DTVHINDIBGT 2024-25: Pat Cummins wants to strengthen legacy with series win against India
Australia has not been able to beat India in the BGT series since 2014-15. Pat Cummins (Image Credit- Twitter X) Australia has not defeated India in any Test series for more than a decade. So, when the Australian players will play the first match of the BGT series starting from 22nd November at the Perth Stadium, their aim will be only to win against India. In the team that Cricket Australia has selected for this BGT series, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood are the players who were last involved in Australia’s Test series win against India. Meanwhile, senior players in the team, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne are yet to taste victory against India. However, in recent times the Australian cricket team has achieved a lot of success in world cricket. The Kangaroo team has won big tournaments like T20 World Cup 2021, World Test Championship and Cricket World Cup 2023. But it has not been able to win the Test series against India yet. India has been successful in winning the last three Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series, Team India has defeated Australia twice in this series in Australia. Pat Cummins gave a big statement Let us tell you that before the start of the BGT series at home against India, Pat Cummins was quoted by Western Australian as saying – This (Test series win against India) is one of the last things for many of us. In the last few years, we have moved forward and performed well in almost every challenge that came before us. Doing this for another year, another home summer, will kind of cement it. Instead of just being a two or three season thing, it’s suddenly become a half-decade thing. Cummins further said – This has been the situation for the last two or three years. The coming week is very normal. It’s all very comfortable, everyone knows how to prepare them. One of the strengths of our team is not only consistency, but how well everyone gets along and how much we love playing together.
BGT 2024-25: Very happy that Cheteshwar Pujara is not in this Test series: Josh Hazlewood
The performance of this experienced batsman in Australia has always been very good and Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 993 runs in 11 matches at an average above 47. Josh Hazlewood and Cheteshwar Pujara. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Experienced batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has not got a place in the Indian team for the upcoming 5-match Test series against Australia. Let us tell you that Cheteshwar Pujara has been one of the important players of the Indian team. However, he was dropped from Team India after the final of the World Test Championship 2023. Cheteshwar Pujara has so far scored 7195 runs for Team India in 103 test matches at an average of 43.60. The performance of this experienced batsman in Australia has always been very good and Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 993 runs in 11 matches at an average above 47. Cheteshwar Pujara has always been dominant in front of Australian bowlers. Australia’s best fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has recently given a big statement regarding Cheteshwar Pujara. Josh Hazlewood is quite happy that Cheteshwar Pujara will not be seen batting in the upcoming Test series. Josh Hazlewood told the reporter in the press, ‘I am very happy that Cheteshwar Pujara is not here. Cheteshwar Pujara bats for a long time and taking his wicket has always been very difficult. He has batted amazingly in all the tours of Australia. But young players are always coming to Team India and they know that it is very difficult to make their place in Team India. Whoever is selected in the playing XI are all tremendous players. So it does not mean that who has been selected are all the best players. Our focus is on all the players: Josh Hazlewood Josh Hazlewood further said, ‘Our focus will not just be on Virat Kohli but on all the players of the team. Virat Kohli has always performed very well and has achieved a lot of success in the past and his wicket will be very important. But Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah are also normal players and they also have tremendous talent. The five-match Test series between Australia and India is starting from 22 November. The first test match between these two teams will be played in Perth. If Team India wants to secure its place in the final of this cycle of the World Test Championship, then it is very important for them to win four matches against Australia. These 8 star players will not play in IPL 2025 Indian players who have scored 50+ scores most times in Australia Batsmen who hit most sixes in T20Is in 2024- IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction…
ICC T20I Ranking: Hardik Pandya becomes number one all-rounder, takes huge leap after South Africa series
Hardik Pandya’s performance in the T20 against South Africa was decent. Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Insta) The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest rankings of T20 players on Wednesday. India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has got a huge boost in the rankings after the four-match T20 series against South Africa. Hardik has once again become the number-1 T20 all-rounder. He reached the top leaving behind England’s Liam Livingstone and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Ari. Hardik currently has 244 rating points. England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has slipped to third position with 230 points. Nepal’s Deependra Airi (230) is at second position. Hardik had played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs in the second T20 against South Africa. He took two wickets in the series. India won that series 3-1. In this series, Hardik performed well with the ball, but he did not get that many opportunities in batting. Sanju Samson also got advantage in T20I ranking Surya has suffered a loss of one place in the latest ranking of batsmen. He is at fourth position with 788 marks. Babar is at fifth position with 742 points. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has also benefited tremendously after the South Africa series. He has made a huge jump of 17 places and reached 22nd position. He scored centuries in the first and fourth matches against South Africa. There has also been a reshuffle in the ranking of T20 bowlers. Australian bowlers Adam Zampa (693) and Nathan Ellis (628) have come at third and 11th positions respectively. Australia recently whitewashed Pakistan in the three-match T20 series. India’s fast bowler Arshdeep Singh (656) has moved up three places to ninth position. On the basis of his performance against South Africa, he has achieved the new highest rating of his career.
