DTVHINDI“This is Australia, this is Perth…”- Australia is preparing a dangerous pitch for the Perth Test match.
Perth Stadium Pitch. (Source – X) India have dominated the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the last few years, with Australia last winning the trophy in 2016-17. Since then, the Border-Gavaskar series has been organized twice in Australia and India has won it both times. The upcoming edition of BGT is scheduled to begin from November 22 with the first Test in Perth and the Indian team has reached Australia for the same. With less than 10 days left for the series to begin, Western Australia Cricket’s chief curator Isaac McDonald mentioned that Perth will be based entirely on pace and bounce. Isaac said the main objective of creating a fast-paced pitch was to replicate last year’s scenes. Australia is preparing a dangerous pitch for the Perth test match Notably, during the West Indies series, Perth’s pitches were under question due to lifeless decks and Isaac provided bounce and fast pace in the subsequent series against Pakistan. Isaac McDonald was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying, “This is Australia, this is Perth… I am preparing the pitch for really good pace, really good bounce and really good carry.” According to a report in The West Australian, the WACA stadium is currently in lockdown, which is reminiscent of the time when the Indian team reached Perth during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Its boundaries were covered with nets and closed to the public and apart from this, even the stadium staff were not allowed to use phones inside. Let us tell you that, India had to play a practice game against the India A team led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, which was already in Australia for a two-match unofficial Test series against Australia A. However, BCCI canceled the practice match after the clean sweep against New Zealand in the home Test series. BCCI does not want Indian players to get injured at the last minute.
IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans preparing to retain Gill and Rashid, Shami will be on leave!
Mohammed Shami unlikely to be retained due to injury concerns Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans has decided to retain one of the biggest names of Indian cricket. Shubman Gill is the first choice in his list, while Rashid Khan is also included in the retention list. Apart from this, the franchise can also retain talented Sai Sudarshan. However, a big news for Gujarat fans will be that star Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami is unlikely to be retained due to his injury concerns. Talking about uncapped players, Gujarat Titans can retain youngsters like Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia. “Shubman, Rashid and Sai will be retained by the franchise,” an IPL source said, according to India Today. Gujarat Titans were seen struggling in IPL 2024 Let us tell you that Shubhman Gill is being seen as the future of Team India and he has captained Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024. However, the team was seen struggling and finished eighth. Interestingly, Gujarat Titans created history by winning the title in their IPL debut season itself. Hardik Pandya led the team at that time. In the next season also the team had reached the finals. Talking about IPL 2025 mega auction, this event can be organized outside India. There are reports that the auction may be organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Let us tell you that this time the total budget of the auction has been increased to Rs 120 crore, which is 20 crore more than the budget of last year’s IPL teams. Apart from this, BCCI has also issued some new guidelines. As per the new IPL retention and rules, a maximum of six players can be retained, which will also include the Right to Match (RTM) card, which was not considered last year.
IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad is preparing to pay 23 crores not to Pat Cummins but to Heinrich Klaasen, know here what is the whole matter
BCCI had announced that before the auction, there will be a slab of Rs 18 crore for the first retention of each franchise. Heinrich Klassen (Pic Source-Twitter) Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 auction, there is a lot of talk about the retention rules of players. Let us tell you that BCCI had announced that before the auction, there will be a slab of Rs 18 crore for the first retention of each franchise. However, now a surprising report is coming out. According to this report, Sunrisers Hyderabad is retaining Heinrich Klaasen for Rs 23 crore. This amount is Rs 5 crore more than the slab limit. According to the report, a franchise can retain a player for longer than the prescribed slab, as long as the total amount of multiple players is equal to or less than INR 75 crore (considering retaining five players). As per the retention rules, an IPL franchise can retain its first capped player for Rs 18 crore, second capped player for Rs 14 crore, third capped player for Rs 11 crore, fourth for Rs 18 crore and fifth for Rs 14 crore. Can keep. In this, the uncapped Indian can be retained for Rs 4 crore. The report also believes that a franchisee can distribute those rupees as per his choice. As per the rules, the retention deduction is of the overall amount rather than the per player fee, irrespective of the amount paid to the 5 players, in this case Rs 75 crore. If the total amount is more than Rs 75 crore then the actual amount will be deducted. If the amount is less than Rs 75 crore then Rs 75 crore will be deducted. All franchisees will have to keep this in mind Even if a franchise retains its designated players for less than Rs 75 crore, a fixed amount will still be deducted. However, the ability to freely distribute money to retained players could prove to be a big boost for the franchise. However, it remains to be seen how different teams use this rule as fans wait to see who are the players retained by the franchises ahead of the auction. Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. 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
