DTVHINDINitish Kumar Reddy is a surprise: Anil Kumble gave a big statement regarding the selection of young all-rounder in BGT 2024.
According to Kumble, Nitish Kumar Reddy has performed very well in white ball cricket and that is why he has got a place in Team India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024. Nitish Kumar Reddy (Pic Source-X) The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced Team India for the five-match Test series against Australia on October 25. Young all-rounder Nitish Kumar has also been included in Team India. Let us tell you that Nitish Kumar had performed brilliantly in the Indian Premier League 2024 and won the hearts of all the fans. Former Indian captain Anil Kumble has given his stand regarding the selection of Nitish Kumar Reddy. According to Anil Kumble, Nitish Kumar Reddy has performed very well in white ball cricket and that is why he has got a place in Team India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024. Talking on GeoCinema, Anil Kumble said, ‘Nitish Kumar Reddy is a surprise. He has not played much first class cricket and it would not be right to write anything about his statistics. He is a talented player. Nitish Reddy also bowls brilliantly and is a strong batsman too. He has always performed brilliantly under pressure in white ball cricket. This is the reason why he has got a place in the Indian Test team for the first time. Simon Doull also presented his side regarding Nitish Kumar Reddy Shardul Thakur also played an important role in Team India’s tour of Australia in 2020-21 by performing well. He scored a brilliant half-century in the first innings of the final Test played at Gabba and also took 7 wickets, due to which Team India won the series 2-1. According to former New Zealand player Simon Doull, Team India is looking at Nitish Kumar Reddy like Shardul Thakur. He said, ‘The team is looking at Nitish Kumar Reddy like Shardul Thakur. He wants the young players to perform similarly. When you go to Australia, you want a player who can bowl 10 to 15 overs in a day and bat at number 7 or 8. This will be a bonus for the team. I am very happy with the selection of the team. List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- 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.
IND vs NZ: Sunil Gavaskar’s tremendous U-turn..! First got angry on Washington Sundar’s selection, now started praising
Former veteran player Sunil Gavaskar had strongly criticized the decision to make three changes in Team India in the second Test. Washington Sundar & Sunil Gavaskar (Photo Source: The second match of the Test series between India and New Zealand is being played in Pune. After losing by 8 wickets in the first test, Team India made three major changes. Shubman Gill returned and Washington Sundar, Akash Deep were also included in the playing 11. Former Indian veteran player Sunil Gavaskar had strongly criticized the decision of the team management. Gavaskar had said after the toss that, for the second Test against New Zealand, India might have nervously included Washington Sundar in place of Kuldeep Yadav in the playing eleven. The veteran also said that no team makes three changes unless there is an injury concern. But now, seeing Washington Sundar’s performance against New Zealand, Sunil Gavaskar has taken a U-turn and is praising the young bowler a lot. What an inspiring selection – Sunil Gavaskar said about Sundar Washington Sundar took seven wickets for 59 runs in 23.1 overs in the first innings against New Zealand. He took the wickets of Rachin Ravindra (65), Tom Blundell (3), Daryl Mitchell (18), Glenn Phillips (9), Tim Southee (5), Ajaz Patel (4) and Mitchell Santner (33). Commenting on Sundar’s brilliant bowling on the first day of the game, Sunil Gavaskar said, “What an inspired choice. He has been selected in the playing-11 because he can bat a little and bowl a little.” Washington Sundar has taken three wickets so far in the second innings Washington Sundar has maintained his excellent form in the second innings against New Zealand. He has so far sent three batsmen to the pavilion. Sundar first dealt the first blow to New Zealand’s score of 36 by dismissing Devon Conway (17) in the 10th over. After this he dismissed Rachin Ravindra (9) and Daryl Mitchell (18) cheaply.