Ashwin will create a historic world record in the BGT series, will become the first bowler in the world to do so.
BGT series starting from 22nd November Ravichandran Ashwin (Photo Source: Twitter) The much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) between India and Australia is going to start from 22nd November. The first match will be played at Optus Stadium in Perth. This series is going to be very important from the point of view of India making it to the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). On the other hand, during this series, Indian cricket team’s experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin can make a special and historic world record in his name. If Ashwin achieves this special record, he can become the first bowler in the world to do so. Ravichandran Ashwin can name this special record Let us tell you that recently Ashwin became the first bowler to take the most wickets in the World Test Championship. Ashwin currently has 194 wickets, leaving behind Australian legend Nathan Lyon (187). If Ashwin takes 6 more wickets in the BGT series against Australia, he can become the first bowler in the world to create a world record of taking 200 Test wickets in the WTC. It will be interesting to see when and how soon Ashwin can achieve this record in this series. Also, let us tell you that captain Rohit Sharma will not be able to play in the first match of this series due to the birth of his second child. In place of Rohit, vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is going to be seen commanding the team. Top 5 bowlers who took most wickets in WTC R Ashwin (India) – 194 wickets Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 187 wickets Pat Cummins (Australia) – 175 wickets Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 147 wickets Steward Broad (England) – 134 wickets Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Big decision of PCB before the white ball series against Zimbabwe, Shahid Aslam appointed as the new batting coach.
Pakistan is going to tour Zimbabwe very soon for a three-match ODI and T20 series. Shahid Aslam (Image Credit- Twitter X) After Pakistan’s mixed performance in the white ball series against Australia, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken a big step and appointed former cricketer Shahid Aslam as the team’s new white ball batting coach. So recently, after Pakistan’s 3-0 defeat in the T20 series against Australia, PCB took a big step and appointed Aaqib Javed as the interim coach till the Champions Trophy. So now Aslam has also been added to the team in this new role. After assuming this responsibility in the Pakistan cricket team, Aslam will first be seen working with the team on the Zimbabwe tour. It is noteworthy that Pakistan is going to tour Zimbabwe for three-match ODI and three-match T20 series. This tour of Pakistan team is starting with the first ODI match to be held in Bulawayo on 24th November. In Pakistan’s white ball cricket team, experienced wicketkeepers like Shahid Aslam and Mohammad Rizwan will be seen working with former captain Babar Azam and young players like Abdullah Shafiq and Sam Ayub. His role will be crucial in bridging the gap between the team’s potential and performance, especially in Pakistan’s white-ball cricket. Shahid Aslam returns to Pakistan team management and joins the squad as the batting coach. pic.twitter.com/PZd86Rn7HN — Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) November 19, 2024 Pakistani team for ODI series against Zimbabwe Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah Khan (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain/wk), Mohammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Aga, Shahnawaz. Dahani and Tayyab Tahir. Full schedule of Pakistan’s tour of Zimbabwe match date venue 1st ODI 24 November call me 2nd ODI 26 November call me 3rd ODI 28 November call me 1st t20i 1 december call me 2nd t20i 3 December call me 3rd t20i 5th December call me
South Africa announces team for upcoming test series against Sri Lanka, Temba Bavuma will take command
The Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka will start with the first match from 27th November. South Africa (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a 14-member squad for the upcoming two-match home Test series against Sri Lanka. So there is a very good news for Proteas cricket fans in this team. Let us tell you that Temba Bavuma, who was out of the Bangladesh tour due to an elbow injury, has not only returned to the team, but he will also be seen captaining the team. Apart from Bavuma, fast bowlers Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee have also returned to the Test team after about 11 months. Also, let us tell you that this series is very important for South Africa to make it to the final of its first World Test Championship (WTC). If South Africa wins the upcoming two home Test series against Pakistan, including these two matches, then it will easily make it to the WTC final to be held at Lord’s next year. On the other hand, at the time of the team announcement, head coach Shukri Conrad was quoted by Cricket South Africa as saying – We have chosen the strongest side to ensure that we remain competitive and keep our hopes of making it to the World Test Championship final alive. Keep. After his recovery, it is great to have Temba leading the team again. His leadership and skills are invaluable to the team. I would also like to thank Aiden Markram for stepping up and captaining the team so successfully during the Bangladesh series. South African team for test series against Sri Lanka Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Gerald Coetzee, Tony De Zorzi, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Patterson, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne. Full schedule of South Africa vs Sri Lanka test series 1st Test 27 November-1 December: Kingsmeader, Durban Second Test 5 December-9 December: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
