillips further said- I got into the career boat with my skills and thankfully it worked out for me. I hate doing something with passion, but I will do the work that I enjoy. On the other hand, this change has been seen in Phillips’ game as well. As a wicketkeeper, his average in T20 format is 18.4 and strike rate is 117.94. Whereas when he plays with the team as an all-rounder, his average is 34.28 and strike rate is 143.67.
Shakib Al Hasan will play Test series against Pakistan, BCB chairman confirmed
The two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played from August 21 Shakib Al Hasan (Photo Source: Getty Images) Bangladesh cricket team is going to tour Pakistan in August-September for a two-match Test series. Meanwhile, a good news is coming for Bangladesh, in fact Shakib Al Hasan will be seen playing in the upcoming Pakistan tour. This has been revealed by Bangladesh Cricket Board Chairman Jalal Yunus. Jalal Younus gave a big statement Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chairman Jalal Yunus told The Daily Star, We spoke to Shakib and he is available for the Pakistan series. If he doesn’t have time, he will leave directly from Dubai or can come to Dhaka to practice for a day or two before joining the team. He will be available for the Pakistan series. Let us tell you that Shakib Al Hasan has not been able to perform well in international cricket for some time now. The all-rounder is currently seen playing for the Bangla Tigers in the Global T20 Canada League, where his team is second in the points table. Bangladesh played the last Test series against Sri Lanka at home this year. The team had to face defeat in both the matches of the series. Shakib Al Hasan was not a part of the first Test, he joined the team for the second Test. Where he scored 51 runs and took 4 wickets. Let us also tell you that this was Shakib’s only second Test match played since 2023. Shakib Al Hasan has so far scored 4505 runs and taken 237 wickets in 67 Test matches for Bangladesh. Pakistan vs Bangladesh Test Series Schedule 1st Test- August 21-25, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, 10:30 am 2nd Test: August 30-September 3, National Stadium, Karachi, 10:30 am
Team India Upcoming Tournaments: Indian team will play these 16 big tournaments in the next 7 years
In this article we will know which major tournaments the Indian team will play in the next 7 years. Indian team (Pic Source-X) Team India Upcoming Tournaments Schedule and fixtures for coming Years: Team India will play 16 major tournaments in the next 7 years. The special thing is that these tournaments include two Asia Cups and one Olympic tournament. Because permission has been given to add cricket in the Los Angeles Olympics to be held in the year 2028. In this article, we will know which major tournaments the Indian team will play in the next 7 years. India will host Asia Cup 2025 The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced the host countries for the upcoming Asia Cup tournament. According to this, Asia Cup 2025 will be held in India, while Asia Cup 2027 will be held in Bangladesh. Let us tell you that Asia Cup 2025 will be held in T20 format as it will be played to prepare for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Also, before the 2027 ODI World Cup, the 2027 Asia Cup will be held in ODI format. The special thing is that Team India will also play some more tournaments between these two tournaments. This means that in the next 7 years, Team India will participate in 7 limited overs ICC tournaments. Meanwhile, 4 World Test Championships will also be lined up. Along with this, Asian Games, Olympic cricket tournaments will also be organized. Let’s see which important tournaments are ahead for Team India. See Team India Upcoming Tournaments here ICC Limited Overs Tournaments: Year Place Tournament February 2025 Pakistan Champions Trophy February 2026 India-Sri Lanka T20 World Cup October 2027 South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia ODI World Cup October 2028 Australia–New Zealand T20 World Cup October 2029 India Champions Trophy June 2030 England, Ireland, Scotland T20 World Cup October 2031 India and Bangladesh ODI World Cup Asia Cup Tournament: Year Place Tournament December 2025 India T20 Asia Cup September 2027 Bangladesh One Day Asia Cup World Test Championship: Year Place Tournament June 2025 England WTC Finals June 2027 not decided WTC Finals June 2029 not decided WTC Finals June 2031 not decided WTC Finals Olympic and Asian Games cricket tournaments: Year Place Tournament 2026 Japan asian games cricket 2028 America Olympic Cricket 2030 Queue asian games cricket
