“I will be very surprised if he does not score runs in BGT”- Ganguly said on Virat’s poor form.
I will be surprised if Virat does not score runs in Australia- Sourav Ganguly Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter) In the last few years, the performance of Team India’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli in Test cricket has not been that good. His form remains a matter of tension for Team India. India has to play the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia from 22nd November and if India has to perform well in this series, it is very important for Virat to be in form. Virat’s performance in Australia so far has been excellent and it is expected that in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Virat will regain his lost form in Test cricket. Earlier in the three-day intra squad match, Virat had come out to bat twice on the first day and now he will be desperate to score runs in this series. Sourav Ganguly Sourav Ganguly gave a big statement on Virat Kohli’s form Former Team India cricketer and BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly has said that he will be very surprised if Virat is not able to score runs in this Test series. In an interview given to RevSports, when Sourav Ganguly was asked about Virat Kohli’s form, he said, ‘He is a champion player, his ODI figures are better, his 2014 series was dangerous, his record in Australia has been strong. . He has about 6 test centuries in Australia. We have to admit that he is not getting younger with time. The game is different at the age of 28-29, 30 and it is different at the age of 36-37. But he will be ready for this series, he knows he has been successful here, his game is still great and there is no doubt about that and the most important thing is that he will be playing on good pitches. The wicket will be fast, there will be pace on it, there will be bounce, there will be seam movement with the Kookaburra ball. So this will be a good series for him and I will be very surprised if this series is not good for him. Five Test matches is a lot, I think this series will be very good for him.
Team India’s clean sweep for the second time within 15 days, Team India’s poor form continues before BGT.
In the second unofficial test, Australia defeated India by six wickets. IND A vs AUS A (Photo Source: India A team is currently on Australia tour before the start of Border-Gavaskar series. A two-match unofficial test series was played between the two teams. In the second Test, Australia A won by 6 wickets against Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India A. With this, the hosts whitewashed India A 2-0. India faced a clean sweep for the second time in the last 15 days. Earlier, New Zealand defeated India 3-0 in the Test series in India. Team India had to face defeat by 7 wickets in the first unofficial test. India A had set a target of 168 runs to win against the Kangaroos in the second test, this score was achieved by Australia A by losing only 4 wickets. The hero of the second innings for Australia A was Sam Konstas who played a brilliant inning of 73* runs. IND A vs AUS A Highlights: Indian bowlers could not take wickets after a good start in the second innings. Team India got a great start by defending the target of 168. Prasidh Krishna gave two successes to India by dismissing Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft in the very first over of the innings. After this, Mukesh Kumar bowled Australian captain Nathan McSweeney and Tanush Kotian brought India back into the match by bowling Oliver Davis. However, after this the Indian bowlers could not take even a single wicket. Earlier, after losing the toss and coming to bat first, Team India had scored 161 runs in its first innings. Dhruv Jurel had also scored a half-century in the first innings and played a brilliant inning of 80 runs. In response to this score of India A, Australia A scored 223 runs and took a lead of 62 runs. India’s second innings ended at 229 runs. Dhruv Jurel managed to leave his mark in the second innings also and played a brilliant inning of 68 runs. Apart from them, Tanush Kotian added 44, Nitish Reddy added 36 and Prasidh Krishna added important 29 runs. Corey Rocchioli was Australia’s most successful bowler with 4 wickets.
‘I haven’t seen Virat like him since the 2018 series’, Marnus Labuschagne on Kohli’s poor form
To reach the WTC final, Team India will have to win the BGT series 4-0. Marnus Labuschagne and Virat Kohli Virat Kohli is performing poorly with the bat at the moment. He is struggling to score runs continuously. He has not scored a century in Tests since the West Indies tour in 2023. Even in the recent Bangladesh and New Zealand series, he could not do anything special. He could score only 93 runs in the three-Test series against New Zealand. In the New Zealand series, all the Indian batsmen were seen struggling against spin. Kohli was also struggling to counter the spin. Indian veterans have also given him suggestions and advice on his poor batting. Meanwhile, Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne recalled Kohli’s performance in 2018. He also said that the batsmen are missing the same performance. Labuschagne told Star Sports, my first memory of Virat from a sporting perspective was probably the 2018 series. He was the captain at that time and I think he was very intense. When I watched the series, it was a very intense series. I probably haven’t seen Virat like that after that series. He has been doing well for a long time, but this is my first memory. BGT will have to win 4-0 to reach WTC finals It is noteworthy that after the defeat at the hands of New Zealand on home soil, the Indian team is going to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. India has never lost a BGT series since 2016–17. They have won the series on both occasions since 2016. The BGT 2024-25 series is very important for India, because to reach the World Test Championship final, Team India will have to win this series 4-0. That means it is very important to win at least 4 out of five matches. Currently, Australia is on top in the WTC points table followed by India at second place.