Zimbabwe announced the team for the upcoming white ball series against Pakistan, Sikandar Raza will take command in T20.
Craig Irwin will captain Zimbabwe in ODIs Sikandar Raza (Image Credit- Twitter Zimbabwe has announced the squad for the upcoming white ball series against Pakistan. It is noteworthy that this series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan will start with the first ODI match to be held on Sunday, November 24. During this period, a three-match ODI and three-match T20 series will be played between Pakistan and Zimbabwe. All these matches will be played at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. During the ODI series, the command of the team has been handed over to experienced batsman Craig Irwin, while the youth T20 team will be captained by experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza. On the other hand, at the time of announcing the team for the series against Pakistan, Convener of Selectors David Mutendera was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz – The series against Pakistan is an important platform for Zimbabwe, and we believe that the ODI series we have The team has been selected, it is well prepared. The presence of experienced players like Craig, Alexander and Sean provide stability, while young players like Clive Mande, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers and the uncapped trio bring energy and the potential for game-changing moments. Regarding the T20 team, he said- We felt that it is important to retain the same T20 team which had performed excellently in Kenya. This continuity allows the team to build on the cohesion and confidence that led to their outstanding performance. Zimbabwe for ODI series against Pakistan Craig Erwin (captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Joylord Gambi, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Tinoden Maphosa, Tadivanashe Marumani, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarawa, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams. Zimbabwe for T20 series against Pakistan Sikandar Raza (captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Wesley Madhewere, Tinotine Maphosa, Tadivanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarawa.
AUS vs PAK: Australia defeated Pakistan in T20 series, won the third match by 7 wickets.
Marcus Stoinis performed brilliantly for Australia Australia vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I (Image Credit- Twitter X) AUS vs PAK: The third match of the ongoing T20 series between Australia and Pakistan was played today, Monday, 18 November, at the Bellerive Oval ground in Hobart. Let us tell you that in this match, host Australia has achieved an easy victory against Pakistan by 7 wickets. After winning the third T20 match, Australia has whitewashed Pakistan 3-0 in the T20 series. Along with this, the Kangaroo team has also avenged the 2-1 defeat against Pakistan in the ODI series. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis played an important role in giving Australia an easy victory, who batted in a stormy manner in the match and played a brilliant inning of 61* runs in 27 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes. Stoinis was also awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) award for this excellent batting. Australia vs Pakistan, status of third T20 match If we talk about the match in detail, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be completely wrong for them. Against the excellent bowling of the Kangaroo team, Pakistan was all out for just 117 runs in 18.1 overs. For Pakistan, only former captain Babar Azam could play the best inning of 41 runs. Apart from this, wicketkeeper Hasibullah Khan contributed 24 runs. Apart from this, no other player could play a big innings. On the other hand, the Australian bowlers performed amazingly in the match. Aaron Hardy got 3 wickets, while Spencer Johnson and Adam Zampa got 2 wickets each. Apart from this, Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis also got 1-1 wicket. After this, when Australia set out to chase the easy target of 118 runs given by Pakistan, they easily achieved this target by losing 3 wickets in 11.2 overs. For Australia, Jack Fraser Magark scored 28 runs and Josh English scored 27 runs, while Marcus Stoinis remained unbeaten after scoring 61* and Tim David 7*. A three-nil series sweep for Australia after a Marcus Stoinis blitz! #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/yg02pijpev — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 18, 2024
SL vs NZ: After T20, Sri Lanka also won the ODI series, defeated New Zealand by 3 wickets in the second match.