“Common Sense Selection”- Sanjay Manjrekar supported 3 changes of Rohit Sharma
Team India made three changes in the playing XI in the Pune test match. Sanjay Manjrekar and Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter The second match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. In this match, Rohit Sharma has made three changes in his playing XI. After seeing these changes, many cricket experts including fans are surprised. Rohit left out KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav and gave opportunity to Shubman Gill, Akash Deep and Washington Sundar. Let us tell you that in batting, KL Rahul has been dropped, while in bowling, a spinner and a pacer have been swapped. Shubman Gill has returned in place of KL Rahul. Gill did not play in Bengaluru due to injury. At the same time, Sarfaraz got a chance in his place and he scored 150 runs. In such a situation, KL Rahul was dropped while keeping Sarfaraz Khan intact. Apart from this, fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has been rested and Akash Deep has got a chance in his place. At the same time, among the spinners, Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav was dropped and in his place off-spinner Washington Sundar has been included in the playing eleven. Sundar can contribute with bowling as well as batting. Sanjay Manjrekar seemed happy with these changes. Sanjay Manjrekar seemed happy with these changes. “Common sense selection,” he posted on X. The in-form fast bowler was included. When the pitch is giving a lot, you don’t need an artist bowler like Kuldeep, a tall, fast-bowling finger spinner can also do the trick.” Common sense selection. In-form seamer in. When pitch is offering a lot, you don’t need an artiste like Kuldeep, a tall, quick, finger spinner will do.#INDvNZ — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 24, 2024 IND vz NZ: Playing XI of both teams for the second test match India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah. New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke.
PAK vs ENG: Babar Azam may be out of the second test, new selection committee has taken the decision
Babar Azam (Photo Source: If media reports are to be believed, after Pakistan’s embarrassing defeat to England in the first Test in Multan, former captain Babar Azam may be dropped from the team. Babar has been going through a poor form in all formats for the last few months. He scored only 30 and 5 runs in both the innings against England on a batting-friendly pitch in the first Test, after which he is in danger of being dropped from the team. Hours after Pakistan’s defeat in the Multan Test, the Pakistan Cricket Board formed a new selection committee, which has reportedly decided to drop Babar from the second Test squad. Babar Azam has not been able to score even a half-century in Test cricket for a long time. Babar Azam left the captaincy of all three formats after the World Cup 2023. After this Shan Masood was made the captain. Babar Azam may be dropped from the second test match According to the report of ESPN Cricinfo, the exclusion of Babar Azam has been recommended by the new selection committee, whose first meeting was held in Lahore a few hours after Pakistan’s crushing defeat in the Multan Test match. After this meeting, such reports have also come out that Shan Masood may be forced to leave the Test captaincy after this series or the Pakistan Cricket Board may remove him from the captaincy. Talking about Babar Azam, he has not been able to score even a half-century in Test cricket in 17 innings. The last time he played an innings of 50 or more runs in Test cricket was in December 2022. His average in Test cricket is also continuously falling. At one time his test average was more than 50, but now it has come down to 43.92. Even in the rankings, he is out of the top 10. At the same time, under the captaincy of Shan Masood, Pakistan team has not been able to win even a test match yet. He has captained the team in 6 test matches so far and the team has lost in every match.
After the selection of the Pakistani team for the first Test against England, Ahmed Shahzad asked sharp questions to PCB
England will soon tour Pakistan for a three-match Test series Ahmed Shehzad (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the 15-member Pakistan team for the first match of the upcoming three-match Test series against England. After the selection of this team, experienced cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has been seen criticizing the PCB fiercely. Let us tell you that for the first match against England in Multan, PCB has not selected Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Ali in the team, who were part of the Pakistani team in the two-match home Test series against Bangladesh. However, during this time they did not get a chance to play, but when the team was selected against England, their selection was ignored. So now Shahzad has slammed the selectors and accused them of personal bias. Amidst the news of Aamir Jamal and Shaheen Afridi’s injuries, Shahzad is very surprised to see Mohammad Ali not being selected. Ahmed Shahzad gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the selection of the Pakistani team for the first Test against England, Ahmed Shahzad has posted a video on his official X account. In this video, Shahzad said- Kamran Ghulam has been ignored once again. I don’t understand, Khurram Shahzad is injured and Aamer Jamal is also not fully fit. Shaheen Shah Afridi is also not fully fit, yet you did not include Mohammad Ali, I don’t understand what options they have in this. Shahzad further said- How do you justify not selecting Kamran Ghulam and Sahibzada Farhan in the team? What sin did they commit? Is it because they bat in the same position where Babar bats? When Yousuf was the coach, he left everything to two-three players. Yousuf is now the selector and this is the team he is selecting. Give me a logic why Kamran Ghulam was left out? Pakistan team for the first test match against England Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