“He should play domestic cricket” – DK gave important advice to Virat who was struggling with poor form.
Dinesh Karthik And Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Twitter) Virat Kohli has not been able to give his best performance in the longest format of the game for some time. His last Test century came in 2023. In the last five years, he has scored only two centuries, which is very low by his standards. After India lost its first Test series on home soil against New Zealand last week, 35-year-old Virat’s performance has also come under question. Seeing this disappointing performance of Virat Kohli, former cricketer Dinesh Karthik has advised him to play domestic cricket. Karthik believes that Kohli is a player who likes challenge. Now in the Test series against New Zealand, he is seen struggling to score runs against the spinners. However, Karthik is confident that Virat will soon give a befitting reply to his critics. Dinesh Karthik gave important advice to Virat Kohli to get back in form. Speaking to Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik said, “It has not been easy for Virat Kohli, this series has not been good for him, he has disappointed in three out of four innings. This is obviously a match where the spinners have troubled him, and I think he’ll figure out what he needs to do to get stronger. He is a man who is searching for answers. When you reach that level of talent and super stardom, you are given challenges and here is another challenge. India like to play on spin-friendly pitches, what is their gameplan?” He further said, “We all know what he is capable of, but this series was not for him. As fans are saying, he hasn’t done this in a long time and we can’t run away from it. We don’t want to hide it because we want to be objective in assessing any player, his performance. At present, Virat Kohli’s Test record in the last 2-3 years has not been good against spin.
‘No more Bazball’ Mohammad Rizwan taunting England’s poor batting in the Rawalpindi test match
England’s first innings was reduced to just 267 runs. Pakistan vs England, 3rd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) PAK vs ENG 3rd Test: The third and last match of the ongoing Test series between Pakistan and England has started today, Thursday, October 24, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. So on this day of the game, England’s first innings batting, which batted first, has collapsed like a house of cards. On the other hand, after the collapse of England’s batting in the match, Pakistani wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan was seen taunting the English team in his own style. Let us tell you that after England fell by three wickets, when Harry Brook, who scored a triple century in the series, came to bat, one ball remained so low, and he had to suddenly bring the bat down to defend the ball. During this, Rizwan sledged Brook from behind the wicket and said – No more Bazball. Watch this video of Mohammad Rizwan Rizwan on stump mic “No more Bazball” ??? pic.twitter.com/FvCSlOctPz — Talha🌹🍉 (@tal_h_a) October 24, 2024 England’s first innings was limited to 267 runs On the other hand, if we tell you about the match in detail, England won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be completely wrong for them. Let us tell you that in front of Pakistani spin bowling, England’s first innings was all out for 267 runs in 68.2 overs. For England, only wicketkeeper Jamie Smith could score 89 runs and Ben Duckett could score half-centuries of 52 runs. Apart from this, no other player could play a big innings. So in bowling, Sajid Khan took 6 wickets and Nauman Ali took 3 wickets for Pakistan. Apart from this, Zahid Mahmood got 1 success. So till the time of writing this news, Pakistan has scored 72 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the first innings after 22 overs. Currently, Saud Shakeel is batting at the crease with 16* and Shan Masood scoring 15* runs. Abdullah Shafiq is out after scoring 14 runs, Sam Ayub 19 and Kamran Ghulam 3 runs. So far, Jack Leach, Gus Atkinson and Shoaib Bashir have got 1-1 success from England.