“He should play whatever T20 cricket there is”- Ravi Shastri gives important advice to Hardik Pandya to improve his fitness
Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has advised Hardik Pandya to improve his fitness. He has asked Pandya to focus especially on bowling fitness. 30-year-old Hardik has had to struggle with injuries many times in his 8-year career. Last year, Hardik had to be out of the ODI World Cup midway due to an ankle injury. At the same time, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar also cited Hardik’s fitness as the reason behind removing him from the T20 captaincy. In a conversation with ICC, Ravi Shastri has advised Hardik Pandya that he should play as many T20s as possible to make a comeback in the ODI team. Shastri said, “In my opinion, it is very important that he continues to play. I believe that match fitness is important. So he should play as much T20 cricket as possible. And if he is fit and feeling better, then he should also come in the ODI team.” Meanwhile, Shastri also stressed on Pandya bowling his full quota of overs in ODI cricket. He said, “If you have a player who is bowling only 3-4 overs instead of 10 overs in ODIs, it disturbs the balance of the team. If you bowl 7-8 overs in most of the matches and the way Pandya bats, it becomes a bonus for the team.” Hardik was sidelined from Test cricket in 2018 due to a back injury. He recovered without surgery and was included in the 2019 ODI World Cup squad, but the injury resurfaced later that year and he had to undergo surgery that year. He later returned to the field in 2021, but was included in the T20 World Cup squad only as a batsman, which cost the Indian team dearly. More recently, Hardik suffered an ankle injury during India’s fourth game in the ODI World Cup last year, which kept him away from cricket for a long time. He then returned as captain in IPL 2024 but his performance this season was very poor. He made a brilliant comeback in the T20 World Cup last month with a brilliant all-round performance, including the final match, where he dismissed the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen and then David Miller in the death overs to guide the team to victory.
“This is the template we want to play with”- Suryakumar explains India’s approach in the T20 format
India’s newly appointed T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav stressed the importance of maintaining a positive mindset and fearless approach after his team’s consecutive victories against Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Suryakumar has performed brilliantly with the bat on both days. The Indian team started the T20 series with a 43-run win on Saturday. They then won the second T20I by seven wickets at Pallekele on Sunday. Meanwhile, in the press conference after the match, Surya talked about the team’s future strategy in the shortest format and how Team India will approach the format in the upcoming matches. This is the ‘template’ we want to move forward with – Suryakumar Yadav Suryakumar Yadav said after the match, “We talked about what kind of cricket we want to play before the start of the tournament. This is the ‘template’ we want to move forward with.” He further said, “A score of less than 160 would have been good in bad weather. The rain helped us. The way the boys batted was fantastic.” Now the result of the last match of the series will not matter, so when Suryakumar was asked if there is a possibility of some players from the ‘reserve bench’ getting a chance, he said, “We will sit and decide. I am very happy for the boys. They performed very well in difficult circumstances.” India’s googly specialist Ravi Bishnoi was happy that his ‘wrong on’ ball is proving to be effective for him. Ravi Bishnoi, who became the player of the match in the second T20 against Sri Lanka, said after the match, “The pitch was a little different from yesterday. Today in the first innings it helped the spinners. I stuck to my plan. I like to bowl the ‘wrong on’ ball. It is a good responsibility because it means that the captain and management trust me.”