This veteran who played only 18 international matches got an important responsibility, got entry in the Indian men’s selection committee
Ajay Ratra will replace Salil Ankola in this committee. Ajay Ratra. (Photo Source: Instagram) The Cricket Advisory Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has today, on 3 September, selected Ajay Ratra as the new member of the men’s selection committee. Ajay Ratra will replace Salil Ankola in this committee. Let us tell you, the head of the men’s selection committee is Ajit Agarkar. Ajay Ratra is a former wicketkeeper batsman of the Indian team and has a lot of experience in domestic and international cricket. Let us tell you that Ajay Ratra has played six Test matches for India in international cricket in which he has scored 163 runs at an average of 18.11 and a strike rate of 30.58. His highest individual score in Tests has been 115 runs. Not only this, Ajay Ratra has scored 90 runs in 12 ODIs at an average of 12.11 and a strike rate of 70.87. Ajay Ratra has scored almost 4000 runs in 90 first class matches and has made more than 240 dismissals. Ajay Ratra has also served as the head coach of Assam, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Not only this, Ratra was also a part of the coaching staff of the Indian team in the ODI series played against South Africa in 2023. He also has a lot of coaching experience and now he will be seen carrying out an important responsibility. There are many young players who have been coached by Ajay Ratra. The performance of these players under his coaching has been high level. Let us tell you, Ajay Ratra’s international career ended at the age of just 20. NEWS – Ajay Ratra appointed member of Men’s Selection Committee. Mr Ratra will replace Mr Salil Ankola in the Committee. More details- — BCCI (@BCCI) September 3, 2024 Ajay Ratra will be seen playing an important role Talking about the Indian team, they recently played a three-match T20 and three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. The team’s performance was very poor in the three-match ODI series and they had to face a 2-0 defeat against Sri Lanka. However, now India has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh and apart from this, a T20 series will also be played between these two teams. It is very important for the Indian men’s selection committee to take many important decisions for the upcoming series. Players with most centuries while chasing a score of 300+ in ODIs Virat Kohli will never be able to achieve these 3 records in his career These legendary cricketers have played only one IPL match “I will make RCB the champion for the first time…”- Priyansh Arya made a big claim List of captains who have won the toss the most number of times in Test cricket- Know who is Rishabh Pant’s girlfriend Isha Negi? Babar Azam’s bat is rusty, Shan Masood will be thrown out of the playing XI Batsmen who have scored the most centuries in Tests for England- Bowlers with most five-wicket hauls for India in WTC- These…
“I have earned the place, not that…” Devdutt Padikkal’s strong interview goes viral before Test team selection
Devdutt Padikal will represent Team D in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which will begin from September 5. Devdutt Padikkal (Image Credit- Twitter X) Bangladesh and New Zealand will be touring India in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Team India’s young batsman Devdutt Padikkal feels that he has cemented his place in the Test team. In fact, Padikkal made his Test debut in the fifth and final match of the series against England in Dharamsala in March this year due to a brilliant domestic season. He scored 65 runs off 103 balls in the first innings and India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs. Speaking to news agency PTI, the 24-year-old recalled his first Test innings and explained why he felt he was ready for the big challenge. Padikkal said, “Honestly, before going into that match (against England), I felt ready. I felt I had earned that spot. Obviously, I played a lot of domestic cricket that year and I had scored a lot of runs in Ranji Trophy as well.” “So, once you score runs, you get confidence. And obviously, scoring 50 (on Test debut) gave me even more confidence.” The Karnataka batsman had a stellar 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season, scoring 556 runs in four matches at an average of over 93, including three centuries. Talking about his innings in his debut Test against England in Dharamsala, Padikkal smashed 10 fours and a six before being bowled by off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. “I still have a lot to learn” – Devdutt Padikkal wants to keep improving Padikal will represent Team D in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which begins on September 5. The left-hander said he is keen to learn and improve to take his game to a higher level. “It is important that I keep improving. Obviously, Test cricket keeps challenging you. It is a tough format to play. So, I just have to focus on things where I can improve. There is a lot for me to learn. So, I am continuing to work on the things I need to improve.”