Prithvi Shaw dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji team, got this punishment due to poor fitness
28-year-old left arm spinner Akhil Herwadkar has been brought in place of Prithvi Shaw. Prithvi Shaw (Image Credit- Instagram) Mumbai cricket team has played two matches so far in the current Ranji Trophy season, out of which they have won only one and lost one match. Mumbai has to play its next match against Tripura at MBB Stadium in Agartala from 26 to 29 October. The squad has been announced for this match. Mumbai has not kept star opener Prithvi Shaw in that squad. Akhil Herwadkar has been selected in the Ranji Trophy match in place of Prithvi Shaw in the Mumbai team, he has played 41 matches so far in his career. Another change was seen in the team announced on Monday 21st October in the form of Tanush Kotian. Kotian has been released from the team as he has been selected in the India A team to tour Australia. Tanush Kotian has been replaced by 28-year-old left-arm spinner Karsh Kothari. The media release of Mumbai Cricket Association i.e. MCA has not given any information as to why Prithvi Shaw has been dropped from the team, but reports have claimed that there is a fitness problem with him. Prithvi Shaw has said in an Insta story that he is taking a break, but the truth is something else. For this reason Prithvi Shaw was dropped from Mumbai team According to the report of Cricbuzz, the Mumbai team selectors and people associated with the team management believe that Shaw is overweight. It has also been found that he does not take the net practice sessions seriously and attends them irregularly. At the same time, other Indian players in the team like Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur and even captain Ajinkya Rahane are regular in their practice sessions. But Prithvi Shaw has been continuously skipping practice sessions. He leaves two seasons after one season. According to a senior MCA source, the selectors and the team management, including the captain and coach, were unanimous in their decision to keep Shaw out of the team.
Shoaib Akhtar is upset with the continuous poor performance of Pakistan team, gave a big statement after the defeat against England in the first test.
In the first test, England players performed brilliantly and won the match by an innings and 47 runs. Shoaib Akhtar (Photo Source: Twitter) The three-match Test series between Pakistan and England has started. The first match of this test series was played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. In the first test, England players performed brilliantly and won the match by an innings and 47 runs. Talking about Pakistan team, they batted very well in the first innings but the team’s bowlers failed to leave their mark in this match due to which a lot of pressure was put on the hosts. Not only this, the batsmen of Pakistan team also performed disappointingly in the second innings. Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has given his side regarding the performance of Pakistan team. He is unhappy with his team’s performance. Let us tell you that despite scoring 556 runs in the first innings, Pakistan had to face defeat in this match. According to Cricket Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar said, ‘You will reap what you sow. In this period I have seen the decline of Pakistan cricket. It’s okay to lose but the game should be close. However, whatever we saw in the last two days, we have given up all hope from the team. England scored more than 800 and also Bangladesh beat you. Fans are saying that Pakistan should withdraw its name from the World Test Championship: Shoaib Akhtar The former player further said, ‘Fans are saying that Pakistan should withdraw its name from the World Test Championship. The ICC must be wondering whether we should send teams to Pakistan to keep the Test level alive? This is really heart breaking. This is very bad news for the cricket fans of Pakistan and also for the upcoming talented players. I would request the PCB to fix this thing as soon as possible. If your management and captain are weak then factionalism is seen there. If the captain is selfish then there is factionalism. Same is the case with coaches who are afraid of the captain. Captains give their views regarding selection and this has been going on since my playing days. Now the second test between Pakistan and England is starting from October 15 at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players
Basit Ali is also upset with the poor performance of the Pakistan team, gave a surprising statement comparing it with Team India
According to Basit Ali, a proper system is in place in India whereas in Pakistan the captain himself does not give the player a chance to progress. Basit Ali and Babar Azam. (Image Source: X) The performance of the Pakistan team has been very poor for some time now. The team has failed to show a good performance in international cricket. Let us tell you that recently Pakistan played a two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Bangladesh won this Test series 2-0. Former player Basit Ali has made a big statement about the performance of the Pakistan team. He has put forward his point of view by comparing Pakistan cricket with Team India. According to Basit Ali, a proper system is in place in India, whereas in Pakistan the captain himself does not give the player a chance to progress. Former player Basit Ali said, ‘Captains like Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly and then MS Dhoni came to India. They took the players forward. A proper system is in place in India. If we talk about Pakistan, here the captain himself does not let the player move forward. The captain is afraid that he might lose his place. There is a lot of difference between the cricket of India and Pakistan and this is the bitter truth.’ It is very important for the Pakistan team to perform well in the Champions Trophy 2025 Let us tell you that the Champions Trophy 2025 is to be played in Pakistan itself. The team’s performance has been very poor in all three formats. Many questions have been raised on Babar Azam’s captaincy while in Test cricket, Shan Masood has also failed to play the role of captain in the best way so far. Before the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan has to play a Test series against England. After this, the team will also be seen playing an ODI series against Australia. Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe in the month of November. The team’s schedule is quite long even before the Champions Trophy 2025. The matches of Champions Trophy 2025 will be hosted in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore. Highest wicket taker in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup- List of captains who have won the most Test matches for India- List of highest wicket takers in Duleep Trophy 2024- List of highest run scorers in Duleep Trophy 2024- List of bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket- IND vs BAN Latest WTC Points Table after the first test- Highest run scorer in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup- These teams have lost in the finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup Against which team has Virat Kohli scored the most Test centuries? Will Hardik Pandya return to Test cricket?