Wicketkeeper Kushal Mendis gave match winning performance for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI (Image Credit- Twitter SL vs NZ: The New Zealand cricket team is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka, where a three-match ODI series is being played between the two teams. So the second match of this series was played today, on Sunday, 17th November, between the two teams at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Let us tell you that in this match, host Sri Lanka has defeated New Zealand by three wickets. After winning the match, Sri Lanka has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series. Wicketkeeper Kushal Mendis played an important role in winning the match for Sri Lanka, who played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 74* runs in 102 balls in the match. Status of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd ODI match Talking about the match, host Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, New Zealand was all out for 209 runs in 45.1 overs against Sri Lanka’s excellent spin bowling. For the Kiwi team, Mark Champman played the best innings of 76 runs, while wicketkeeper Mitch Hay scored 49 runs. Apart from this, no other player could play a big innings. On the other hand, there was an amazing performance from the host Sri Lanka, especially in spin bowling. Mahish Tikshana and Jeffrey Vandersay took 3 wickets each. Apart from this, Asitha Fernando got 2 wickets and Dunith Vellalage and captain Charith Asalanka got 1 wicket each. After this, when Sri Lanka set out to chase the easy target of 210 runs given by New Zealand, it achieved the target by losing 7 wickets in 46 overs. While Kushal Mendis (74*) kept one end in check for Sri Lanka, they also got good support from Janith Liyanage (22), Dunith Vellalage (18) and Mahish Teekshana (27*) in the end. Talking about the bowling of Kiwi team, all-rounder Michael Bracewell took 4 wickets. Apart from this, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips and Nathan Smith got 1-1 success. Sri Lanka’s first ODI series win over NZ since 2012Series Lead 2-0 #kusalmendis 74*run #SLvsNZ #NZVSSL pic.twitter.com/znhAUSZJLI — Cric Aassuu (@MohmmadAsif2000) November 17, 2024
‘The partnership between me and Bishnoi worked’, Varun Chakraborty on series win against South Africa
Indian team won the four-match series 3-1 Varun Chakravarthy (Photo Source: The South African T20I series has been great for Indian spinner Varun Chakraborty. He has been the highest wicket-taker in the four-match T20 series. And in the post match presentation after the match, he expressed his opinion about the challenges and his contribution during the series. He admitted that the pitch in the last two matches was not ideal for spinners. However, Chakraborty also said that India’s move to go with three spinners in the series was wonderful and it has worked. Apart from this, he also talked about his partnership with leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi. Varun Chakraborty said that the last two matches have been challenging due to small boundaries. Even if a few sixes are hit, one wrong shot can cost us a wicket. We went into the series with three spinners and it worked for us. He said that Bishnoi and I formed a partnership and it worked. The best approach was to stay away from the arc and I bowled some short balls, which really worked for me as well. Samson-Tilak’s record breaking innings Talking about the fourth T20 match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first and thanks to the record breaking innings of Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma, it made a huge score of 283 runs. Samson scored unbeaten 109 runs in 56 balls, while Tilak Verma scored unbeaten 120 runs in just 47 balls. In response, South Africa had a very bad start and the team was all out after scoring 148 runs in 18.2 overs. In this way, the Indian team won this match by 135 runs. With this, the visiting team won the four-match series 3-1.