‘This third class selection committee should be ashamed’ this former Pakistani player lashed out at Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis has recently been appointed as the Chief Advisor of PCB. Waqar Younis. (Photo Source: Instagram) Pakistan is going to host the Bangladesh cricket team in a two-match Test series from August 21. Let us tell you that the first match of this series will be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. However, now the news is coming that all-rounder Kamran Ghulam and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed, who were included in the team for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, have been dropped. On the other hand, former Pakistani fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed has expressed his anger on Waqar Younis, who has recently been appointed as the team’s chief advisor. It is worth noting that Kamran Ghulam has played only one ODI match for the Pakistan cricket team so far, but Abrar Ahmed being dropped from the team was the most shocking. Because Ahmed has taken a total of 38 wickets in the 6 Test matches he has played at an average of 31.07. Along with this, he has also taken five-wicket hauls twice during this period. Tanvir Ahmed got furious on Waqar Younis Let us tell you that on the exclusion of Kamran Akmal and Abrar Ahmed from the Test series against Bangladesh, Tanvir Ahmed wrote through a post on his official X account – Have you all seen? Waqar Younis and the selection committee have removed Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam from the Test matches against Bangladesh. It is okay that they are out, but the issue is that Waqar Younis will ruin Pakistan’s cricket. Ahmed further said- This third class selection committee should be ashamed of itself for dropping Abrar and Kamran Ghulam from the team. Where is this Waqar Younis who keeps presenting himself as a big legend? I don’t understand how these two have been dropped.
Shreyas Iyer’s litmus test will be before Bangladesh series, selection will be done after playing in this tournament
Shreyas Iyer (Image Credit- Twitter X) Shreyas Iyer is set to play in the Buchi Babu tournament ahead of the Test series between India and Bangladesh. The news was confirmed by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday, August 13. The right-handed batsman will be seen playing for Mumbai against Jammu and Kashmir. Shreyas will play in Mumbai’s second round match against Jammu and Kashmir to be played in Coimbatore from August 27 to 30. Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav will also play in this match. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) joint secretary Deepak Patil confirmed the same. Shreyas has returned to the Indian team from the ODI series against Sri Lanka this month. The Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament will feature teams from Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Hyderabad, Bengal, Mumbai, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat along with TNCA XI and TNCA President XI. The tournament, played in red ball format, will be held in Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem and Natham. Shreyas Iyer played in the ODI series against Sri Lanka Let us tell you that Iyer could not play some first class matches last season due to a back injury. However, he made a comeback during the IPL. After being dropped from Team India’s central contract in February, Iyer was recently a part of the Indian team in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. In three matches, he scored 23, 7 and 8 runs. Iyer was part of the Indian team in the first two Tests of the home Test series against England earlier this year. He was also part of Mumbai’s successful Ranji Trophy campaign in March. He scored 95 runs in the second innings against Vidarbha in the final. Iyer has played a total of 72 first-class matches so far, in which he has scored 5664 runs at an average of 48.82. During this, Iyer has scored 13 centuries and 30 half-centuries. It is worth noting that India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav will also be a part of Mumbai in this tournament. This tournament is considered important in terms of preparation for India’s red ball season. Sarfaraz Khan will captain Mumbai in this tournament.
When Mohammad Shami commented on nepotism in the selection of Pakistan team, this former captain got angry
Shami made this comment on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube channel. Mohammed Shami and Inzamam-Ul-Haq (Image Credit- Twitter Indian cricket team’s experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami recently made a big statement regarding the selection of the Pakistan cricket team. In this statement, Shami raised questions on former Pakistani player and selector Inzamam-ul-Haq. Shami said that he was biased in the selection of his nephew Imam-ul-Haq in the team. Shami made this statement while speaking in a podcast of Shubhankar Mishra, “I don’t understand why people feel the need to target others (India). Improve your selection, and send a good team. They can do this, because the talent is present in them. But they should do one thing, if you want to run a team based on personal relationships, then make it a family team.” On the other hand, now this statement of Shami has not been liked by former Pakistan cricket team opener and captain Salman Butt, and he has given a big reaction. Butt says that Imam’s selection has been done on the basis of his performance, not because his uncle was a selector. Salman Butt gave a big statement Let us tell you that after this reaction of Mohammad Shami, Salman Butt said through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel – Pakistan should not select teams on the basis of relationships and friendship. Mohammad Shami’s comment was made targeting Inzamam-ul-Haq. But I think the statement about him selecting the team on the basis of personal relations is wrong. Butt further said – This is a wrong statement, because if you look at Imam’s records, he came into the Pakistan team on the basis of his performance, not because of any relationship. He was dropped from the team after his performance flopped. Shami’s comment on Inzamam was against decorum, and he should not say such things.