Arshdeep Singh may get a chance to play in Border-Gavaskar, BCCI is preparing a special plan
The Indian selectors are considering picking left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh in the Test squad, although he has only played for India in the limited-overs format so far. He impressed everyone during India’s T20 World Cup win and there are talks that he could be included in the Test squad for the Australia tour later this year. The Punjab and Punjab Kings fast bowler was the highest wicket-taker in the recent tournament along with Afghanistan fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi. Both the bowlers took 17-17 wickets in that tournament. Now it is believed that after his brilliant performance in the white ball, he may get promoted to red ball cricket. Arshdeep Singh may get a chance in the upcoming Test series against Australia The selectors are very impressed with Arshdeep’s ability to swing the ball in limited overs cricket, so he can prove to be very effective on the Australia tour. A source told the Times of India, “Arshdeep has performed impressively in white ball cricket for India. He may be asked to play some red ball matches starting with the Duleep Trophy from September 5 to increase his chances of selection for the Australia tour. There is every possibility that he can prove to be a trump card for India along with (Jasprit) Bumrah in Australia.” The source further added that, “In fact, the selectors are keen to have the option of another left-arm pacer at least in the white-ball squad, which is why Khaleel Ahmed toured Zimbabwe and has been selected for both the ODIs and T20Is in Sri Lanka.” Let us tell you, the Indian team will tour Australia at the end of this year. For the first time on this tour, a 5 match Border Gavaskar Test series will be played between India and Australia. Let us tell you, the last two times Team India has been successful in defeating Australia at their home. This time India will be eyeing to defeat the Kangaroos at their home for the third consecutive time.
“Suryakumar Yadav will not play in Champions Trophy 2025”- Aakash Chopra made a big prediction
Suryakumar Yadav has not been able to perform as expected in ODI cricket so far. Suryakumar Yadav and Aakash Chopra. (Image Source: BCCI/X) Suryakumar Yadav, one of the world’s most dangerous batsmen in T20 cricket, has not yet been able to perform as expected in ODI cricket. The ICC Champions Trophy is to be held in February and March next year. The Champions Trophy will be played in ODI format. Former Indian cricketer and famous commentator Aakash Chopra has made a big prediction about Suryakumar Yadav. Chopra believes that T20 batsman Suryakumar Yadav will not play in the Champions Trophy because he is not fitting into the ODI team. Let us tell you that BCCI has recently appointed Suryakumar as the captain of the Indian T20 team. He beat Hardik Pandya in the race for captaincy. However, Surya did not get a place in the ODI squad against Sri Lanka. Aakash Chopra made a big prediction about Suryakumar Yadav When Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar was asked about this in the press conference, he said in clear words that Surya will remain a part of the T20 setup for now. Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “Suryakumar Yadav was part of the team that reached the ODI World Cup 2023 final. He was also in the team that played the T20 World Cup 2024 final. He took a wonderful catch of David Miller. However, Surya is no longer a part of the ODI team. In such a situation, when questions were asked about Surya, it was said that he is a great and special player but will be seen playing only in T20 Internationals. His name was not considered in ODIs. If his name is not being discussed and the Champions Trophy is about to come. So you can assume that Suryakumar will not be seen in the Champions Trophy. The former cricketer said that Shubman Gill is sure to play in the Champions Trophy. Chopra said, “Gill will be seen in the Champions Trophy. He (Agkar) said that Gill is a player of all three formats. Gautam Gambhir (head coach) also believes that if a player of all three formats is found then there is nothing wrong. Gill’s captaincy has also been seen. Whatever captaincy he has done, it has been liked. Therefore, he has also been made the vice-captain.
The highest run scorer in T20I against Sri Lanka will not play in the Indian series, know why?
The first T20 match between India and Sri Lanka will be played on July 27 Team India (Image Credit- Twitter X) Team India is ready to tour Sri Lanka from July 27. A three-match ODI series will be played along with a three-match T20 series on this tour. Team India has already been announced for the white ball series against Sri Lanka. Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed the captain of the T20I team, while Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team in the ODI series. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20 Internationals after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Therefore, both will not be seen playing in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. But both these batsmen are included in the list of highest run scorers in T20I against Sri Lanka. While Rohit Sharma has scored 411 runs in 19 matches and is in first place, Shikhar Dhawan is at number two, who has scored 375 runs in 12 matches. Virat Kohli is in third place with 339 runs in 8 matches. KL Rahul (301) and Shreyas Iyer (296) are in fourth and fifth positions respectively. However, interestingly, none of these batsmen will be available for the upcoming T20 series against Sri Lanka. Most runs in T20Is against Sri Lanka (Most runs for India against SL in T20Is) 411 – Rohit Sharma (19 Matches/17 Innings) 375 – Shikhar Dhawan (12 Matches/11 Innings) 339 – Virat Kohli (8 Matches/7 Innings) 301 – KL Rahul (9 Matches/8 Innings) 296 – Shreyas Iyer (9 Matches/8 Innings) Here is the complete schedule of India-Sri Lanka series 1st T20, July 27, Pallekele 2nd T20, July 28, Pallekele 3rd T20, July 30, Pallekele 1st ODI, 2 August, Colombo 2nd ODI, 4 August, Colombo 3rd ODI, 7 August, Colombo Indian team for T20 series – Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Mohammed Siraj. Indian team for ODI series – Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed and Harshit Rana.