AFG vs NZ: Poor facilities and wet outfield in Greater Noida forced the one-off Test to be called off
Not a single ball could be bowled in this entire Test match and both the teams had to face a lot of problems in all the 5 days. AFG vs NZ (Pic Source-X) The only Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand has been cancelled due to bad weather, wet outfield and poor facilities. Not a single ball could be bowled in this entire Test match and both the teams had to face a lot of problems in all the 5 days. After there was no play for the first four days, all the cricket fans were expecting to see a great match between these two teams on the fifth day, but due to rain, neither the match started nor the toss took place at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in Greater Noida. Let us tell you that, there was rain for a short time on the first day of the only Test, after which it could not be fixed due to poor facilities. The match officials had no other option but to cancel this match. The Afghanistan Cricket Board gave this update today i.e. on 13 September, ‘It is still raining in Greater Noida and due to continuous rain, the fifth and final day’s play between Afghanistan and New Zealand has also been cancelled by the match officials.’ From the very beginning, many questions were raised about the schedule and ground of the Afghanistan Cricket Board. Even before this match, the Afghanistan team has played very few international test matches. Not only this, it was a very disappointing thing for the New Zealand team as well. South Africa now has to play a 3 match ODI series against Afghanistan Now South Africa has to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in the UAE, which starts on September 18. Not only this, the New Zealand team will be seen playing Test series against Sri Lanka and India. The New Zealand team will tour Sri Lanka and the two-match Test series will begin from September 18. After this, they have to play a three-match ODI series against India in the month of October. Players who scored most centuries in Tests between IND vs BAN- List of players who scored most runs in the powerplay of T20I in 2024- Ishan Kishan suddenly entered the Duleep Trophy and then scored a century Players who have won the most “Player of the Match” in WTC- Know how is Virat Kohli’s record in the test against Bangladesh? Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here-
Steve Smith’s opening slot in Australia team in danger due to poor performance, know what coach Andrew McDonald said?
Smith has not been able to impress as an opener in the last four Test matches Steve Smith (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to start between India and Australia. It is worth noting that this time this series is going to start in Australia from 22 November. Along with this, fans are curious to know whether Steve Smith will be seen opening in this series or not? So, recently the team’s head coach Andrew McDonald has made a big statement regarding Smith’s opening batting position in the Australian Test team. McDonald says that he has not yet reached any final decision, but discussions are going on around it. Andrew McDonald gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently while talking to SEN about Steve Smith’s opening slot in the Australia Test team, Andrew McDonald said – This is the question on everyone’s lips. Although we are keeping an eye on it, we have not taken any concrete decision about it. There is a lot of speculation about it. But it is in discussions, I would be lying if I said there are no talks going on. There is a lot of conversation going on about what will happen in Test cricket in terms of the coming summer. McDonald further said- Obviously, if we make a change with Steve Smith, then someone else will have to go for opening batting. We have seen Cameron Green succeed at number four. There are some layers added to taking such decisions, but at the moment nothing is confirmed and decided. On the other hand, if we talk about Smith’s performance as an opener, in the last four matches he has played, he has scored a total of 171 runs at a modest average of 28.50, which is much less than his career average (56.97). He has been handling this role in the Australian team since David Warner retired.