Mohsin Naqvi is preparing to replace Jai Shah, may become the next President of ACC
Current PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi may soon become the new President of the Asian Cricket Council. Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi. (Image Source: X) A big update has come out through some media reports. It is being told that Mohsin Naqvi can become the new President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Naqvi, the current President of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), is set to be made the new President of the ACC under the rotation policy. The current President of the ACC is Jay Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The matter of the post of President was discussed in the recent ACC meeting in which Naqvi is in the race to become the next President. A source said, “When the ACC meets later this year, it will confirm that Naqvi will be the next president for a two-year term.” Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah is currently the ACC president and was extended for a year for his third consecutive term in January this year. After Jai Shah, Mohsin Naqvi will become the President of ACC The source said, ‘When Jay Shah steps down, the PCB chief will take over.’ The ACC recently awarded the hosting rights of Asia Cup 2025 to India in which the tournament will be played in T20 format while the 2027 edition will be played in ODI format in Bangladesh. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief is currently a little tense about the Champions Trophy. Pakistan has got the hosting rights of the Champions Trophy, which is to be played in February-March in 2025. There is suspense over whether India will go to Pakistan to participate in the Champions Trophy or not. The BCCI may once again demand a hybrid model from the ICC, which was done during the Asia Cup. However, this time the Pakistan Cricket Board does not seem to be ready for any kind of compromise. A message has even come from the Pakistan Cricket Board that if India does not come, then they will organize the Champions Trophy without India.
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.
Looking at what happened in Cape Town, India will not shy away from preparing spin-friendly pitches – Kevin Pietersen
Meanwhile, Pietersen also expressed his concerns about England’s spin options. Jack Leach, with 35 Test match experience, is the most senior spinner in the team, while Rehan Ahmed played only one match. On the other hand, Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley have not yet debuted for the English team. India will not be shy at all in preparing spin friendly pitch – Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen, in his column for The Times, said that the question is, will England be able to perform well with the spinners they have? This will be the thing that decides the series. It’s going to rotate. I actually played in Vizag (Visakhapatnam) recently. It was a T-20 match, there also the ball spun and bounced! “Looking at what happened in Cape Town last week, they won’t be shy about preparing spin-friendly pitches.” In the baseball era, Kevin Pietersen explained the art of defending the ball. He believes that cricketers need to spend time defending in the nets as this will give them the confidence to attack later. He assured that playing defense is not a negative thing as it can help cricketers get settled at the crease sooner. Also read: Yashasvi Jaiswal will now cement his place in the test format
India should focus on preparing a new captain after Rohit Sharma in 2024- Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan (Photo Source: Twitter) Team India’s former star all-rounder Irfan Pathan said that India should focus on preparing a new captain after Rohit Sharma in 2024. Rohit, who led the team in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final, is currently captaining the team in the ongoing Test series against South Africa. Let us tell you that for some time now there was speculation that he would not continue to lead the team. He can also captain Team India in the upcoming T-20 World Cup 2024. Pathan believes that there could be a lot of changes in 2024 and India should prepare two or more players who can replace Rohit. The 39-year-old player further talked about Virat Kohli’s captaincy skills and his contribution to the team. Team India now needs two-three captains- Irfan Pathan Speaking on Star Sports, Irfan Pathan said, “A lot of changes are likely to happen in 2024. So if we prepare two or three captains, we will not have much problem. The focus should also be on which captain you will groom. The Indian team performed surprisingly well in the five matches. Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, he reached the number 1 ranking in Test cricket. His fitness was excellent. He performed well in every match and made the team perform brilliantly in every match. Rohit Sharma also made the team perform amazingly. Saw in the World Cup and he won the Asia Cup but who after Rohit Sharma?” Irfan further said that this year India will also have to focus on building a good fast bowling unit. Cricketer-turned-commentator Pathan said India do not have a potential backup in the ongoing Test series, and pointed out how Mohammed Shami’s absence in the opening match affected Team India. He said that, if Jasprit Bumrah gets injured then India will be in trouble.