We can play Champions Trophy even without India: Hasan Ali gave a shocking statement
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will begin from February 19 in Karachi and the final match will be played on March 9 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Virat Kohli and Hasan Ali. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played in the month of February. This important tournament will be held in Pakistan. A total of 8 teams will clash in this great tournament. Let us tell you, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will start from February 19 in Karachi and its final match will be played on March 9 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. A total of three venues have been shortlisted for this tournament. However, it is also expected that this competition will be hosted in a country other than Pakistan. This is because India will not tour Pakistan to play in the Champions Trophy 2025. So far, no statement has come from the Board of Control for Cricket in India regarding this, but there may be a change in the venue of the Champions Trophy 2025. In this, Sri Lanka or UAE can be included in the backup venue. Pakistan’s veteran fast bowler Hasan Ali has put forth his view on this. According to Hasan Ali, if India does not tour Pakistan for the Champion Trophy 2025, then this event should be organized without them. Hasan Ali said on Sama TV, ‘If we are going to India and playing, then they should also come to Pakistan. Many people have said this many times that sports should not be linked to politics. But if you look at it from a different perspective, many Indian players have said in interviews that they also want to play in Pakistan. This does not mean that the team does not want to come there. All the players want this but politics, country and board are not allowing this to happen.’ If India doesn’t want to come then we should play the Champions Trophy without them: Hasan Ali Hasan Ali further said, ‘Like our Pakistan Cricket Board president has said that if the Champions Trophy is to be held in Pakistan, it will be held here only. Apart from Pakistan, no other country should host this tournament. If India does not want to come, then we will have to play without them. Cricket should be played in Pakistan only and if India does not want to participate here, it does not mean that cricket is completely over. There are other teams apart from India.’ Let us tell you, India last visited Pakistan in 2008. Asia Cup 2023 was to be held in Pakistan but India refused to travel here. However, after this the tournament was played under the hybrid model. India played all its matches in Sri Lanka and won the tournament. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in…
There is very little hope that India will agree to play in Pakistan to participate in the Champions Trophy 2025: Khalid Mahmood
Khalid Mahmood said that if this happens then Pakistan Cricket Board will lose a lot of money. India vs Pakistan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Pakistan Cricket Board chief Khalid Mahmood believes that India will hardly send its team to his country Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Let us tell you, for some time now, India has completely refused to tour Pakistan due to political reasons. Khalid Mahmood believes that the ICC will definitely listen to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and other Asian teams like Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will also not tour Pakistan for the Champion Trophy 2025 if India refuses to come here. He said that if this happens, the Pakistan Cricket Board will lose a lot of money. According to Cricket Pakistan, Khalid Mahmood said, “There is very little hope that India will agree to play in Pakistan. India is the richest cricket board. If they do not send their team to Pakistan, then I do not think Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will also tour here.” Khalid Mahmood gave important advice to Pakistan Cricket Board Khalid Mahmood further said, ‘At this stage, the only thing you can do is to bring the rest of the boards to your side. The ICC will not ignore India’s demands and if this happens, it will not be right for Pakistan to make tit-for-tat plans. If India says that it will play matches outside Pakistan, then ICC events will not be hosted in their country. Due to this, the Pakistan Cricket Board may also have to face a lot of problems.’ For a long time, it has been seen that India has not participated in any of the matches of ICC events held in Pakistan and has appealed for another venue for its matches. So far it can be said that all the matches of Champions Trophy 2025 will be played in Pakistan only, but India has also agreed to the fact that they will not go to Pakistan to play the matches of Champions Trophy. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
